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Search crews looked for a fallen skydiver on Thursday only to discover two Mylar balloons instead.
Reports of fallen skydiver off Long Beach false
Long Beach firefighters searched the waters of Atlantic Beach on Thursday after receiving reports of an object falling from the sky, Fire Commissioner Scott Kemins said. Firefighters originally … more
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Fire Department members competed in the first heat of round one at Peter's Clam Bar clam eating contest. From left, Ken O'Connor with Lynbrook, Scott Ballard with Stewart Manor, Charles Hendry with Hempstead, Pete Adams with Island Park and Jeffrey Katz with Rockville Centre.
Fifth annual clam-eating contest benefits firefighters
Heavy clouds and the threat of rain didn’t keep more than 100 contestants and spectators from gathering at Peter’s Clam Bar in Island Park on Aug. 19 for the restaurant’s Clam Eating Contest, a … more
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Oceanside firefighters Bob Bettes, left, Paul Facella, Bill Lynch, Fred Robinson and Oceanside Library Director Chris Marra with a copy of their history of the Oceanside Fire Department donated to the library for future generations of Oceanside history lovers to enjoy.
OFD celebrates release of history book
“I’d say this is the most comprehensive document on The Fire Department in existence,” Oceanside firefighter Bill Lynch said as he rested his hand on the red, 419-page leather-bound volume. … more
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Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy saluted the Freeport Fire Department during its 125th anniversary parade on Aug. 11.
125 years of fire service
over the Nautical Mile, Freeport Fire Department Executive Director Ray Maguire said he was optimistic that the showers would hold off — and they did. By 6 p.m. on Aug. 11, firefighters, … more
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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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Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, center, with village officials and some of Sea Cliff’s finest.
County grant to improve Sea Cliff’s fire service
The Sea Cliff Fire Department was recently awarded a $15,000 grant by the Nassau County Community Revitalization Program, which will be used to upgrade radio equipment that members rely on to serve … more
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Going home with the top prize, and a full stomach: The Long Beach Fire Department’s third assistant chief, Hadrick Ray, congratulated Long Beach resident Jessica Sclafani, who took first place in the department’s inaugural Wing Eating Contest on July 28.
Long Beach Fire Department holds inaugural Wing Eating Contest
The Long Beach Fire Department hosted its inaugural Wing Eating Contest on July 28, featuring dozens of people who competed to eat the most wings in the shortest amount of time. Out of 26 … more
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Emily Brandi, 48, died on July 19 just weeks after being diagnosed with lung cancer
An untimely loss for the Seaford Community
The news of Emily Brandi’s unexpected death this week spread through the close-knit Seaford community like wildfire. Within hours, scores of heartbroken people took to social media and posted about how sad they were to learn of her passing and how much she had meant to them. 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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Phillip F. Stenger contributed heavily to the Wantagh Fire Department and several Brooklyn business associations in his 89-year life.
Wantagh firefighter, “Mr. Brooklyn” leaves an impact
Phillip F. Stenger, a longtime member of the Wantagh Fire Department died on June 15 at the age of 89. more
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