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Southampton with aworking fire and grab

A fire trapped an elderly womanin a house at 5 Bellows Lane inSouthampton Village on the after-noon of October 11, but firefighterspulled her out.

A Stop & Shop Peapod deliverytruck driver called in the fire.Southampton Fire Chief Rodney“Chip” Pierson said that the callcame around 5:30 p.m. and he ar-rived within two minutes.

The first firefighters on scenewere not able to get to the womanimmediately because of smoke andfire, Pierson said, but when moreequipment arrived, firefighters puton breathing apparatus and savedher.

The victim was transported viaambulance to Southampton Hospi-tal and two firefighters were taken tothe hospital due to carbon monoxideinhalation, the chief said. About halfa dozen firefighters, including Pier-son, were treated on the scene.

Pierson said that when he ar-rived, the fire was well underway.Shortly after he got there, it becamefully involved.

Around 6:15 p.m., the fire wasunder control, but there were stillflames on the roof.

Pierson said that there weremany hot spots that firefightersneeded to root out. The house wasseverely damaged, if not a total loss.

Southampton Village VolunteerAmbulance, Southampton VolunteerAmbulance and Bridgehampton FireDepartment Ambulance Companyresponded.

In addition to 60 Southamptonfirefighters at the scene, Sag HarborFire Department sent a rapid inter-vention team, North Sea Fire De-partment stood by at theSouthampton firehouse on HamptonRoad and Hampton Bays Fire De-partment was also called on.

“This kind of call, when youhave a victim within, really gets theguys out fast,” Pierson said.

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Vestal in service in Oceanside after Hurricane Sandy


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Manhasset-Lakeville extinguishesfully involved commercial building

On Monday, October 29th, 2012,all five of the Manhasset-LakevilleFire Department's companies andambulance unit were kept extremelybusy by Hurricane Sandy. At theheight of the hurricane at around 8p.m., Manhasset-Lakeville Compa-nies 4 and 5 were dispatched to 1330Union Turnpike for a reported build-ing fire.

The dispatcher advised all re-sponding units that the New HydePark Fire Department had received averbal notification of the fire at one oftheir firehouses and were also re-

sponding.A Signal 10 was transmitted

upon the arrival of Deputy Chief Far-rone (8705) for a working fire in aone story commercial building. Thehigh wind gusts caused by HurricaneSandy created blow torch-like fireconditions.

Multiple two and a half inch hoselines and the master streams on bothTower Ladder 8744 and Ladder 8743

were used to extinguish the fully in-volved building. After the fire wasknocked down, units overhauled andchecked for extension.

Garden City responded as aFAST with Squirt 154 and New HydePark responded with Tower Ladder175.

The Nassau County Fire Mar-shal’s office was notified for an im-mediate investigation and all unitswere released from the scene withintwo hours.

- KIRK CANDAN

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Yaphank, NY. On October 10, 2012 just after noon, firefightersfrom Ridge Fire Department and Brookhaven National Lab re-sponded to a report of a heavy rescue at William Floyd Park-way and Longwood Rd in Yaphank. Under the command of5-22-31, tools were put to work to extricate the heavily trappedsubject.With the help of Suffolk County ES and crews fromBNL, the subject was removed in under 20 minutes. Ambu-lance personnel packaged the patient and transported him toan SCPD helicopter for transport to a local trauma center.

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Ridge responds to entrapment with medivac

On Saturday, November 3, the Chief of Homeland SecurityJanet Napolitano visited the Massapequa Fire DepartmentWest End house along with Congressman Peter King, Nas-sau County Execative Ed Mangano, Suffolk County ExecativeSteven Ballone, Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Vendittoand Babylon Town Supervisor Rich Schaffer. Chief Napoli-tano praised all the firefighters on Long Island for their hardwork during and after the storm.

Janet Napolitano visitsthe Massapequa

The Wyandanch Fire Company was alerted for a structure fireat 101 New Avenue on November 5 at approximately 2:15p.m. 1-10-30 was en route and advised numerous calls werebeing received. On his arrival, he resounded for the workingstructure fire. 1-10-2 was the first due engine and got a quickknock on the advancing fire. Arriving crews opened up forhidden fire and ventilation. No one was home at the time. TheTown of Babylon fire marshals office is investigating.

