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East Meadow Fire Department volunteers extinguished a fire that decimated a garage and shed in a Bright Avenue backyard on Wednesday, shortly before 5 p.m. Photo courtesy of John O Brien Sr.

Fire decimates garage, shed on Bright Avenue

A fire decimated a shed and a garage in the backyard of a Bright Avenue home in the early evening on Wednesday. more

By David Weingrad | 4/16/15

Luke Rosenthal, 8, a Meadowbrook Elementary School third grader, was the first child ever presented with the Town of Hempstead’s Distinguished Service Pin for his heroic response to helping his neighbor, Grace Muller, in October. He’s pictured with his brothers Alex and Jake, third and fourth from left, Supervisor Kate Murray, mother Margaret, and from far right, Muller, and his father Jeff.

When 8-year-old Luke Rosenthal saw his neighbor in distress, he did not hesitate. Rather, he reacted just how his father, an East Meadow firefighter, would have. more

By David Weingrad | 12/3/14

The plaque honoring Finkelman hangs in the Nassau University Medical Center's burn center.

NUMC plaque honors Nelson Finkelman

The Nassau University Medical Center immortalized longtime East Meadow firefighter Nelson Finkelman on Sept. 28, hanging a plaque in his memory inside of the hospital’s Burn Center, a facility he helped make possible through years of fundraising. more

By David Weingrad | 10/8/14

Rudy Havelka, who responded to Ground Zero in the aftermath of 9/11, will be forever remembered on his home street.

‘His legacy will live on for generations’

Birch Lane, in Levittown, off Bellmore Road, was renamed Paramedic Rudy Havelka Lane last Sunday, in honor of New York City Paramedic Rudy Havelka, who also volunteered in the East Meadow Fire Department for more than 35 years. more

By David Weingrad | 9/16/14

Aaron Schlectman of East Meadow Boy Scout Troop 157 stood solemnly at the community Sept. 11 ceremony.

East Meadow remembers lives lost

An audio glitch toward the end of the East Meadow Fire Department’s Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony last Thursday resulted in a performance of “God Bless America,” sung by those in attendance, without musical accompaniment. more

By David Weingrad | 9/16/14

Third Assistant Chief Joe Lennon, far left, with Chief Robert Salverson Jr., Second Assistant James Kane and Third Assistant John McGee.

EMFD swears in chiefs

The East Meadow Fire Department installed Robert Salvesen Jr. as its 65th chief of department last Saturday, in a formal ceremony at department headquarters on East Meadow Avenue. more

By David Weingrad | 4/9/14

East Meadow Fire Department volunteers stood solemnly outside the East Meadow Avenue firehouse last Friday, as they paid their respects to Nelson Finkelman, a 56-year department veteran who died on Oct. 2.

East Meadow remembers Nelson Finkelman

Hundreds of people gathered at East Meadow Fire Department headquarters on East Meadow Avenue last Friday to remember Nelson H. Finkelman, a 56-year veteran of the East Meadow Fire Department, who died on Oct. 2 at the Nassau University Medical Center of complications of a stroke. He was 83. more

By David Weingrad | 10/9/13

The East Meadow Fire Department hosted a candlelight vigil Wednesday night in Veterans Memorial Town Square to remember all those who died on Sept. 11.

East Meadow remembers Sept. 11

Hundreds gathered in Veterans Memorial Park on Wednesday night to pay tribute to the thousands who died in the Sept. 11 attacks 12 years ago. The candlelight vigil was hosted by the East Meadow Fire Department. more

By David Weingrad | 9/12/13

EMFD volunteers fought the flames from the rooftop of the Spice and Curry Halal Meat store.

EMFD battles New Year's Day blaze

The East Meadow Fire Department responded to a commercial fire at 10:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 1 at Spice and Curry, located at 2238 on Hempstead Turnpike, according to police. more

By David Weingrad | 1/2/13

The East Meadow Fire Department extinguished a fire on Pattinson Street on Sunday night. Nobody was significantly injured in the fire.

E.M. Fire Department aids hurricane victims

Nobody has been busier in East Meadow since the arrival of Hurricane Sandy than the East Meadow Fire Department. more

By David Weingrad | 11/7/12

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