The Lakeview Fire Department held a wetdown on June 11 to welcome the newest addition to its fleet, a Rosenbauer Commander Engine, equipped with a 1500 gallon-per-minute pumper and a 750-gallon tank. The ceremony for the apparatus — Engine 414 — was attended by local clergy and elected officials, and followed by a barbecue and tours of the engine for all.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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6/22/17
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Lakeview Fire Department Ex-Chief Fred Senti III was honored by Hempstead town last week for outstanding community service during a Firematic Awards ceremony that recognized first responders throughout the township.
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10/28/16
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As is tradition in both Malverne and West Hempstead, the two communities will each hold their own 9/11 ceremonies on the evening of September 11, both of which are open to the public.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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9/6/16
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Did you know that the Lakeview Fire Department serviced nearly 700 emergency calls last year? Or that the department, small in number when compared to other Long Island departments, has five paramedics and over a dozen EMTs on staff? Or that the Lakeview Fire Department has 51 volunteers, who risk life and limb for the residents of Lakeview every day?
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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5/12/16
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A holiday celebration at Hall’s Pond Park drew hundreds to the hamlet on a beautiful, 60-degree Sunday afternoon last week.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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12/15/15
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Robert DeAngelis was a firefighter no matter where he went.
So it made perfect sense that DeAngelis, a West Hempstead resident and a purchase manager in the Washington Group International’s World Trade Center office, was also a fire warden on the 91st floor of the South Tower on the morning of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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9/9/15
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Lakeview Fire Department ex-chief, Joseph Mastriano, a member of the department for over 50 years, died July 27.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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8/5/15
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In case you were looking for yet another reason to be thankful for the Lakeview Fire Department, we’ll give you one – or how about 10?
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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6/10/15
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A fire engulfed the bedroom of a home on Coolidge Avenue in Lakeview this afternoon, sending one woman to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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2/12/15
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According to a recent New York Times article, the number of volunteer firefighters is decreasing while the reasons why increase. Besides the apparent reason that the work is dangerous, the allure has diminished because of the amount of fund-raising required; the rise in two-income families, which makes spare time harder to find; and the increase in the scope of the work to vehicular entrapments and water rescues to name a few.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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8/20/14
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