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Dix Hills FD Battles LIE Truck Fire At Exit 51

May 5, 2016 11:32 am Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department responded to a fully engulfed tractor-trailer fire on the Long Island Expressway, Thursday morning, May 5, 2016 at about 5:25 a.m. The fire occurred in the eastbound lanes between exit 51 (Deer Park Avenue) and exit 52 (Commack Road). Four engines responded and firefighters had the blaze fully extinguished in about an hour, under the direction of Chief Robert Fling […]

Huntington Manor Fire Department Battles Basement Fire

April 25, 2016 4:09 pm Comments Off

Volunteers from the Huntington Manor Fire Department were dispatched to a basement fire at a home on Engelke Avenue in Huntington Station, Sunday, April 24, at about 5:30 pm. Forty firefighters using six trucks quickly contained the fire, under the command of Chief Frank McQuade, with Assistant Chiefs Mike DePasquale and Jon Hoffmann. The Melville Fire Department […]

Multiple Fires Keep Huntington Fire Department Busy on Saturday

April 19, 2016 12:01 pm Comments Off

Huntington Fire Department volunteers spent last Saturday, April 16, 2016 battling fires, starting with an afternoon fire in a landscaping truck, and then an evening house fire where firefighters rescued three dogs.
Firefighters first were alerted at 1:45 p.m. for a landscaping truck fire on Lloyd Point Drive in the Village of Lloyd Harbor. First arriving units found a […]

A New Slate of Melville Fire Department Officers Installed

April 15, 2016 2:20 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci and fellow elected officials recently welcomed a new slate of Melville Fire Department officers to their leadership roles during the department’s 69th annual Inspection and Installation of Officers dinner.

The ceremony was held Saturday, April 10 at Carlyle on the Green at Bethpage State Park. After being sworn in, each of the […]

Cold Spring Harbor & Huntington Firefighters Battle Lloyd Neck House Fire

April 7, 2016 11:22 am Comments Off

The Huntington Fire Department assisted by five local departments battled a house fire that extensively damaged part of a waterfront home in the Village of Lloyd Harbor, Wednesday night, April 6, 2016. The Huntington Fire Department responded to the call at 8:01 p.m. for a residential structure fire on Seacrest Drive in Lloyd Neck.
Firefighters arrived to find the attached garage […]

Centerport Fire Department Installs Officers

April 4, 2016 1:58 am Comments Off

The Centerport Fire Department Fire Department recently installed their officers for 2016 at a ceremony held at the firehouse. The dedicated volunteers of the Centerport Fire Department have been serving the Centerport community for 117 years.

Pictured from left seated, Deputy Chief Chaplain Paul Heglund, First Assistant Chief Tom Boyd, Chief of Department Brian Mark, Second Assistant Chief […]

Dix Hills Fire Department Makes Quick Stop on Attic Fire

March 16, 2016 4:53 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department responded to an early morning house fire on Arbor Lane in Dix Hills, at around 12 midnight on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. The residents, a couple and their pet dog, safely evacuated the home prior to the arrival of firefighters.
Second Assistant Chief Alan Berkowitz, the first to arrive on the scene, investigated and found […]

Family Escapes Dix Hills House Fire

March 11, 2016 2:06 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department responded to an early morning house fire on Wolf Hill Road early Friday morning, March 11, 2016, at 5:02 a.m. Firefighters arrived to a heavy smoke condition with the residents and family dog safely evacuated from the one-story home. About 35 firefighters aggressively attacked the blaze which was brought under control within […]

Carbon Monoxide Sends 7 Panera Bread Employees to the Hospital Before Opening

March 2, 2016 12:52 pm Comments Off

Story updated 3:47pm
The Huntington Manor Fire Department responded to a Carbon Monoxide emergency at the Panera Bread at 7:55 am this morning, March 2, 2016. Firefighters were on the scene with a heavy rescue truck and two engines, under the command of Chief Frank McQuade. Then at 8:15am on Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 Huntington Community […]

Huntington Town Board Honors East Northport Fire Chiefs for Bravery

February 28, 2016 3:15 pm Comments Off

At the February 9, 2016 Town Board meeting, Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and the Town Council recognized two East Northport Fire Department members who had received the Huntington Chiefs Council’s 2015 “Chiefs of the Year Award” for their for their bravery in attempting to rescue a 90-year-old woman from a house fire.

Chief Joseph Ervin […]