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Dix Hills Fire Department Recruitment Fair on Sunday, April 30, 2017

April 26, 2017 12:34 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Volunteer Fire Department invites community residents to attend our Recruitment Fair on Sunday, April 30, 2017 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Dix Hills Fire Headquarters at 115 East Deer Park Road, just north of the Northern State Parkway. Learn how you can train to become a Firefighter or Emergency Medical Technician, and […]

Centerport Fire Department Responds to Chimney Fire

April 23, 2017 3:03 pm Comments Off

Members of the Centerport Fire Department were dispatched to a reported chimney fire in a home on Bittner Lane, Saturday, April 22, at 8:05 p.m. About 35 firefighters and rescue personnel responded with two engines, a ladder truck, ambulance and fire police. Firefighters had the fire under control within an hour, under the direction of […]

Huntington Manor FD Battles Multiple Car Fires

April 22, 2017 8:09 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Manor Fire Department was dispatched for reports of multiple cars burning in a storage lot behind a bus company on West Ninth Street in Huntington Station, at around 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2017. First Assistant Chief Jon Hoffmann, arriving first on the scene, confirmed that there were five cars on fire. […]

Melville Fire Department Battles Another House Fire

April 20, 2017 1:30 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to a fire in a house undergoing renovations on Phaetons Drive in Melville, at 6:47 a.m. on Thursday, April 20, 2017. Sixty firefighters using eight trucks from Melville, Huntington Manor, Plainview, East Farmingdale and Greenlawn fire departments battled the blaze in the 5,000 square-foot home which was brought under control within 45 […]

Melville FD Responds to Smokey House

April 20, 2017 1:25 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to reports of an occupied house filling up with smoke on Faulkner Lane, Monday, April 17, 2017 at about 7:25 p.m. Three engines, a ladder truck, heavy rescue and ambulance were dispatched with 30 firefighters, under the command of Assistant Chief David Kaplan. Firefighters investigated a smoke odor and haze, and […]

Melville Fire Department Battles Easter Sunday Brush Fire

April 17, 2017 12:19 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to a brush fire on Easter Sunday, April 16, at 12:01 p.m. on Burrs Lane. This was the third brush fire that Melville firefighters have handled in less then a week. The latest fire involved a 400×100 foot wooded area about the size of an acre. The fire came within […]

Melville Fire Department Battles Brush Fire

April 15, 2017 12:43 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to a brush fire on Holly Court, Friday, April 14, 2017, at about 2 p.m. Two engines, a brush truck and two ambulances were dispatched, under the command of Assistant Chiefs Chris Nolan and David Kaplan. The fire burned a 50×25 foot area between two houses in close proximity to […]

Letter from the Chief-Halesite Fire Department: Comedy Night and Dinner 4/29/17

April 11, 2017 2:30 pm Comments Off

Dear Neighbors,
The Halesite Hook & Ladder Company invite you to their annual fundraiser event; Dinner and Comedy Show! April 27, 2017 at 7pm.
$40 per ticket includes a gourmet meal and drinks and an evening of hilarious comedians. There will be door prize raffles, and a 50/50 raffle if you’re feeling lucky. You will also be able […]

Dix Hills Firefighter Celebrates 95th Birthday

April 11, 2017 2:02 pm Comments Off

On April 10, 2017, Dix Hills Fire Department Company One celebrated a big birthday with veteran firefighter and Ex-Commissioner Hank Leids. At 95-years-old, Hank is the oldest member of the department. He joined the Dix Hills Fire Department in 1963 and has been a dedicated member, actively responding to calls as recently as 2013. Hank was a Rescue […]

Falling Tree Hits House and Propane Truck in Lloyd Harbor

April 11, 2017 1:51 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Fire Department was dispatched to the Village of Lloyd Harbor on Monday, April 10, 2017, at 1:10 p.m. for a report of wires and a tree down on a propane truck on West Neck Road near Pheasant Drive. When units arrived they found a large tree had come down and struck a house and […]