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Nassau County police are searching for four men who allegedly set fire to two buses in the Green Acres Mall parking lot on July 8.

Alleged Green Acres arson suspects at large

Police are looking for four men who allegedly set fire to two buses in the back parking lot of Dick’s Sporting Goods at the Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream causing a third bus to be set ablaze and destroyed last month. more

By Juan Lasso | 8/23/22

Firefighters responded to a house set ablaze on Sunday afternoon. Residents of the home were uninjured.

Firefighters knock down Valley Stream house fire

A fire tore through a two-story house at the intersection of Casper Street and Gunther Avenue Sunday afternoon, fire officials say. At around 3:30 p.m. Nassau County Fire Communications alerted fire … more

By Juan Lasso | 8/15/22

Firefighters called in surrounding departments to help put out a working fire that burned portions of a BP gas station at the intersection of North Central Avenue and Stein Street last Thursday morning.

Firefighters take on BP gas station store blaze

A BP gas station convenience store suffered severe damage to the building’s exterior side after a fast-growing fire threatened to engulf the store, fire officials said. The Nassau County Fire … more

By Juan Lasso | 7/7/22

V.S. firefighters doused a shed that had caught aflame on Bayview Avenue.

V.S. firefighters put out shed caught aflame

A shed found at the rear of a house on Bayview Avenue was engulfed in flames on May 13, according to fire officials. The Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department was alerted of an unknown type of … more

By Juan Lasso | 5/26/22

The swearing-in ceremony was held on April 7. From L. former Chief Eugene O’Brien II, First Assistant Chief Anthony Capone, Chief Patrick Scanlon, and Second Assistant Chief Michael Colucci posed with Mayor Edwin Fare and Trustee Sean Wright.

V.S. Fire Department welcomes new chiefs

The Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department held a private swearing-in ceremony last Thursday evening to welcome a new chief and his assistants. Mayor Edwin Fare swore in Patrick Scanlon, of Engine … more

By Juan Lasso | 4/14/22

On March 23, the Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department responded to an alert of a garage fire on Ella Street

Garage ablaze on Ella Street

On March 23, a garage fire on Ella Street was put out by the Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department before a leaking propane tank ignited. Nassau County Fire Communications – Firecom alerted … more

By Karina Kovac | 3/31/22

This year’s resumption of the parade is being dedicated to Andrew Healey, parade president emeritus from 2020-2022.

VSFD march in local St. Patrick’s Parade

For the first time in three years, “the Parade that Shares and Cares” returned to the streets of Rockville Centre last Saturday. The Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department took part … more

By Karina Kovac | 3/24/22

If you Have doubts about a vendor’s credentials, the fire department says you should call the Fire Marshal’s Office at 516-573-9900.

VSFD warns of vendor extinguisher scam

The Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department are warning residents of yet another scam involving fraudulent vendors who are getting store owners and merchants to buy used canisters sold off as fire … more

By Karina Kovac | 3/10/22

The Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department faced off against the Hewlett Fire Department in a flag football game in memory of Philip J. Clemens II.

Flag football game honors fallen firefighter

On Saturday, the Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department kept alive the annual tradition of playing the Hewlett Fire Department in a flag football game in honor of the late Phillip J. Clemens II. … more

By Karina Kovac | 2/17/22

An example of the fake letters being sent out to residence that are not sanctioned by Nassau County Fire Commission or Valley Stream Fire Department.

Fire Department warns of fake funding letters

Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department is warning residents of fake funding letters soliciting donations for the Fire Department’s fund drive. The department posted online examples of the … more

By Karina Kovac | 2/10/22

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