The Huntingtonian | Archive | Fire

Two More House Fires in Dix Hills

April 22, 2015 11:07 am Comments Off

Dix Hills Fire Department volunteers have been very busy battling house fires, with two more blazes occurring on Tuesday, April 21.
The first fire was reported shortly after 2 a.m. on Campbell Drive. Two residents, a man and woman, were able to escape the smoky blaze unharmed which broke out in the garage of the two-story home. […]

Dix Hills FD Responds to Garage Fire

April 19, 2015 5:39 pm Comments Off

Dix Hills Fire Department volunteers were dispatched to an automatic fire alarm at a house on Dulce Lane, Sunday morning, April 19, at about 9:50 a.m. First arriving firefighters found a light smoke condition and quickly located the fire in an attached garage. Firefighters went to work battling the blaze, which was brought under control within a half-hour, […]

Dix Hills FD Rescues and Revives Man from House Fire

April 6, 2015 1:30 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department responded to reports of a house fire with a victim trapped on Saturday night, April 4, 2015, at about 11:25 p.m. First arriving firefighters quickly located the man just outside the bedroom, and pulled him to safety through the front door of the one-story home. The patient was in cardiac arrest and […]

Dix Hills Fire Department Battles Blazing House Fire

March 31, 2015 1:56 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department responded to reports of a house fire and explosion on Seaman Neck Road and Hastings Street at around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Firefighters were confronted with a heavy fire condition from the two-story home. Shortly after arrival, a partial collapse occurred to the rear of the structure.
Under the command of […]

Two Escape Dix Hills House Fire

March 23, 2015 10:36 am Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department responded to a early morning house fire on Seaman Neck Road at 12:10 a.m. on Monday, March 23, 2015. Two residents, a man and woman, were able to escape the smoky blaze unharmed which broke out in the basement of the one-story home.
About 70 firefighters from Dix Hills, Deer Park, Greenlawn […]

Fire Damages Huntington Village Businesses

March 17, 2015 12:36 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Fire Department responded to multiple reports of smoke in the vicinity of New Street south of Main Street in Huntington Village, Monday night, March 16, 2015, at around 10 p.m. Firefighters located the fire in the rear of a Laundromat at 28 New Street and began an aggressive attack on the blaze. Huntington firefighters were assisted […]

Dix Hills FD Responds to Explosion with Burn Victim

March 13, 2015 11:52 am Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department responded to reports of a fire pit explosion with a burn victim at a home on Gillette Street at about 9:40 p.m., Thursday, March 12, 2015. Firefighters arrived to find an adult male with burns resulting from a gas can that exploded next to the backyard fire pit. The patient was treated by […]

Melville Fire Department Responds to LIE Gas Tanker Fire

March 12, 2015 8:21 am Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to a gasoline tanker truck fire on the Long Island Expressway, Tuesday night, March 10, at about 8:30 p.m. The incident occurred in the westbound lanes about 3/4 mile west of Bagatelle Road exit 50.
The Melville FD was assisted by the Dix Hills, East Farmingdale and Huntington Manor fire departments and the Hicksville […]

Huntington Manor FD Battles Transformer Fire at Walt Whitman Mall

March 10, 2015 6:32 am Comments Off

The Huntington Manor Fire Department responded to a transformer fire at the Walt Whitman Mall in Huntington Station, located behind the Cheesecake Factory. Huntington Manor firefighters responded to the incident at 3:52 p.m., Monday, March 9. Under the command of Chief Frank McQuade with the support of Second Assistant Jon Hoffmann, about 50 firefighters responded with four […]

Woman Suffers Burns in Dix Hills House Fire

February 28, 2015 2:29 pm Comments Off

Dix Hills Fire Department volunteers responded to an early morning house fire Saturday, February 28, 2015, where a woman suffered burns. Dix Hills firefighters were dispatched at 6:08 a.m. to the fire which occurred on Seaman Neck Road. The three residents of the home were safely evacuated prior to the arrival of Dix Hills firefighters. Battling […]