Dix Hills Firefighters Battle House Fire Following Installation 2017 Officers

At the conclusion of the Annual Inspection Ceremony for the new officers of the Dix Hills Fire Department on January 15, 2017 firefighters were alerted to a house fire at about 12:35 p.m. on Colby Drive. Still in their dress uniforms, 65 firefighters responded with six trucks and four ambulances.

The Melville and Greenlawn fire departments that were standing by at Dix Hills during the ceremony, assisted with an engine and ambulance. Firefighters battled a fire inside the rear walls that spread from the home’s fireplace. Dix Hills firefighters quickly brought the blaze under control, led by Chief Tom Napolitano and Assistant Chiefs Alan Berkowitz, Joe Williamson and Brett Tepe. There were no injuries reported and the fire is under investigation by the Huntington Town Fire Marshal.

                                                    Photos by Steve Silverman