Freon Leak at Wild By Nature Store

On Wednesday, February, 11, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Huntington Community First Aid Squad responded with three ambulances and one first-responder vehicle to a Freon leak incident at the Wild By Nature store.

First Deputy Chief Dominic Heavey was first to arrive on scene and established command. Chief Tom Lemp and 3rd Dep. Chief Keith Rubenstein also responded and aided.

At the scene, 15 patients were evaluated. One approximately 50-year-old female was taken to Huntington Hospital with chest pain.

At the scene an additional 14 people refused medical attention. Also responding to the incident was the Huntington Fire Department.

About Huntington Community First Aid Squad: Huntington Community First Aid Squad provides Advanced Life Support Ambulances and Emergency Medical Services to residents within the town of Huntington since 1967. All-volunteer crews are ready to go 24/7, 365 days a year, to answer the call from neighbors in need. The Huntington Community Ambulance District covers an area from Lloyd Harbor and Lloyd Neck in the North – to Melville in the South and from the Nassau/Suffolk border and Cold Spring Harbor in the West – to Greenlawn and Dix Hills in the East. Over 280 volunteer members responded to more than 5,600 calls in 2013.