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The Ball Breakers of the Bellmore Fire Department raced several buckets of water up a ladder during the 6th Battalion’s Old Fashioned Drill on Aug. 26 at the 4 Towns Training Center Merrick.

Bellmore Fire Department hosts 6th Battalion’s competition and parade

In honor of its 120th anniversary, the Bellmore Fire Department hosted the 6th Battalion’s annual Old Fashioned Drill and Parade on Aug. 26. more

9/7/17

North Merrick neighbor, and member of the County Firemen's Association, John Scalesi, with cat, assisted with the rescue of several animals at the fire scene and joined members of the police and fire department at a press conference after.

N. Merrick family recovering after blaze

The North Merrick Fire Department was able to save three cats from a raging fire that tore through a Powell Avenue home on Wednesday morning. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 5/10/17

North Bellmore Fire Department hosts first open house with RecruitNY

In an effort to welcome new recruits, the North Bellmore Fire Department held an open house event at its Company #2 on Newbridge Road in Bellmore on April 30. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 5/5/17

Local firefighters from multiple departments responded to a raging North Bellmore house fire in December. This weekend, the North Bellmore and North Merrick departments will take part in a statewide event to raise awareness of the need for volunteer firefighters.

Bellmore-Merrick Fire depts look to recruit, retain

“Looking at the long term, one of our biggest concerns is longevity,” said Brendan Narrell, second assistant chief of the North Bellmore Fire Department. more

By Erik Hawkins | 4/28/17

El Salvadoran immigrant pursues life of service in U.S.

In June 2001, an 11-year old boy left his home in Santa Tecla, a picturesque city of more than 133,000 in El Salvador, to start a new life in the United States with his family in Freeport. So began a … more

By Laura Schofer | 12/22/16

Bellmore Family Street Fest draws a crowd

On Grand Avenue, a block east of the main strip at the Bellmore Family Street Festival, the sounds of the 1960s were blasting Sunday afternoon. Under a blue canopy in the center of the street, the Backyard Birds were playing Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl,” as passersby danced across the hot pavement. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/20/16

Bellmore F.D. to honor 9/11 victims

The Bellmore Fire Department will hold a memorial ceremony this Sunday to honor the victims who died in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. more

9/7/16

For N. Merrick F.D., Saturday was way more than a drill

More than 500 firefighters donned their full-dress uniforms and sought perfection during the 6th Battalion’s old-fashioned drill and parade on Aug. 27. The North Merrick Fire Department, which … more

By Scott Brinton | 9/1/16

Firefighters needed about 15 minutes to extinguish a blaze at a Marion Street home in Bellmore on Monday.

Fire tears through Marion Street home in Bellmore

Twenty-five firefighters from four volunteer departments needed just 15 minutes to extinguish a fierce blaze that tore through a Marion Street home in Bellmore on Monday afternoon. The call for a … more

By Scott Brinton | 5/19/16

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District honored Laron McGravey, who saved a group of Merrick Avenue Middle School students from a bus fire, during its May 4 meeting. Greeting McCravey, above, was Board President George Haile. They were joined by McCravey’s on, Christian.

Hero school bus driver honored

Laron McGravey, the driver who saved a dozen Merrick Avenue Middle School students from a fire that engulfed their school bus last month, was honored by the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education at its May 4 meeting. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/6/16

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