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Afternoon structure fire for Wyandanch

During Sandy, the Massapequa Fire Department was on therun for almost forty eight hours going from one alarm to an-other. To give Massapequa firefighters a break, three upstatedepartments sent men and equipment to Massapequa to an-swer alarms. Fairview sent a pumper, Amenia sent a brushtruck and Hughsonville sent a heavy rescue. These firefight-ers stayed in Massapequa from Wednesday to Friday and an-swered many alarms including one working car fire and twoworking house fires.

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Melville, NY - The Melville Fire Department responded to arecord number of calls for help in their fire district. HurricaneSandy blew down trees, damaged homes and sent many peo-ple to the hospital via Melville Fire Department Rescue Am-bulance as the members worked nonstop for many days.

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Melville firefighters begin to clear the fallen trees toallow road access

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In Oceanside, this boat sat precariously in front of ahouse


Boats were in the streets in Bellmore as well asmany other Long Island communities


Stations throughout Long Island sustained damage in-cluding this one in Freeport.


A house burned to ashes in Bellmore


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Mastic Fire Department respondsto an early morning house fire

Shirley, NY. On the earlymorning hours of October 13,2012, 911 received a call for ahouse fire at 62 Lexington Road.

Mastic Fire Department andMastic EMS were dispatched to thescene.

First to arrive was AssistantChief Greg Amato, finding heavyfire to the rear of the house. The firebuilding was a one story and all oc-cupants were reportedly out of thebuilding.

Assistant Chief Greg Amato ra-dioed back to Firecom to retone his

department for a working housefire and requested an engine fromBrookhaven Fire Department and aRIT team from Mastic Beach FireDepartment.

The first due Mastic enginewas 5-12-2 and they were followedby Engine 5-12-1, which picked upthe hydrant to supply the first due.

Firefighters dropped two handlines and went right to work on at-

tacking the fire in the rear of thehome.

Firefighters from Brookhavenhelped out at the scene as well.

Within a half hour, the mainbody of fire was knocked down.

Firefighters opened up thewalls and ceilings to check for hotspots.

Suffolk County Arson Squadand the Brookhaven town fire mar-shal were on the scene to investi-gate the cause of the fire.

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Medford, NY. On the night of October 18, 2012 just before 10p.m., a three car accident sent five people to the hospitalafter one SUV flipped over and burst into flames. Firefightersand rescue personnel from Medford Fire Department andMedford Ambulance treated the injured and transported twoto University trauma center. Three additional patients weretransported to Brookhaven Trauma Center. SCPD emergencyservice as well as North Patchogue assisted at the scene.

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Overturn SUV burst into flames in Medford

On October 18, 2012 at about 12:25 p.m., the Elmont FireDepartment was alerted for a report of a car into a buildingat Hempstead Turnpike and Oakley Avenue. First arrivingunits determined that three cars had collided, causing oneof the vehicles to mount the sidewalk and strike the en-trance to a commercial building, damaging the front of thestore. Three occupants of the vehicles received non life-threatening injuries and were transported by NassauCounty Police and Elmont Fire ambulances to local hospi-tals. The Town of Hempstead building department was re-quested by Chief Angelo Chilelli to ensure that the buildingwas structurally sound.

Elmont responds to car versus building

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IN SERVICE

Niverville in service at Oceanside after Hurricane Sandy


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Small place crashes intoMoriches Inlet

Mastic Beach, NY. On the af-ternoon of October 20 around 3p.m., a small plane crashed in theMoriches Inlet.

USCG arrived on the sceneand found that the plane sank tothe bottom of the inlet and therewere two people still in the plane.

Mastic Beach, Mastic CenterMoriches and East Moriches FireDepartments as well as MasticBeach EMS and Suffolk County

Police were toned out.Divers went right into the

water to try to free the people thatwere trapped in the plane.

Hagerman, Rock Poin, WadingRiver, Westhampton and HamptonFire Departments were requestedto the scene for more divers.

Firefighters had a hard timedue to the very strong currents andthe fact that the plane was about 20feet from rocks.

Firefighters worked very hardto try to free the two victims. Theywere pronounced dead at thescene.

The cause of the crash is stillbeing investigated.

