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It’s been a relentlessly demanding start of the year for the Valley Stream Fire Department who’ve had their hands full taking on a spate of fires throughout Valley Stream and neighboring communities.
On Jan. 10 shortly after 3 p.m., firefighters lent a hand to the Elmont Fire Department in dousing a house fire on Foster Avenue under the command of Chief of Department Patrick Scanlon.
On Jan. 13 at 7:30 a.m., Valley Stream firefighters responded to a crushed street sweeper caught aflame at the Gershow Recycling facility on the corner of East Hawthorne and East Valley Stream Boulevard. A hose line was put into operation to douse the flames alongside firefighting foam under the command First Assistant Chief Anthony Capone.
On Jan. 23 at 3:30 a.m., the Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department was notified of an SUV truck caught aflame in the parking lot at Hicks Street and West Valley Stream Blvd. A hose line was stretched to put out the blaze under the command of Chief Scanlon. On Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m., firefighters put down a blaze that broke out in the custodial closet of the Forest Road School.
On Feb. 6 at 6:45 a.m., the Valley Stream firefighters battled a car fire at in the intersection of Satterie Avenue and East New York Avenue. A hose line was stretched to douse the flames under the command of Chief Scanlon. A chimney fire on East Chester Street was quenched that same day.
