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Lynbrook firefighters saved 41 babies at a Brooklyn hospital during the blackout of July 1977. Bill Dauscher, kneeling left, Bob Shephard, Third Assistant Chief William Quinn, Lt. Jerry McLaughlin, Fred Pearsall, Artie DeCelle, standing left, Mike Misterly, and Peter Skeris were part of the mission. Bill Hahl, Robert Meier, and Captain Gordon Maclemon are not pictured.

Steve Grogan: Reflection on 40 years ago, when Lynbrook firefighters saved the babies

This past July marked the 40th anniversary of the New York City blackout of 1977. It was also the anniversary of Lynbrook firefighters coming to the rescue, during the blackout, to save the lives of … more

By Steve Grogan | 9/21/17

The Lynbrook Fire Department is hosting a Wounded Warrior fundraiser on Sept. 9 from 5 to 11 p.m. on Earle Avenue.

Lynbrook Fire Department to host Wounded Warrior fundraiser

Nassau County Firefighters Operation Wounded Warrior has announced that the Lynbrook Fire Department will host a community concert for the troops to benefit wounded warriors. more

9/6/17

The Lybrook Fire Department’s new training center opened on Aug. 20.

Village officials explore Lynbrook's new fire department training center

Rather than perform a traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 20, Lynbrook Mayor William Hendrick invited village officials, members of the fire department and neighboring fire chiefs to explore the Lynbrook Fire Department’s new training center on Wright Avenue. more

By Melissa Koenig | 8/31/17

Lynbrook firefighters cut injured woman out of car after collision

The driver of an SUV had to be cut out of her car by Lynbrook firefighters on Aug. 4 after she was involved in a crash with another vehicle at Peninsula Boulevard and Vincent Avenue. After removing … more

By Steve Grogan | 8/10/17

Michael DiGiorgio, right, drove his daughter Jillian DiGiorgio and her friends to prom in Syosset after their party bus never came.

Lynbrook firefighter comes to rescue after bus strands students

When a bus scheduled to take more than 40 Lynbrook High School prom-goers to the North Ritz Club in Syosset never came on June 22, one father saved the day. more

By Melissa Koenig | 7/13/17

Deanna Langdon returned to her home on April 28 to discover it was on fire.

Community supports Lynbrook family that lost everything in fire

Deanna Langdon was shopping the night of April 28 when her mother called her and told her to come home. When Langdon arrived at her house on Davison Avenue in Lynbrook, she wasn’t allowed inside, but she could see that the entire place was charred. Her two-story house had caught fire, and she, her 3-year-old son and her sister lost all of their possessions and three pets in the blaze. more

By Melissa Koenig | 5/18/17

A commercial van parked on Merrick Road near Denton Avenue caught fire on May 9.

Van catches fire in Lynbrook

Under the command of Chief Carl Langel, members of the Lynbrook Fire Department extinguished a fire in a commercial van parked on Merrick Road near Denton Avenue on May 9. more

5/17/17

Three pets were killed when a home on Davison Avenue in Lynbrook went up in flames.

3 pets killed, firefighter hurt in Lynbrook blaze

Two cats and a dog were killed and a fireman was injured during a Lynbrook house fire on April 28 that took firefighters more than three hours to extinguish. more

By Mike Smollins | 5/3/17

Carl Lengel, left, was installed as the new chief for the Lynbrook Fire Department by Mayor Bill Hendrick, while William Abrams became first assistant chief, Nicholas Pearsall became second assistant chief and Michael Brooks was sworn in as third assistant.

Lynbrook Fire Department swears in new chief, assistants

Fifty years after his grandfather became an outgoing chief with the Lynbrook Fire Department, Carl Lengel was sworn into the position on April 18. more

By Mike Smollins | 4/27/17

About 200 residents, elected officials and Lynbrook Fire Department members gathered on April 9 when the Truck Company named its headquarters after late former Chief James McDermott.

Lynbrook Fire Department Headquarters renamed for former chief James McDermott

A group of about 200 fire department members, elected officials, community members and family members of late former Chief James McDermott were in attendance at a special ceremony on April 9 as Lynbrook Fire Department Headquarters was named after McDermott. more

By Melissa Koenig | 4/13/17

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