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Merrick Fire Department members removed their caps during the service.

Merrick F.D. pays tribute to fallen firefighters

Merrick firefighters and community members gathered at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the memorial on the northwest corner of Merrick Avenue and Sunrise Highway for a ceremony commemorating the lives of 9/11’s victims. more

By Brian Racow | 9/19/13

A ceremony, scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the firefighters’ memorial on Merrick Avenue between Sunrise Highway and the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station, will commemorate local victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Wednesday ceremony in Merrick to commemorate 9/11 victims

On Wednesday, Sept. 11, the Merrick Fire Department will hold a brief ceremony to honor the lives of two of its members, Ex-Chief Ronnie Gies and Ex-Capt. Brian Sweeney, who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, as well as those of all other 9/11 victims. The observance will take place at 7 p.m. at the firefighters’ memorial on Merrick Avenue between Sunrise Highway and the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station. more

9/5/13

St. Demetrios Church congregants attended a mass that the Rev. Nikiforos Fakinos conducted on Aug. 11 beneath a canopy in the church’s north parking lot. An Aug. 9 fire rendered the church unusable for the near future.

Ravaged by fire, a sanctuary quickly rises at St. Demetrios Church

At 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 9, dozens of firefighters and emergency medical technicians from several local fire departments were still at St. Demetrios Church on Hewlett Avenue in Merrick, though many had begun the work of returning fire hoses and first aid kits to emergency vehicles and preparing to roll out. Fire had destroyed the church’s ornate interior. more

By Brian Racow | 8/22/13

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

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