As part of the statewide program “RecruitNY.” the East Rockaway Fire Department will open its doors to the public on April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., to allow them to learn about what it takes …
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By Mary Malloy
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4/12/12
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Larry Schaefer has seen a lot and accomplished even more since he moved to East Rockaway in 1961. Schaefer is an Ex-Chief of the East Rockaway Fire Department and was recently recognized by the …
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By Brian Croce bcroce@liherald.com
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2/9/12
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The East Rockaway Fire Department hosted a Fire Prevention Expo at the Grant Avenue Firehouse last Friday.
Families learned about fire safety and emergency techniques. Children took rides on …
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By Mary Malloy
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10/14/11
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The East Rockaway Fire Department was called to a “Signal 10” — a working fire —last Saturday evening on Morton Avenue. According to Chief Peter Chojnacki, the small fire was attributed to a …
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By Mary Malloy
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7/27/11
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East Rockaway Fire Department’s new rescue boat, Marine 1, was called out to assist with an Oceanside boat fire last Saturday.
On July 16, The Oceanside …
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By Alex Costello and Mary Malloy
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7/20/11
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On Saturday, June 11, the Lynbrook Tumblers Tournament Team sponsored their Third Annual Old-Fashion Invitational Drill under rainy skies at Greis Park in Lynbrook.
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6/22/11
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With a long pull of the fire horn, Marine 1, a fireboat that is the newest addition to the East Rockaway Fire Department, motored into the Talfor Boat Basin on the village’s waterfront last Sunday, presented to the public for the first time.
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By Mary Malloy
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6/9/11
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Members of the East Rockaway Junior Fire Department hosted a pancake breakfast fundraiser recently at the Grant Avenue Firehouse. Oceanside's International House of Pancakes donated three buckets of …
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5/18/11
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The East Rockaway Fire Department held their Annual Reorganization meeting On April 19. The new Chief of Department, Peter C Chojnacki, was sworn in to office at the Liberty Hose Company # 2 firehouse on Clark Street.
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Mary Malloy
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5/5/11
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On Friday, April 1, at 3:13 p.m., the East Rockaway Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a house fire at 5 Cail Drive.
The first unit on scene was Assistant Chief Ed Reicherter, who reported to all responding units that there was “smoke showing.” Reicherter entered the residence where he provided additional information that there was a working kitchen fire. A 1-3/4” hose line was stretched in the front
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4/6/11
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