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Jeffrey B. Wortmann, a 53-year volunteer for the Merrick Fire Department who trained many of the department’s current leaders, died on Nov. 22 after a long illness. Wortmann, who had been named an honorary chief of the department, was 71.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/3/15
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Five longtime members of the Bellmore Fire Department are running for a single post on the Bellmore Fire District Board of Commissioners this year. They are Gary Horn, Dennis Roskop, John Scalesi, Robert Taylor and Paul Zuckerberg.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/3/15
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On Sept. 11, 2001, Bellmorite Vince Proto was marching warily on Broadway in Manhattan, from the World Trade Center to Brooklyn, shortly after Al Qaeda terrorists crashed two planes into the Twin Towers. Proto worked for Deutsche Bank, at 1 Liberty Plaza, in the towers’ shadow.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/18/15
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A van carrying five disabled passengers careered off the Southern State Parkway in North Merrick around 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 10 and crashed into a tree, according to James Rogers, the North Merrick Fire Department chief.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/12/15
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A man who was wandering around and got stuck in the storm drains under Valley Stream was rescued this morning by a task force of over 100 responders from the Nassau County Police, several fire departments and EMS personnel. Emergency responders said they believe the man is homeless and may suffer from mental illness.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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10/14/15
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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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Ronnie Gies Sr., a New York City firefighter who served as a Merrick Fire Department chief in the early 1990s, used to bring his three boys –– Tommy, Ronnie and Bobby –– with him wherever he went, recalled Mike Abrams, a former Merrick F.D. chief, who was deputy chief under Gies.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/12/15
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North Merrick firefighters used the Jaws of Life to rip the roof and doors off a car to get at passengers who were trapped inside the vehicle after they ran off a northbound lane of the Meadowbrook Parkway on Sept. 7 around 4:30 p.m., according to James Rogers, the North Merrick Fire Department chief.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/10/15
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The Merrick Fire Department will hold a memorial service to commemorate fallen members of the MFD who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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9/9/15
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Gasoline vapors ignited as a man was working on a small boat moored at a south Merrick dock on Sunday at around 5:20 p.m., causing an explosion that burned him and sent him hurtling into the water, said Ron Luparello, the Merrick Fire Department’s spokesman.
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By Scott Brinton
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8/17/15
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