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On April 2, Charles Brocher stood by Fire Chief John Beck’s side along North Central Avenue as Valley Stream firefighters battled an early-morning house fire. It was the two men’s last big call together. more
The Green Acres Mall was closed Friday morning following an electrical fire in the basement. The building re-opened at noon, though some stores on the east end remained closed. more
The Wheeler Avenue School community has stepped up to help a family that lost its home in a fire last week. The Panday family was displaced after a raging fire gutted their east end house. more
The Valley Stream Fire Department held its annual election for chiefs and officers last week for 2013-14. On April 4, John Beck Jr., a 23-year member of Engine Company 342 was re-elected as chief of the department. more
Valley Stream firefighters quickly stopped a blaze that began to spread from the fireplace of an East Beverly Parkway home last Thursday afternoon, saving the two-story house from ruin. more
A fire touched off by gasoline fumes destroyed a home in the Mill Brook section of South Valley Stream in the early hours of Nov. 2. more
John Beck Jr. has devoted nearly three decades of his life to the Valley Stream Fire Department, and he’s only 41 years old. Last month, he achieved a long-time dream when he became the department’s new chief. more
Valley Stream Fire Chief Joseph Fernandez began his second year leading the volunteer department on May 7. More than 400 people turned out for the fire department’s 113th annual installation dinner at Chateau Briand in Carle Place. more
Valley Stream firefighters responded to the home of one of their own last week, as an early morning fire caused moderate damage to the basement of a Gibson house. more
When he was a little kid, Joseph Fernandez chased fire trucks on his bicycle. Wearing his Texaco fire chief helmet with a red flashing light on top, Fernandez would pedal off to see what was going on. more
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