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The Nassau County Fire Rescue Field Communications Unit stoodby in Long Beach after Hurricane Sandy


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Woman pulled from raging fireat Bellmore home

At 7:40 a.m. on Monday, No-vember 12, 2012, the Bellmore FireDepartment responded to a report ofa house fire with people trapped onShore Road.

First at the house was John Cur-ley of the FDNY and a Bellmore fire-fighter. With the help of John Jr., hewas able to reach the window of a sec-ond floor bedroom by climbing a sixfoot wooden ladder atop a filing cab-inet.

After breaking the window of thesmoke-filled house, he was able to seethe unconscious homeowner, whowas on the floor. Firefighter Curleyclimbed into the room and removed

the victim through the window. Cur-ley handed her down to Danny Holl,chief of the Bellmore Fire Depart-ment.

The victim was a 93 year oldwoman, who was immediately trans-ported to Nassau University MedicalCenter by NCPD ambulance.

The homeowner's adult son wastaken to NCMC by Bellmore ambu-lance 6013.

Firefighter Curley and his sonwere transported to NCMC by Bell-

more 6012. They were treated fornon-serious injuries and released.

Chief Holl directed in comingEngine 602 to drop two lines and hitthe hydrant. The crews of Ladder 602and Engine 601 were able to bring thefire under control in about 30 minutes.Mutual aid was called from NorthBellmore for a FAST and trucks fromMerrick and North Merrick. Seaford,Wantagh and East Meadow stood byat Bellmore headquarters.

The fire is under investigation bythe Nassau County fire marshals of-fice.

- BILL KELLY




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Many departments traveled a very long way to assist LongIsland departments after the effects of Hurricane Sandy. LoneStar from Texas and another department from Michigan as-sisted. While here, they not only dealt with the aftereffects ofthe hurricane, but encountered a snowstorm.


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Departments traveling from afar

Cause of fire unknown in BohemiaChief of Department Patrick Theodore, Firefighter Kevin Cramblitt, Firefighter Kevin O’Donnell,Mayor David Tanner, and Commissioner Emeritus Nicholas Siciliano. Back Row (L-R): CaptainThomas Devaney, 1st Assistant Chief Daniel Cramblitt, 2nd Assistant Chief Patrick McWhirk, andEx-Asst. Chief Robert Schoen.

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EWFD receives four county EMS awardsOn Thursday, October 11,

2012, the Nassau County RegionalEMS Council held its annualawards dinner at the Crest HollowCountry Club. The dinner recog-nized the actions of those EMSworkers for the entire county ofNassau, consisting of 71 fire de-partments, five volunteer ambu-lance corps, the Nassau CountyPolice Department Emergency Am-bulance Bureau and numerous hos-pital based career ambulanceproviders.

This year, the Williston ParkEmergency Relief Squad was rec-ognized as the EMS Agency of theYear, with the East Williston FireDepartment receiving honorablemention in this category.

To have the two top EMS agen-cies for Nassau County in the sameregion, working hand in hand on adaily basis is impressive.

Kevin Cramblitt, EMT, of theEast Williston Fire Department wasrecognized as the Basic Life Sup-port Provider of the Year for Nas-sau County. He was specificallyrecognized for his quick actions inwhich he saved the life of a youngcardiac arrest victim, who collapsedon the front lawn of his friend’s

house in Albertson. On thatsame incident, Firefighter Cramblittwas assisted by Kevin O’Donnell,

CFR, also of the East Williston FireDepartment, who was fittingly rec-ognized in receiving honorablemention in the same category. Thisjust goes to show the work of a vol-unteer firefighter is never off duty.

The East Williston Fire Depart-ment was recognized once again, inthat Thomas Devaney, EMT-CC,who has served as their EMS Cap-tain for over ten years, was givenhonorable mention in the categoryof Emergency Medical ServicesLeadership Award.

This was truly a good night forboth the East Williston and Willis-ton Park Fire Departments.

- THOMAS DEVANEY

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ANTIQUE APPARATUS

815 is East Williston Fire Department's 1929 Maxim pumper, the first brand new motorized apparatus,purchased by the Village of East Williston. 815 served village residents from 1929 to 1953 as a frontline pumper, when it was sold to a farm in upstate NY. In the early 1980s, a neighboring departmentwas up near the Canadian border searching for their antique truck. They were told of a truck buriedin the back of a barn. When they cleared off the hay, they saw the East Williston Fire Departmentshield. The Exempt & Volunteer Benevolent Fireman's Association of East Williston sent membersupstate with a flatbed truck. The 1929 Maxim pumper was returned once again to the Village of EastWilliston. Countless hours in work and fundraising, the truck was restored.

