They’re good people. They’re strong. And they’re heroes.
That’s how people in New York describe volunteer firefighters, according to a survey conducted by the …
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3/29/24
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On Nov. 27, 2019, then 1st Lt. Jimmy Martinez of Baldwin Fire Department Hose Company Three was driving home from work. He was headed east on Sunrise Highway, his normal routine, but it was …
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By Karina Kovac
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4/7/22
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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 …
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By Bridget Downes
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8/19/20
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The Nassau Interim Finance Authority decided to exempt the Nassau University Medical Center and NuHealth, the public-benefit corporation that runs the East Meadow hospital, from oversight in 2011, at a time when the facility was seemingly thriving.
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2/21/20
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Baldwinite Michael Dolan was almost always tinkering with something, his Baldwin Fire Department colleagues said. An engineer by trade, he would spend hours at Hose Company Four’s Grand Avenue …
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3/14/19
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Michael Dolan, a beloved Baldwin firefighter who was remembered as one of the most generous people in the department, died on March 7 following a year-long battle with lung cancer. He was 29. …
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By Anthony O'Reilly
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3/7/19
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Baldwinite Donald Hayde said he would consider staying in the New York City Fire Department if given the chance. But after 41 years in the department — during which he became one of the …
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By Anthony O'Reilly
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10/4/18
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A five-year study undertaken by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health found that U.S. firefighters develop malignant mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, at twice the rate of the general population. The study also revealed . . .
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9/8/16
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The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York has named Frederick Kopf, ex-captain of the Baldwin Fire Department, the association’s 2016 Firefighter of the Year.
Kopf was honored at a …
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By Nakeem Grant
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8/24/16
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U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced new legislation on Aug. 10 aimed at helping firefighters across New York state combat cancer, which frequently affects those in the emergency services sector. …
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By Steve Smirti
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8/24/16
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