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Fire consumes local gas station [Photo gallery]

The Hess gas station near the intersection of Dutch Broadway and Elmont Road caught fire on Monday, April 5. more

Matthew Hampton | 4/14/10

A car was engulfed in flames in Lynbrook on April 7.

Lynbrook firefighter, police officer save man from burning car

Lynbrook Firefighter Saves Man from Burning VehicleLynbrook Police Officer AssistsStory and LFD Photos by Ex-Captain Steve Grogan, Fire Photo by Suzie Torborg. Firefighter Brian Brown of Truck … more

Steve Grogan | 4/8/10

Mark Murray, chief of the Rockville Centre Fire Department

Village firefighters head to the polls

Members of the Rockville Centre Fire Department are busy this week with annual meetings and elections. All seven companies that comprise the department had their annual meetings on April 6 during … more

4/7/10

Town of Hempstead workers clear a fallen tree with chain saws at Loines and Hewlett avenues in Merrick after the 'superstorm.'

Bellmore-Merrick takes stock after the 'superstorm'

When torrential rain and near-hurricane-force winds swept across Long Island on March 13, leaving destruction in their wake, Merrick appeared to be the hardest hit of the four communities that comprise the Bellmore-Merrick area. more

Scott Brinton | 3/25/10

A new law in New York now requires all residential homes, including apartments to have a carbon monoxide dectector, which is the first line of defense against the silent killer.

Beating the silent killer

Nassau County Police Officer Michael Frank rescued a woman and her 8-year-old son from their Valley Stream home that was filling with carbon monoxide. Frank responded to the home early that morning, … more

Ariella Monti | 3/24/10

john gargan said that he will not seek another term as chief at the Long Beach Fire Department.

LBFD Chief Gargan won’t seek reelection

John Gargan, chief of the Long Beach Fire Department, told the Herald he will not seek reelection. “I’m not going to be chief next year, I’ve decided to step down,” Gargan, a volunteer … more

Joseph Kellard | 3/24/10

Firefighters battle the blaze that started on the second floor of this two-family home.

Fire raged in East Rockaway

The East Rockaway Fire Department was called to a working fire at a two story, two-family home on Ocean Avenue at around 2 p.m. last Saturday. more

Mary Malloy | 3/24/10

The blaze quickly spread from the garage to the adjacent home.

Blaze engulfs Oceanside home

A fire broke out in a residential garage on Waukena Avenue in Oceanside March 20, quickly spreading to the adjacent home. Luckily, none of the four people at home at the time were injured by the … more

Annmarie Fertoli | 3/23/10

The Nassau County Haz-Mat unit sets up a decontamination chamber.

Fertilizer, pesticides caused chemical reaction

Three village sanitation workers were sent to the hospital following after a chemical reaction in a garbage truck Monday morning. The three were OK and two were back to work on Tuesday. more

Andrew Hackmack | 3/22/10

Darren J. Alberti dies at 37

Darren J. Alberti, a lifelong Cedarhurst resident, died at his home on Feb. 26. He was 37. Darren graduated from Lawrence High School and worked as a printer for the Town of Hempstead. He was also an honorary member of the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department. more

3/18/10

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