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Before being named Valley Stream fire chief in April, Anthony Capone served as a lieutenant, captain, and 2nd and 1st assistant fire chief.
He's the 100th chief of the Valley Stream Fire Department. This is his first order of business.
Since childhood, Anthony Capone felt destined to storm into burning buildings in firefighter gear. Since he was 15 years old, he has eyed the top spot of Valley Stream fire chief. Last month, Capone, … more
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With a saw, Valley Stream firefighters were able to open a garage on Cochran Place to access the flames consuming it from the inside on April 14.
Valley Stream firefighters battle residential blazes
Just after midnight on April 14, Valley Stream Fire Department officials were alerted by Nassau County Fire Communications to smoke in the area on Cochran Place. A garage, it was soon determined, had … more
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Ex Chief Ronald Garofalo and Ex Chief James Murphy join Rev. Dr. Jeffrey L. Hooker, center, outside Valley Stream Fire Department headquarters to hand a $900 check for the department’s Burn Fund.
Grace United Methodist Church donates to Valley Stream firefighters’ burn fund
In a warm display of community spirit, Valley Stream residents rallied together during the recent Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner, hosted by Grace United Methodist Church. After a brief hiatus, the … more
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Valley Stream businesses are struggling to recover from the financial blow dealt by the Jan. 27 fire at Rockaway and West Lincoln avenues, and hoping to reopen.
How downtown businesses are rebuilding after devastating fire
In a matter of hours on Jan. 27, a chaotic fire, which started at Jadwiga’s Polish American Deli on West Lincoln Avenue, swept through the heart of the village’s business district, … more
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Garland Douglas was arrested for setting fire to a Chase Bank in Valley Stream earlier this month.
Bronx man arrested for Chase Bank fire
A Bronx man was put in custody after trying to set fire to a Chase Bank in Valley Stream, according to police. Detectives arrived to a fire in the vestibule of the 930 Rosedale Avenue building … more
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Valley Stream residents and business owners are coming to terms with the destruction of businesses on West Lincoln Avenue and Rockaway Avenue on Jan. 27.
What we know and don't know about the blaze that destroyed Rockaway Avenue businesses
In the early-morning hours of Jan. 27, a fire, which originated at the Jadwiga’s Polish American Deli on West Lincoln Avenue, ravaged a row of neighboring businesses on Rockaway Avenue. … more
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The remaining wreckage of three corner stores on Rockaway Avenue remain empty and roped off after an early morning fire blazed through them.
Fire tears through Rockaway Avenue businesses, leaves three injured
A massive fire, that first broke out at a deli on Lincoln Boulevard at around 5:30 this morning, has destroyed or damaged a spate of Rockaway businesses. Stacks of black smoke could be seen … more
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Village dignitaries and the Valley Stream Fire Department including Chief Patrick Scanlon, second from left, celebrated the opening of the new $1 million multipurpose fire training facility.
Valley Stream Fire Department's new 1M dollar training facility, explained.
A $1 million investment by the Village of Valley Stream in its fire department for a new multipurpose training facility was celebrated during its opening by dignitaries and fire department personnel. … more
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Brooklyn Avenue School students were treated to a visit by the Valley Stream Fire Department Fire Safety and Education Committee, alongside Ladder Company 2. Above, a uniformed firefighter explains the purpose of his equipment.
Igniting awareness of fire safety in Valley Stream schools
Fire Prevention Month may have come and gone, but let’s take a moment to reflect on the dedicated efforts fire departments across the country, and right here at home, took to educate the public … more
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Eleven years after Sandy, facing future floods
Flooding is a fact of life for many South Shore residents. Whether it’s heavy rain and flash flooding, as we saw last month, or the larger storms that have reached our shores on a seemingly annual basis in recent years . . . more
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