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Merrick Fire Department to receive funding increase

Merrick Fire Department leaders and Town of Hempstead officials said on July 9 that they had reached an agreement on a new three-year contract for the department’s fire protection services. more

By Brian Racow | 7/17/13

Man found in Merrick pool, pronounced dead at hospital

A 42-year-old man was rushed by ambulance on the night of July 4 from a Merrick home to South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, where he was pronounced dead at 10:37 p.m. more

By Brian Racow | 7/9/13

Merrick Fire Department firefighters worked to extinguish a fire on June 23 at the Town of Hempstead’s Sanitation Department in Merrick. Firefighters kept a safe distance from the flames in a ladder bucket because explosions were occurring inside the fire.

Merrick firefighters put out blaze at Town of Hempstead facility

A large heap of trash caught fire on June 23 the Town of Hempstead’s Sanitation Department off of Merrick Road in Merrick. more

7/5/13

The Merrick Fire Department’s Empire Hose Company on Merrick Avenue, one of three fire stations in Merrick that make up the Department. Firefighters are campaigning to receive a new contract with greater funding for fire protection services from the Town of Hempstead.

Merrick Fire Department seeks better Town contract

After several years of failed negotiations, firefighters from the Merrick Fire Department say they are determined to get a new contract from the Town of Hempstead this year. more

By Brian Racow | 7/5/13

A person was trapped inside a car after a two-vehicle crash on June 23 near the southeast corner of Merrick Road and Lincoln Boulevard. Merrick Fire Department firefighters used the Jaws of Life for the rescue.

Two vehicle crash on Merrick Road

Two vehicles collided near the intersection of Merrick Road and Lincoln Boulevard in Merrick at about 10:30 p.m. on June 23. Multiple people were involved in the crash and taken by ambulances to area hospitals. more

7/3/13

Van catches fire outside Merrick Ave. Middle School

A van carrying a mother and her child burst into flames this morning outside Merrick Avenue Middle School around 8:30 a.m. on May 1. more

5/1/13

Firefighters from the Merrick Fire Department dealt with a fire at the intersection of Merrick Avenue and Sunrise Highway last week. The fire sparked inside a dumpster onboard a truck that was driving south on Merrick Avenue, prompting the driver to lower the dumpster off the truck and onto the roadway.

Dumpster full of toxins catches fire in downtown Merrick

A dumpster full of potentially noxious liquids that the Town of Hempstead collected as part of its S.T.O.P. (Stop Throwing Out Pollutants) program caught fire on Saturday, March 23, while it was being transported by truck south on Merrick Avenue in Merrick. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 4/3/13

Legislator Denenberg, Merrick Fire Department to host blood drive

Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg, of Merrick, the Merrick Fire Department and New York Blood Center will sponsor a blood drive from 4 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Merrick fire station, at 2300 Merrick Ave. Donors, who must have a valid ID, weigh at least 110 pounds, be between 16 and 76 years old and not have gotten a tattoo in the last year, will receive two free tickets to a New York Mets game. more

2/26/13

A downed wire caused power outages in south Merrick on Thursday morning.

Downed electric wire causes power outages in south Merrick

The Merrick Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call for downed power wires in the early morning hours of Jan. 31. The wires were sparking and burning in the front yard of a home at Frankel Boulevard and Arthur Avenue. Firefighters waited at the scene for a Long Island Power Authority repair crew to arrive and turn the electric off. The volunteers stayed to prevent fire from breaking out and spreading. more

By Brian Racow | 1/31/13

Among the honorees during the Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s annual installation dinner were volunteers from the North Merrick Fire Department.

Chamber pays tribute to Merricks' first responders

The Merrick Chamber of Commerce installation dinner at Château Briand in Carle Place on Jan. 24 was a night to celebrate the firefighters, police officers and emergency medical technicians who … more

By Scott Brinton | 1/30/13

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