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Every year, hundreds of Long Island homes suffer fires that leave the lives of their occupants in shambles. more

10/18/12

The days are becoming noticeably shorter, and the air is gradually turning cooler. Children have returned from camp. Vacations spent at the beach or in the mountains are ending. more

8/23/12

61-year fire department veteran Dominick V. Famularo was honored at a firehouse dedication April 15.

Firehouse dedicated to Famularo

In a gesture of thanks to a firefighter of more than 60 years’ service, Baldwin’s Hose Company 3 dedicated the firehouse on Baldwin Avenue to Dominick Famularo on Sunday. more

4/18/12

Cuomo vetoes Brady Bill

“Saddened,” “upset” and “disappointed” were among the many dispirited words people used to describe Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision to veto a bill that would … more

Lee Landor | 1/11/12

Creepy creatures are lurking in Rick Cinetti’s haunted backyard in Oceanside.

Spooktacular hauntings invade Long Island's south shore

Spooks and ghouls await with unexpected surprises for everyone during this final weekend before Halloween. more

By Karen Bloom | 10/26/11

Four firefighters from the Elmont Fire Department were injured on Aug. 30 while participating in training exercises at North Woodmere Park.

Sept. 13 update: Injured Elmont firefighter now in stable condition

Four firefighters from the Elmont Fire Department suffered injuries, one seriously hurt, while participating in training exercises at North Woodmere County Park around 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 30. The injuries were to their heads, chests and faces. more

By Jackie Nash | 9/9/11

A Merrick fire volunteer inspected the remains of an Audi that was consumed by flames on the Sunrise Highway on Wednesday.

Car fire shuts down eastbound Sunrise on Wednesday morning

The eastbound side of the Sunrise Highway was shut down sometime between 9:15 and 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday when Merrick Fire Department volunteers responded to a car fire that consumed a black Audi. more

By Scott Brinton and David Weingrad | 9/7/11

A hurricane Irene 2nd battalion Fire Department Center is up and running in Baldwin this afternoon.

2nd Battalion fire operations center located in Baldwin

An anxious but able group of Fire Department operatives are on hand in Baldwin this afternoon waiting to help those in need. more

Chris Connolly | 8/27/11

Merrick volunteer firefighters assisted a stranded motorist on the Meadowbrook Parkway.

Rainstorm inundates Merrick-Bellmore

A massive storm dumped nearly 10 inches of rain on the Merrick-Bellmore area from Saturday night into Sunday afternoon, flooding the Meadowbrook Parkway and homes throughout the community. At the storm’s height, rain was falling at a rate of more than an inch an hour. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/14/11

Merrick Fire Department volunteers saluted two World Trade Center beams that will be used to create memorials in the community, just before they were transported from Kennedy Airport’s Hangar 17 to Friendship Engine and Hose Company, off Meadowbrook Road.

Merrick F.D. salutes 9/11 heroes

Dressed in a black blouse and blue jeans, Carol Gies stood silently on Tuesday morning, her chin in her hands, her elbows resting on a crane that was lifting a twisted World Trade Center girder into the parking lot at the Merrick Fire Department’s Friendship Engine and Hose Company. Gies, who lost her husband, Ronnie, in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, looked forlorn. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/26/11

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