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Merrick Fire Department to receive funding increase

Merrick Fire Department leaders and Town of Hempstead officials said on July 9 that they had reached an agreement on a new three-year contract for the department’s fire protection services. more

By Brian Racow | 7/17/13

Merrick Fire Department volunteers spent weeks responding to calls in Hurricane Sandy's wake.

People of the Year –– The volunteers of the Merrick Fire Department

At 6 p.m. on Oct. 28 –– one day before Hurricane Sandy whipped across the tristate area, causing billions of dollars in damage –– Michael Gargan, first assistant chief of the Merrick Fire Department, ordered his volunteers to their respective firehouses. They would sleep at their stations, hoping the storm would blow over but ready to respond to a call at a moment’s notice. The next morning, the volunteers quickly realized that Sandy would be no average storm, no mistake by the weather forecasters, who were predicting that this would be the Big One. more

By Scott Brinton | 12/26/12

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