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Firefighters participated in the New York State Old Fashioned Drill in early August.
1,000 firefighters expected at drill competition, parade
Fifty fire departments and more than 1,000 volunteer firefighters throughout New York state are expected to compete in the annual New York State Championship Drill, which is being hosted by the West Hempstead and Hempstead Fire Departments and will take place Saturday, Aug. 19 at the Chief Brian Fahey Training Facility on Weir Street in Hempstead. more
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West Hempstead Fire Department Chief Michael Vogt said the grant would be used to purchase self-contained breathing apparatus.
West Hempstead Fire Department to receive $228K grant
Two weeks ago, Chief Michael Vogt of the West Hempstead Fire Department had heard that his department was approved for a FEMA grant. “We knew we were approved for a grant, but we didn’t know how much or what it was for,” said Vogt. He soon found out, however, that the department would be receiving $228,572 to purchase much-needed self-contained breathing apparatus — known in the fire industry as SCBA. It is the largest grant ever received in the department’s history. more
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Freeport’s Dead End Kids took first place in the Running Ladder competition, during last Friday’s New York State Old Fashioned Championship tournament hosted in Baldwin.
Freeport F.D. smokes the competition
The Freeport Dead End Kids drill team came out on top at the New York State Old-Fashioned Championship firefighting tournament in Baldwin last Friday. It was the second straight year that Freeport … more
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The driver of an SUV had to be cut out of her car by Lynbrook firefighters on Aug. 4
Lynbrook firefighters cut injured woman out of car after collision
The driver of an SUV had to be cut out of her car by Lynbrook firefighters on Aug. 4 after she was involved in a crash with another vehicle at Peninsula Boulevard and Vincent Avenue. After removing … more
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Junior firefighters from all over Nassau County recently took part in various training exercises during Camp Fahrenheit 516 at Nassau County Fire Services Academy in Old Bethpage. Marc-Anthony Castel of Baldwin, back, Louis Sabatino of Franklin Square and Nicholas Capone of East Rockaway experienced a warehouse fire and learned how to put it out by using a hose.
East Rockaway junior firefighters participate in training camp
On July 30, members of the East Rockaway Junior Fire Department graduated from Camp Fahrenheit 516, a weeklong training event where they gained hands-on experience in how to fight fires and learned safety protocol at Nassau County Fire Services Academy in Old Bethpage. more
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The bill passed by the state Legislature would return nearly $20,000 in tax credits to the Oceanside Fire Department for a property it purchased adjacent to its Foxhurst Road headquarters.
Oceanside Fire Department to get four-year-old tax break
State legislators unanimously passed a bill late last month that would grant the Oceanside Fire Department a one-time tax credit of nearly $20,000. The legislation is currently awaiting Governor … more
The Malverne Fire Department used the Jaws of Life to free a woman pinned inside her car on the Southern State Parkway.
Woman is ejected during two-car parkway crash
Four people were injured during a two-car accident on the Southern State Parkway on July 16, where one passenger was ejected from her vehicle and found in the middle of the parkway. more
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Seaford firefighters battled a shed fire on Illona Lane on July 8. A 71-year-old man was found dead in the remains.
Man found dead inside burned shed in Seaford
A 71-year-old man was found dead in a burned-out shed behind a home on Illona Lane in Seaford on Saturday, police said.  According to a public information officer at the Nassau County Police … more
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Michael DiGiorgio, right, drove his daughter Jillian DiGiorgio and her friends to prom in Syosset after their party bus never came.
Lynbrook firefighter comes to rescue after bus strands students
When a bus scheduled to take more than 40 Lynbrook High School prom-goers to the North Ritz Club in Syosset never came on June 22, one father saved the day. more
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Kevin Brown, who died last month at 70, pictured with his wife of 29 years, Maureen, at an Albertson Fire Department Installation Dinner in 2014.
Kevin Brown, veteran and longtime RVC fireman, dies at 70
Kevin Brown, an Air Force veteran and dedicated member of the Rockville Centre Police Department, died on June 28 from cancer. He was 70. more
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