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Four firefighters from the Elmont Fire Department were injured on Aug. 30 while participating in training exercises at North Woodmere Park.
Sept. 13 update: Injured Elmont firefighter now in stable condition
Four firefighters from the Elmont Fire Department suffered injuries, one seriously hurt, while participating in training exercises at North Woodmere County Park around 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 30. The injuries were to their heads, chests and faces. more
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A Merrick fire volunteer inspected the remains of an Audi that was consumed by flames on the Sunrise Highway on Wednesday.
Car fire shuts down eastbound Sunrise on Wednesday morning
The eastbound side of the Sunrise Highway was shut down sometime between 9:15 and 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday when Merrick Fire Department volunteers responded to a car fire that consumed a black Audi. more
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There were some trees down and widespread power outages, but Oceanside fared better than other South Shore communities.
Oceanside recovers from Irene
Some streets flooded and some trees were downed. But for many in Oceanside, Irene was not the catastrophic storm she was made out to be. “The nor’easter last March was worse than this … more
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The Island Park Library closed on Saturday in preparation for the storm.
Oceanside and Island Park brace for Irene
As Hurricane Irene bears down on Long Island, many in Oceanside and Island Park are preparing to evacuate. Yet many others are securing their homes and preparing to ride out the storm. Nassau … more
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A hurricane Irene 2nd battalion Fire Department Center is up and running in Baldwin this afternoon.
2nd Battalion fire operations center located in Baldwin
An anxious but able group of Fire Department operatives are on hand in Baldwin this afternoon waiting to help those in need. more
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Merrick volunteer firefighters assisted a stranded motorist on the Meadowbrook Parkway.
Rainstorm inundates Merrick-Bellmore
A massive storm dumped nearly 10 inches of rain on the Merrick-Bellmore area from Saturday night into Sunday afternoon, flooding the Meadowbrook Parkway and homes throughout the community. At the storm’s height, rain was falling at a rate of more than an inch an hour. more
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An old photo of School 1, which burned in May, 1921. The fire left the outside wall intact, and it was used when the school was rebuilt.
The great Oceanside fire that no one remembers
I’m a history buff. I love the kernels of knowledge that one can find from reading history textbooks. But what I love even more than history is researching history, whether actively or … more
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Merrick Fire Department volunteers saluted two World Trade Center beams that will be used to create memorials in the community, just before they were transported from Kennedy Airport’s Hangar 17 to Friendship Engine and Hose Company, off Meadowbrook Road.
Merrick F.D. salutes 9/11 heroes
Dressed in a black blouse and blue jeans, Carol Gies stood silently on Tuesday morning, her chin in her hands, her elbows resting on a crane that was lifting a twisted World Trade Center girder into the parking lot at the Merrick Fire Department’s Friendship Engine and Hose Company. Gies, who lost her husband, Ronnie, in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, looked forlorn. more
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Island Park Kiwanis helps kids
The Island Park Kiwanis Club is reaching out to the community to help the organization raise money to refurbish the pediatric resuscitation kits it supplied to the Island Park Fire Department a few … more
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Former IPFD Chief Gagliardi helps 8-year-old Benjamin Upbin connect a hose to the engine in the hose competition.
Island Park Fire Department holds annual kids tournament
The Island Park Fire Department held its annual Children’s Fire Tournament at Masone Beach on July 15. After practicing for two days, kids came out and competed in fire fighting events, like … more
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