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The East Meadow Fire Department Station No. 4, which is in Salisbury on Carman Avenue is seeking new members.

East Meadow Fire Department looking for recruits

Volunteers are needed at the East Meadow Fire Department Station No. 4, which is at the corner of Bob Reed Lane and Carman Avenue in Salisbury. Training will be provided to anyone who wishes to … more

11/24/21

Stew Leonard’s employees, elected officials and members of the East Meadow Fire Department helped pack cars and vans with the donated turkeys.

Lending a hand, a turkey at a time

Members of the East Meadow Fire Department joined elected leaders and Stew Leonard’s employees outside the supermarket on Nov. 18 to help give out more than 40 boxes of turkeys. This is the … more

By Mallory Wilson | 11/24/21

Members of the East Meadow Fire Department marched with community members from their firehouse to Veterans Memorial Park on Sept. 11 to honor those who died in the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the first responders who have succumbed to 9/11-related illnesses in the years since.

Marking a day like no other

In the early evening of Sept. 11, 2001, Kathy Martinez Walsh and Patricia Magnus Brown, captains of the East Meadow Fire Department’s Rescue 5 Ambulance Company, were stationed at Chelsea Pier … more

By Laura Lane | 9/16/21

The late Ray Pfeifer received a key to the city from Mayor Bill de Blasio for his efforts surrounding Sept. 11.

Foundation named after Pfeifer going strong

“Do the right thing, even when no one is looking,” was Ray Pfeifer’s motto, according to his friends and family. Pfeifer, who was a member of the East Meadow Fire Department and the … more

By Mallory Wilson | 9/9/21

Fire Chief Paul Kosiba was installed at the East Meadow Fire Department in April of 2021.

EMFD chief leads department during Covid-19

The East Meadow Fire Department installed a new chief, Paul Kosiba, in April, the 71st chief of the volunteer Fire Department, which has a storied past, having operated for 91 years. Kosiba, 61, … more

By Mallory Wilson | 8/5/21

Several emergency response personnel were at the scene of a 7th Street house fire where a propane tank exploded.

Propane explosion rocks E.M. neighborhood

A normally quiet East Meadow neighborhood was shaken Thursday evening when a propane tank exploded during a house fire at 2413 7th St. more

By Jennifer Corr | 5/7/21

Donald Lim didn’t have to coax Theodore, 3, to accept a firefighter’s hat from Rescue Co. 5 Capt. Robin Fitzpatrick at RecruitNY last Sunday.

EMFD shows what it’s like to be a firefighter and EMT

Last Sunday, the East Meadow Fire Department gave those who’ve wondered what it would be like to be a firefighter or an emergency medical technician an opportunity to find out. As participants in RecruitNY, an annual statewide initiative to encourage recruitment, five EMFD firehouses opened their doors to the pubic in East Meadow and Salisbury. more

By Laura Lane | 4/28/21

A truck was engulfed in flames at the intersection of East Meadow Avenue and Stone Avenue on Dec. 21.

Truck catches on fire on East Meadow Avenue

A portion of East Meadow Avenue was closed on Dec. 21 after a truck carrying furniture caught on fire, according to East Meadow Fire Department ex-Chief John O’Brien Sr. more

12/27/17

East Meadow Boy Scouts Troop 362 showed their support and remembered the lives lost during the East Meadow Fire Department’s annual Sept. 11 memorial.

East Meadow remembers the fallen, 16 years later

The glow of candles illuminated the faces—many filled with sorrow—of community members and local leaders who gathered on Monday at sunset to commemorate East Meadow and Salisbury residents who died during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. more

By Stephany Reyes | 9/14/17

raymond pfeifer’s casket was transported from the East Meadow Fire Department Headquarters to the Holy Family Roman Catholic Church on his 1946 antique fire truck.

Community mourns death of past EMFD Capt. Raymond Pfeifer

Hundreds of friends, supporters, strangers and family members crowded the East Meadow Fire Department Headquarters on June 1 to honor Raymond Pfeifer, a national hero with local ties, who died after a long battle with cancer on May 28 at age 59. more

By Stephany Reyes | 6/7/17

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