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The Atlantic Beach Rescue Unit and the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department conducted a cold water rescue drill on March 22.

It’s still cold on land and water temperatures remain just above freezing, but the Atlantic Beach Rescue Unit and the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department joined forces and conducted a water rescue drill last Sunday in preparation for when the local waterways are crowded with boats, kayaks, paddle boarders and personal watercraft. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/25/15

Four local fire departments responded to a ceiling fire in the vacant space at 444 Central Ave. in Cedarhurst on March 18.

Fire in vacant Cedarhurst store

A fire caused by workers using welding equipment in the ceiling of a vacant store at 444 Central Ave. in Cedarhurst was extinguished by the Lawrence-Cedarhurst, Hewlett, Inwood and Woodmere fire departments shortly after 11 a.m. on March 18, LCFD fire officials said. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/19/15

Five Towns Community Chest’s 30th annual fair included several informational booths such as Hewlett-based Dr. Bo’s Diet Center. From left were the center’s director Isaac Schulman and chief physician Dr. Bo Rosenblat, who helped resuscitate a man who had collapsed at the park on Sunday afternoon.

Life-saving rescue at the Five Towns Community Chest fair

At 2:30 p.m. last Sunday, an elderly man was sitting on a bench in Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park outside of the area where Five Towns Community Chest was holding its 30th annual fair. more

10/15/14

The Cheese Store on Central Avenue was the scene of one of the three car accidents that the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department responded to in the first week of July.

Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department responds to trio of car accidents

The Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department was busy within the first seven days of July as they responded to three car accidents in Cedarhurst. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/10/14

A Friday morning blaze engulfed three First Response ambulances in Inwood on May 2.

Fire damages eight vehicles, including three ambulances in Inwood

Three ambulances belonging to First Response Ambulance, a private company based in Inwood, were ablaze on May 2 according to the Inwood Fire Department officials. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/2/14

A three-time chief of the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department, Kevin McHugh held his family together after his wife’s death.

Kevin F. McHugh, 58

Kevin F. McHugh, Cedarhurst resident who worked at LaGuardia Airport as a U.S. Airways customer service agent and was a three-time chief of the Lawrence- Cedarhurst Fire Department (LCFD), died of a heart attack on Feb. 28. He was 58. more

By Vanessa Parker | 4/30/14

Firefighters and emergency Medical Technicians in the Five Towns are needed to help during a variety of urgent situations. Above, members of the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department rescued an injured construction worker in 2012.

Looking for a few good volunteers

Increased training time, the demands of work and the departure of recent college graduates from their home communities have made it more difficult for local volunteer fire departments to retain members. more

By Jeff Bessen and Yitzchak Carroll | 4/30/14

A van carrying students and a car collided at Central and Grove avenues on April 25. The van driver and bus matron were taken to South Nassau Communities Hospital.

Driver, bus matron injured in two-vehicle crash

A van carrying students to the Kulanu Center for Special Services in Cedarhurst and other schools collided with a car at the intersection of Central and Grove avenues in Cedarhurst at 7:40 a.m. Friday morning, according to Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department Chief John McHugh. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/25/14

Mesivta Ateres Yaakov students raised money and bought a rescue boat for the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department. From left were Chief John McHugh, Cedarhurst Trustee Ari Brown, Yonatan Arshavnia, Rabbi Mordechai Yaffe, Mayor Andrew Parise, Deputy Mayor Benjamin Weinstock, Rabbi Yirmiyah Lasker, Yosef Neman, Naftali Engel, Village Administrator Sal Evola and LCFD 2nd Assistant Chief Dave Campbell.

Mesivta Ateres Yaakov students donate rescue boat to Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department

Seeing a need borne out of Hurricane Sandy, when Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department firefighters had to rescue residents from the second and third floor of their homes due to flooding, students at Mesivta Ateres Yaakov, a yeshiva high school for boys in Lawrence, raised $1,500 in less than a week a few months ago and purchased a rescue boat they presented to the LCFD. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/9/14

The Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence was evacuated on March 12 due to a release of a hazardous amount of carbon monoxide.

Five Towns fire departments extinguishes house fire, evacuate Five Towns Community Center

Five Towns fire departments responded to three calls between March 12 and 13. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/13/14

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