Fire ripped through a Cape Cod home at 2086 Monroe Ave. in North Bellmore at 5:21 a.m. on Tuesday, July 6, according to authorities. more

The Merrick Fire Department’s Empire Hose Company No. 3 responded to a yard fire that burned off a good section of the homeowner’s lawn on July 3 around 5:30 p.m., according to fire officials. more

Three-year-old Lucas McNally of Lynbrook was rushed to Winthrop University Hospital after he was found unresponsive at the bottom of the village pool in Greis Park on June 23. more

Three girls were in the water, between National and Magnolia boulevards, a stone's throw from lifeguard headquarters, at about 11 a.m. last Friday when several lifeguards who were working on the … more

South Side High School spring concertgoers had to find alternate parking or make other transportation arrangements on the evening of June 3, when the Rockville Centre Fire Department scheduled a propane burn off drill at Fireman’s Field, adjacent to the school. more

Empire Hose Company No. 3 Inc. of the Merrick Fire Department will host the Nassau County Firemen’s Parade & Drill, along with a carnival from Newton Shows, in July. more

Competitions among Long Island’s fire departments go back as long as the volunteer companies have existed — 100 years of tradition. One of the most common forms of that competition is an Old Fashioned Drill where teams compete in eight firematic events involving the speed with which they can throw up a ladder, the speed they can climb that ladder, run down a course, stretch a hose line, trip a target with a hose stream, fill a barrel at the top of the arch, hoist buckets up a ladder and other related maneuvers that can and do occur at real fires. One of the best at these competitions over the last 10 years has been Rockville Centre’s own Woodlanders of the Woodland Engine Company No. 4. more

The second fire in less than three weeks in Baldwin's downtown — in a building on Grand Avenue, across from Baldwin Bowl, last Friday — appears "suspicious," according to Baldwin Fire … more

The Rockville Centre Fire Department held its annual Installation and Inspection Dinner Dance at the Sands at Atlantic Beach this past weekend, where Town of Hempstead Councilman Anthony Santino and Nassau County Legislator Joseph Scannell were among the officials on hand to honor the firefighters and officers moving up the line. more

Kim Martino has a long family history in the Rockville Centre Fire Department. Her father, Billy Lapkowski, has been a member for over 40 years. She has many uncles, including former village Mayor Gene Murray, who were chiefs of the department. Her husband, Joe, joined up after the two of them married and moved to Rockville Centre. And her sister, Eileen DeBono, is also a member. So it is really no surprise that Martino herself joined the RVCFD, and has been a member for nearly nine years. As she said, it’s in her blood. more