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The Valley Stream Fire Department, shown marching the 2011 Memorial Day parade, will host a parade through the village on Aug. 6 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Engine Company No. 1.

Valley Streamers will have the chance to see more than 1,000 firefighters from across the state when the village’s Fire Department welcomes 25 others for a parade commemorating Engine 341’s 100th anniversary. more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/29/11

Engine Company No. 1’s first truck was a horse-drawn wagon, used from the founding of the company in 1911 to 1917.

Valley Stream fire company celebrates 100 years

Gerald Gerfit said that Engine Company No. 1 was the fastest outfit of the Valley Stream Fire Department in the 1960s, responding to calls before he could make it to the firehouse from his home a few blocks away. Nothing changed in the ’70s, he said, nor in the ’80s, ’90s and present day. more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/21/11

Joseph Fernandez receives the chief’s pin from his wife, Cindy.

Valley Stream fire chiefs installed for second year

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

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/18/11

Fire destroyed a garage outside an Elmwood Street home in Valley Stream on May 10.

Flames devour Elmwood Street garage

Fire destroyed the garage behind a home on Elmwood Street last week, and fire officials say the cause was accidental. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/16/11

Kudos to Valley Stream Fire Department

The excellent performance last week during the basement fire at 137 Munro Blvd. was a true testament to the professionalism of our excellent Fire Department. more

4/21/11

Valley Stream firefighters responded to a basement fire at 137 Munro Blvd. on April 13, the home of a fellow firefighter.

Firefighters make quick stop in Gibson blaze

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

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/19/11

Valley Stream Fire Department emergency medical technicians Tracey Calhoun and Mike Field delivered a baby in this ambulance on March 12.

EMT pair deliver baby in Valley Stream ambulance

A pair of Valley Stream emergency medical technicians did not expect that they would be delivering a baby when they woke up on March 12. But that afternoon, with the ambulance en route to the hospital, they did just that. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 3/23/11

A fire at 315 N. Central Ave. in Valley Stream left one apartment gutted and several others with smoke and water damage.

Valley Stream apartment fire injures seven, displaces dozens

Eight families were displaced by a fire in an apartment building on Central Avenue in Valley Stream this morning. Flames destroyed one apartment and seven other units had smoke and water damage. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/31/11

The roof of the Valley Stream IHOP on Sunrise Highway burned away during a fire Saturday morning.

Fire destroys Valley Stream IHOP

A morning fire heavily damaged the Valley Stream IHOP restaurant on Saturday, and the building will likely have to come down. The Valley Stream Fire Department was called to the scene at … more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/8/11

A home on Bayview Avenue in Valley Stream was damaged by fire on Dec. 16. The fire started in a dryer.

Dryer fire damages Valley Stream home

A family of three was left homeless after a fire, which started in the dryer, caused moderate damage to their Bayview Avenue home Thursday evening. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 12/16/10

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