Firefighter bit by dog during response to Freeport house fire

The Freeport Fire Department reported to a house fire at two story private home in Freeport today, March 11, at around 2:15 p.m. No deaths have been reported, and only one firefighter is being treated for a dog bite that occurred during the response. 

The Freeport Fire Department responded to fire alarms and got the fire under control within 35 minutes, according to a press release from Bohdan Pilczak, assistant chief fire marshal for Nassau County. The Hempstead, Roosevelt, Baldwin and Merrick fire departments also provided mutual aid for Freeport first responders. There were a total of 60 firefighters on the scene. 

A firefighter who was bit by a dog at the scene of the fire, was treated and released by emergency medical services. 

The American Red Cross has been requested to assist six adults, three children and a dog who were displaced by the fire. Nassau County and Freeport officials did not immediately respond to further questions to confirm if the same dog that bit the firefighter was the same dog that was displaced with the human victims.

Pilczak detailed in his statement that the cause of the fire is still being investigated by the Nassau County Fire Marshal and by the Nassau County Police Arson/Bomb Squad.