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The Freeport Dead End Kids drill team came out on top at the New York State Old-Fashioned Championship firefighting tournament in Baldwin last Friday. It was the second straight year that Freeport …
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By Daine Taylor and Nadya Nataly
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8/14/17
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A Freeport volunteer firefighter was honored last week for his bravery, quick thinking and heroic efforts in his response to a house fire while off duty on the morning of March 26. The Freeport …
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By Julie Loney
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6/1/17
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A five-year study undertaken by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health found that U.S. firefighters develop malignant mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, at twice the rate of the general population. The study also revealed . . .
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9/8/16
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U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced new legislation on Aug. 10 aimed at helping firefighters across New York state combat cancer, which frequently affects those in the emergency services sector. …
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By Steve Smirti
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8/24/16
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In honor of their 10th anniversary, the Nassau County Junior Firefighters Association unveiled a new monument dedicated to the region’s youngest volunteers in Eisenhower Park on May 15. A …
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/19/16
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Sun and warmer temperatures are making the Jan. 23 blizzard seem like a distant memory, but there’s still a month and a half to go until spring . . .
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2/4/16
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By now most people are familiar with their local fire departments’ reminders to change the batteries in their smoke detectors . . .
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10/1/15
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Freeport residents were out in force to support National Night Out Against Crime held at the Bethel A.M.E. Church on Tuesday, August. 4. Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran, along with Dewey Smalls …
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8/13/15
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A Freeport Fire Department vehicle was broadsided and then flipped over on Friday, August 10. The accident occurred on North Ocean Avenue. “A firefighter was returning from a training exercise …
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8/13/15
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World champion competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi will coach members of the Island Park, Long Beach, Lakeview, Baldwin, Point Lookout and East Rockaway fire departments on the finer points of clam ingestion as they compete for thousands in cash prizes at the second annual Long Island Clam Eating Contest at Peter’s Clam Bar in Island Park on Aug. 16.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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8/12/15
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