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Junior Firefighters Nick Montoni, 17, from East Meadow and Omek Kumar, 15, from East Norwich use a dummy to learn how to assist a fire victim at the Nassau County Fire Service Academy in Bethpage.

Khadeejah Memon is 14. Five feet tall and weighing 107 pounds, the East Norwich resident said she has her heart set on becoming a New York City firefighter. She joined the East Norwich Fire … more

By Laura Lane | 8/6/21

Hot stuff at Nassau fire camp

Seventeen-year-old Nick Montoni will major in fire science at Nassau Community College in Garden City this fall. The East Meadow resident said he hoped to become a New York City firefighter one day. … more

By Laura Lane | 8/5/21

Jared Glassman, the captain of the Hewlett Junior Fire Department, is now also the president of the Nassau County Junior Firefighters Association.

Hewlett resident elected president of the Nassau County Junior Firefighters Association

A dedicated community volunteer who is a leader in the Hewlett Junior Fire Department was elected president of the Nassau County Junior Firefighters Association, as Hewlett resident Jared Glassman moved into the position earlier than expected because the previous president vacated the post. more

By Daniel Robertson | 7/29/21

Steve Grogan, second from left, received the Nassau County Legionnaire of the Year award from outgoing Nassau County Commander Al Ficalora, left, during a convention. Joining in the ceremony were Lynbrook Post Commander Bill Marinaccio, second from right, and newly elected Nassau County Commander Pat Alesia.

Lynbrook veteran named Legionnaire of the Year

Lynbrook American Legion Post 335 member Steve Grogan was named Nassau County’s 2020-21 Legionnaire of the Year. The presentation of the award was made at the Nassau County American Legion Committee’s 101st annual Convention in Massapequa on June 5. more

6/25/21

Ryan Pinnix, left, a representative of the Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist System, helped Paul Kosiba, chief of the East Meadow Fire Department, use the Lucas, a mechanical device that can replace CPR.

E.M. Fire Department buys cutting-edge CPR devices

The next time East Meadow firefighters respond to someone who needs cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, they will be able to use more than their hands. On June 13, the East Meadow Fire … more

By Julia Remick | 6/24/21

On Memorial Day, members of the Lynbrook Fire Department paid tribute to four former LFD members who died serving in World War II. Taking part were, from left, Fire Chief John Donald, First Assistant Chief Chris Kelly, Second Assistant Chief Danny Ambrosio and Third Assistant Chief Scott Bien.

Lynbrook firefighters remember the fallen

Before Lynbrook’s Memorial Day Parade on May 31, members of the Lynbrook Fire Department, junior firefighters and the Ladies Auxiliary gathered at the LFD memorial on Sunrise Highway and Earl Avenue to remember four Lynbrook volunterers who were killed in combat during World War II. more

6/9/21

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

Hewlett firefighters saluted the casket of former department Chief William Lahey at his funeral service on Jan. 11.

Former Hewlett Fire Department Chief William Lahey, 87, dies

Longtime Five Towns resident William Edward Lahey, the patriarch of the Lahey family, several of whom have served as firefighters in the Hewlett Fire Department over three generations, died on Jan. 9 at his home in Woodmere after what was described as a prolonged illness. He was 87. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 1/20/21

The Lynbrook Fire Department’s Training Committee showed junior firefighters how to lower themselves on a rope in the event they need to escape a burning building as part of an exercise on Nov. 1.

Lynbrook junior firefighters learn the ropes of fire training

The Lynbrook Fire Department’s Training Committee took its junior firefighters through a rope rescue drill off the roof of the Firefighters Training Center at the end of Wright Avenue on Nov.1 more

By Steve Grogan | 12/3/20

Baldwin Fire Department Captain Chris Brown, of Ladder 2, left, and Captain Christian Dambreville, of Hose Co. 4, were among the first responders who responded to a carbon monoxide emergency on Aug. 6.

Firefighters report to carbon monoxide emergency in Baldwin

Ladder 2 of the Baldwin Fire Department responded to a carbon monoxide detector call on Westminster Road on Aug. 6 at around 2 p.m., according to fire … more

By Bridget Downes | 8/19/20

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