William J. ‘Bill’ Ellinger, 85, a lifelong Bethpage resident, passed away on December 10, 2017. Bill was a 65-year member of the Bethpage Fire Department and an Honorary Chief. He was a Korean War veteran, and retired...
Read MoreLeon E. ‘Scott’’ Smith, ex-Captain of Bethpage Fire Department Engine Company 5, passed away on November 20, 2017, at the age of 70. Scott was raised in upstate Whitesboro, near Utica. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps in...
Read MoreOn September 22, 2017, the Levittown Fire Department was alerted for a report of a house fire with people trapped on Shepherd Lane. Arriving units found smoke and fire showing from the second floor of the two-story home with all...
Read MoreOn September 15, 2017, the Bethpage Fire Department said good bye to Honorary Chief Thomas Pendl. Thomas joined the Bethpage Fire Department Engine Company 1 in 1971. He held the office of Captain for six years. He became Engine...
Read MoreOn January 6, 2017, the Plainview Fire Department responded to a house fire on South Oak Boulevard off of Woodbury Road. Arriving units found heavy fire coming from a two-story home. Engine 9511 secured a water supply and...
Read MoreOn January 13, 2017, the Hicksville Fire Department responded to an MVA with entrapment at the intersection of New South and Old Country Roads. Crews used a windshield saw to remove the windshield and the injured driver was...
Read MoreOn October 27, 2016, the Plainview Fire Department was alerted for an MVA with entrapment on Old Country Road by the Plainview Diner. Heavy Rescue 957 extricatd a handicapped girl pinned in the passenger seat. Crews removed the...
Read MoreOn September 12, 2016, the Westbury Fire Department responded to an MVA (their second) on the southbound Wantagh State Parkway about a quarter-mile south of the first call. Two people were injured. – Fire News photo by...
Read MoreOn November 24, 2016, the Hicksville Fire Department was alerted for a kitchen fire at a Park Avenue home. Heavy smoke was showing upon arrival and crews extinguished a fire in the kitchen before it extended to other areas. No...
Read MoreThe Plainview Fire Department responded to a house fire on Gilbert Lane in Plainview on December 12, 2016. Upon arrival, a fire was found in a first floor room utilized as a doctor’s office. Quick actions by firefighters...
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