The Long Beach Fire Department hosted its inaugural Wing Eating Contest on July 28, featuring dozens of people who competed to eat the most wings in the shortest amount of time.
Out of 26 …
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By Bridget Downes
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8/2/18
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Long Beach firefighters rushed to a Point Lookout house fire Wednesday night with assistance from the Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department and the Island Park Fire Department.
Firefighters …
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By Bridget Downes
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5/10/18
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Long Beach police and firefighters rushed to an apartment building at 215 East Broadway after loose bricks fell from the fifth floor to the sidewalk at 12:20 a.m. Saturday.
“There was imminent …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/9/18
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Firefighters rushed to a fire in a two-floor apartment building on Birch Court at around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Fire Chief Joe Miller said.
The fire started in the walls and ceiling between two …
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By Bridget Downes
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1/30/18
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"At 6 p.m. last Sunday, I tore off two layers of plastic sheeting covering the double doors that separate my upstairs living room from my ground-level family room . . .
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1/4/18
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Long Beach firefighters were busy Monday night when they responded to two separate incidents — an emotionally disturbed person and a car fire.
The emotionally disturbed person, a female Long …
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By Bridget Downes
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11/21/17
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The hundreds of people streaming into Point Lookout Park on Monday morning for a ceremony to dedicate the Town of Hempstead’s permanent 9/11 memorial passed through an arch at the front entrance, formed by two fire engines’ tower ladders and a massive American flag. The Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department erected the arch.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/11/17
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The Long Beach Fire Department rushed to the scene of a four-car collision at the intersection of Franklin Boulevard and East Park Avenue at 3:14 p.m. on Sunday, the department said on its Facebook …
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By Bridget Downes
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6/5/17
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Long Beach firefighters pulled three people, including a child, from a sport utility vehicle that overturned on Park Avenue Thursday.
On Facebook, fire officials said the incident occurred at 4:54 …
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6/1/17
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Gene Vandermosten, known around Island Park for his unwavering service to the community — including his longtime commitment to Boy Scouts and various fire departments in the area — died on April 3 at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Queens from a heart condition. He was 80.
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By Ben Strack
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4/13/17
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