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Former Merrick Fire Department captain dies at 78

The radio scanner that blared from inside Kim Sheridan’s childhood home in Merrick was so constant, she said, she assumed everyone else had one in their house, too. It would alert her father, … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 3/9/21

The Town of Hempstead has approved a $12,000 grant for Merrick Fire Department’s Friendship Engine & Hose Co. 2 to assist with unbudgeted expenses incurred during the coronavirus pandemic.

Hempstead Town earmarks $12k Covid relief grant for Merrick Fire Department company

Last month, the Town of Hempstead authorized more than $300,000 in relief grants to help local fire departments pay for coronavirus-related expenses incurred during the pandemic. Merrick Fire … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 1/4/21

Police: Helicopter makes emergency water landing near Jones Beach

The pilot of a privately-owned helicopter was forced to make an emergency water landing near Jones Beach Wednesday afternoon due to weather conditions, police said. According to officials, the … more

10/22/20

Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhodes, right, saluted alongside Merrick Fire Department volunteers during the hamlet’s annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony last Friday night.

Merrick remembers 9/11 nearly two decades later

Under unimaginable circumstances, Merokeans gathered once again at the firefighters’ memorial on Sept. 11 to remember the most unimaginable day in American history. Dozens of mask-wearing … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 9/13/20

To mark his 50th year in the fire service, Martin Abrams’s son chauffeured his father in Merrick’s 2017 Memorial Day parade in a 1964 Chevrolet.

Honorary Merrick Fire Department captain dies at 86

Though Martin Abrams never served as an officer of the Merrick Fire Department, he was someone younger volunteers looked up to. He led by example, never complained and strived to do the right thing, … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 9/10/20

On Sunday, the Merrick Fire Department responded to an overturned sanitation container truck on Merrick Road near the entrance of the Town of Hempstead’s waste transfer station in Merrick.

Merrick Fire Department responds to several calls over the weekend

The Merrick Fire Department responded to several emergency calls between July 24 and 26, including water emergencies involving jet skis and an overturned boat, house fires, carbon monoxide alarms, a … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 7/27/20

Two kayakers were rescued from the waters of East Bay in south Merrick Saturday afternoon. First responders on land rushed to the scene near the intersection of Shore and Denton drives.

Merrick Fire Department rescues two kayakers from East Bay

Two kayakers were rescued from the waters of East Bay in south Merrick Saturday afternoon, after the Merrick Fire Department was alerted that one of the boaters "flipped over and fell out" into the … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 3/21/20

The Merrick Fire Department’s 6411 ladder truck is set to be replaced.

Merrick Fire Department to get three new trucks

The Merrick Fire Department’s equipment is set for an update. On Feb. 26, the Town of Hempstead Board approved the purchase of three new trucks for the department, for a total of $3.76 million. The purchase includes one fire engine and two ladder trucks. more

By Andrew Garcia | 3/7/19

Saving the world, $10 at a time, Part III

"At 6 p.m. last Sunday, I tore off two layers of plastic sheeting covering the double doors that separate my upstairs living room from my ground-level family room . . . more

1/4/18

Eric Morales, 46, of Merrick, right, began volunteering for the Merrick Fire Department after its open house last year. He is pictured here with his daughter Megan.

Merrick Fire Department plants a ‘survivor tree’

The Merrick Fire Department remembered the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by planting a “survivor tree” — a Callery pear tree sapling on the lawn of Empire Hose Company #3 on Merrick Avenue. Residents were able to see the tree and learn about its history at the fire department’s Nov. 4 open house. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 11/9/17

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