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Steven Klein, a former chief of the Oceanside Fire Department, was sworn in as president of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York at their 146th annual convention in Syracuse last Saturday, becoming the first Oceansider to hold the position.
First Oceanside firefighter elected as FASNY president
After volunteering at the Oceanside Fire Department for over 50 years, former chief Steven Klein was elected president of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York. He is the ninth person … more
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Bayville Fire Company’s drill team, the Oak Neckers, placed first at the 2018 Battle by the Bay.
Bayville firefighters wins drill tourney
A cloudless sky stretched across scenic Centre Island Beach on July 21 at Bayville Fire Company’s 7th annual charity drill tournament. Nine drill teams from across Nassau County attended the … more
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Freeport firefighter Joseph Primavera with his son Joey in the late 1980s. Primavera is celebrating five decades with the Fire Department.
Freeporter still active after five decades of firefighting
The past 50 years have been some of the best of Joseph Primavera’s life, which he attributes in no smhonorary chiefall measure to the Freeport Fire Department’s The Wide Awake Engine Company No. … more
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More than 50 Long Beach lifeguards, firefighters, police and others searched the water for a missing boy from Hempstead on Tuesday for several hours.
Rescuers halt search for missing swimmer in Long Beach
Rescue crews suspended recovery efforts Wednesday afternoon after a massive search for a missing 10-year-old boy who went swimming at Edwards Boulevard beach on Tuesday, Fire Commissioner Scott … more
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Long Beach firefighters and police rushed to the scene of a two-car collision on Friday which left a woman pinned in an overturned car.
Firefighters, police pull woman from overturned car
Long Beach firefighters extricated a woman in an overturned car at around 1:30 p.m. on Friday after two cars collided at the intersection of Long Beach Boulevard and East Hudson Street. “We … more
Freeport firefighters Anthony Basile, left, and Edward Martin joined Hose Co. No. 2 in 1968.
Two firefighters honored for 50 years of service
They’re not the ones running into burning buildings anymore. Those days are over. They are, however, the ones sounding the siren and driving volunteer firefighters to those burning buildings and … more
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Long Island fire fighters stood alongside Senator John Brooks who is pushing for legislation that will allow Nassau County fire departments to bill insurance and government agencies for Emergency Medical Services, on Feb. 15 at the Port Washington Fire Department.
New fire legislation to minimize EMS costs
Long Island volunteer firefighters are pushing elected officials to support legislation that would allow fire departments throughout Nassau County to bill insurance companies and government benefit … more
Nassau County firefighters recently brought Christmas presents to wounded warriors in Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia. Above, Santa Claus brought cheer to a wounded soldier at the Walter Reed National Military Hospital in Maryland, and was joined by Steve Grogan, far left, the vice chairman for Nassau County Firefighters Operation Wounded Warrior, and Lynbrook Second Assistant Chief Nick Pearsall.
Local firefighters bring Christmas to the wounded and their families
Firefighters from Lynbrook and other areas of Nassau County recently brought holiday cheer to wounded warriors in Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. more
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Long Beach firefighters rushed to Long Beach Orthodontics at 622 E. Park Ave. on Sunday morning and extinguished an attic fire.
Busy day for Long Beach firefighters
Firefighters rushed to the scene of a small bedroom fire at 5 Birch Court on Sunday at around 5 p.m., according to Long Beach Fire Commissioner Scott Kemins. The fire had been contained to one … more
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FASNY’s Steven Klein, back row, fourth from right, and representatives from the Oceanside, Inwood and Hewlett Fire Departments met with state Senator Kaminsky, back row, third from right, to discuss expanding cancer coverage for volunteers.
Bill to provide cancer coverage to volunteer firefighters
A new law to be enacted at the start of 2019 will help cover the healthcare costs of volunteer firefighters who have contracted cancer in the line of duty. The law called the “New York State … more
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