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Members of Hose Company No. 1 responded to an alarm around the 1950s. The book is slated to contain 500 such historical pictures.

Oceanside Fire Department celebrates 115 years of history

Five companies, 115 years and 2,500 souls would be one way to quantify the Oceanside Fire Department’s presence in the community through its history, but doing so leaves out the human elements of … more

By Peter Belfiore | 4/12/18

Police and fire officials reported an early morning crash in Oceanside.

Officials: Bus collides with Oceanside home

Police and fire officials reported a crash on Tuesday morning that occurred near the corner of Rockaway Avenue and Pearl Street involving multiple vehicles, including a bus that veered off the road … more

By Peter Belfiore | 3/20/18

The intersection where in September, 14-year-old OHS student Lara was hit by a car on her way to school and reportedly nearly died. She was kept alive by former OFD Captain Rich Lerner until the ambulance arrived.

Former OFD firefighter credited with helping save Oceanside teen’s life

Former Oceanside Fire Department Captain Rich Lerner, was honored at the Nassau County Fire Commission’s meritorious service awards ceremony in West Hempstead on Jan. 28 for his actions in saving … more

By Peter Belfiore | 2/1/18

Oceanside Fire Department Chief Kevin Klein, right, and Assistant Chief Joseph Caroccia stood with the parents of fallen Sept. 11 first-responder Kenny Marino at a plaque dedication on June 10.

Plaque dedicated to OFD 9/11 first responder

Kenny Marino has a street in Oceanside named for him, a bench on the Long Beach boardwalk named for him and now a plaque in Monroe, N.Y., bears his name, honoring his heroics on the morning of Sept. … more

By Danny LaRose | 6/27/17

Steven Klein, a longtime Oceanside firemen who also serves as first vice president of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York, spoke at a kickoff news conference for the seventh annual Recruit NY Weekend at the Nassau County Firefighters Museum on April 28.

Longtime O’side fireman leads charge for recruits

“You can see by the gentlemen surrounding me, there are a lot of gray hairs,” Steven Klein, first vice president of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York, said last week while standing at a podium alongside fire officials at the Nassau County Firefighters Museum. “We need the blondes and dark hairs to do the work that firefighters have to do.” more

By Ben Strack | 5/4/17

This historical photo shows Oceanside firemen practicing fighting fires at the previous “burn building” at 88 Mott St., which became worn down and was demolished about a decade ago.

Plan for OFD training tower moves forward

Oceanside firefighters could be putting their life-saving skills to the test at a new facility by the end of this year, fire officials said, as a potential plan to install a training tower at Firemen Memorial Field is moving forward. more

By Ben Strack | 4/27/17

A visual and media arts scholarship has been set up at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School in honor of the late Keith Lane, who graduated from the school in 1981 and was a Fox 5 New York cameraman for nearly three decades.

East Rockaway High School to award media scholarship in honor of the late Keith Lane

When Stacy Lane-Navarra reflects on who her brother Keith Lane was, she thinks of his passion for photojournalism and the thrill he experienced from chasing a story. That drive began when he was a student at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School and culminated in a job as a Fox 5 New York cameraman. more

By Mike Smollins | 3/30/17

South Side Hose Company No. 2’s firehouse in Oceanside has been under construction since Hurricane Sandy.

A long road to recovery

For 90 years, volunteer firefighters have operated out of Oceanside’s South Side Hose Company No. 2 firehouse on Alice Avenue. But for the last four, they have been working out of a trailer in a … more

By Peter Belfiore | 2/28/17

The Oceanside Fire Department responded to a pickup truck fire at the National Grid plant on Daly Boulevard.

Oceanside Fire Department puts out pickup truck fire

Oceanside firefighters rushed to the local National Grid plant on Daly Boulevard early Thursday morning, where a pickup truck had caught ablaze. more

By Ben Strack | 2/9/17

Kevin Klein was sworn in as chief of Oceanside Fire Department earlier this month.

Kevin Klein steps in as OFD chief

Oceanside Fire Department’s four chiefs for 2017 were sworn in earlier this month, as Kevin Klein replaced John Madden as chief of department. more

By Ben Strack | 1/24/17

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