The Long Beach Fire Department responded to a house fire on the oceanfront between Arizona Avenue and Nebraska Street at 5:21 p.m. on Monday evening. Fire Chief RJ Tuccillo said that the cramped …
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By Matthew Ern
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8/20/15
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The Oceanside Fire Department hosted the 2nd Battalion Parade on Saturday. Area fire departments from Island Park, Long Beach, East Rockaway, Freeport, Baldwin and — of course — Oceanside …
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8/12/15
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Three days after a Brooklyn man drowned in rough waters while lifeguards were off duty, Long Beach’s chief of lifeguards, Paul Gillespie, closed the ocean to swimmers on Tuesday, citing even …
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By Anthony Rifilato and Matthew Ern
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8/6/15
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On Saturday, Aug. 1, the Long Beach Fire Department responded to a call at 12:50 p.m. reporting that a 27-year-old East Atlantic Beach man had suffered an electrical shock.
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By Matthew Ern
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8/5/15
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Two Long Beach police officers and a volunteer firefighter rescued a swimmer in distress last Saturday, one of several rescues over the busy July Fourth weekend.
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By Matthew Ern
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7/8/15
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A motorist was critically injured Monday morning when their vehicle struck a pole across from 2 E Park Avenue in Long Beach. The Long Beach Fire Department responded to a call to extricate the …
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By Matthew Ern
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6/29/15
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Long Beach firefighter Chris Koehle, 26, recalled the sound of a loud gunshot on the night of April 10. He was riding in one of two Fire Department engines that were heading south on Long Beach Road …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/29/15
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The Long Beach Fire Department received a call at 9:31 a.m. Wednesday morning, reporting a high-pressure gas main leak on the 100 block of Bay Street in East Atlantic Beach.
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By Matthew Ern
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5/27/15
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City Councilman Anthony Eramo on Monday called on both the city and Local 287, the union representing the city’s career firefighters, to go back to the negotiating table amid an impasse over …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/22/15
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A group of New York City firefighters and medics representing nearly 300 members of the city Fire Department who live in Long Beach announced their support for the city’s career firefighters at a …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/22/15
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