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The West Sayville Fire Depart-ment was activated for a structurefire at 573 Locust Avenue in Bo-hemia at approximately 1:29 a.m.on October 21, 2012.

First Assistant Chief RobertDoucet was first to arrive at ap-proximately 1:31 a.m. and con-firmed that the exterior wall on thenumber four exposure of the twostory residential structure was onfire. Assistant Chief Doucet foundthe basement level fully involvedand made a preliminary determina-tion that the building was unoccu-pied. The structure had been vacantfor several years but periodicallymade use of by vagrants.

Attack lines from Engine 1were advanced for a quick hit on thenumber four exposure before ad-vancing into the basement levelthrough a rear personnel door.

Shortly after making the base-ment, Assistant Chief Gray reporteda partial collapse of the first floorinto the basement and cautionedsearch teams. West Sayville Ladder5 was positioned in front of the

building and provided ventilation. Operations Chief Doucet con-

firmed the unoccupied status of thebuilding.

In all, four additional units fromWest Sayville were brought to thescene, along with RIT from Bo-hemia and an engine crew fromSayville. Bayport provided cover-age at West Sayville’s main andCommunity Ambulance providedEMS. There was one firefightertreated for a minor burn attributedto the radiant heat from a construc-tion staple that had penetratedthrough the outside edge of the soleof his boot.

The incident was declaredunder control at approximately 2:33a.m. Both the Islip Town Fire Mar-shal’s office and Suffolk County Po-lice Arson squad reported to thescene to investigate.

- JOSEPH SCHROEDER


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Bellmore Truck 606-the day after Hurricane Sandy


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Carle Place firefighters were in Oceanside to assist after Hurricane Sandy devas-tated the area.


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Coram, NY. Coram firefighters after recent alarms on October 18, 2012.

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East Williston Fire Department Ex-Chief Christopher Siciliano and his father EastWilliston Fire Department Ex-Chief Nicholas Siciliano both attend the NassauCounty EMS Awards Dinner at the Crest Hollow Country Club on October 11, 2012.

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Three members represented from the Uniondale Fire Department (left to right);Catherine Mariduena EMT-CC of Emergency Company # 1, Joe Gemma Firefighterof Truck Company # 4 and Jessica Ellerbe EMT-B of Emergency Company # 1, havecompleted their probationary period as per department regulations.

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Farmingville battles commercial fireFarmingville, NY. On Novem-

ber 2, 2012 after 8 p.m., Farm-ingville Fire Department signed onthe air with a reported working fireat J&C 68 Asian Cuisine onHorseblock Road just west ofBluepoint Rd.

5-18-30 reported visibleflames and smoke coming from atwo story multi-peaked roof at 654Horseblock Road and requestedmutual aid from Holtsville forR.I.T and one engine from Seldento its main house.

Farmingville firefightersbegan roof operations to vent and

sent several hand lines through thefront and side doors to do battle.

About 15 minutes into the fire,all firefighters were ordered off theroof and an aggressive interior at-tack was continued until the firewas brought under control about20 minutes later.

No injuries were reported andthe fire is under investigation.

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Shirley, NY - On October 6, 2012, 911 took a call for an MVAwith injuries in front of 911 Montauk Highway. Suffolk CountyPolice and Mastic EMS arrived on the scene and found thatthere was a two car MVA with no one trapped. Mastic EMSchecked out the victims who were involved in the MVA andtransported them to a local hospital. Suffolk County Policeremained on the scene until the vehicles were removed.

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Two car MVA in Shirley

Mastic, NY - On Sunday, October 14, 2012 Mastic Fire De-partment held their annual fire prevention open house atMastic headquarters on Mastic Blvd. Fire trucks were on dis-play so kids could learn what each fire truck does and whateach tool is used for. Firefighters also had demonstrationson how they use the Jaws of Life to free someone from car.Firefighters also told kids what to do in case there was a realfire in their house. Mastic had their smoke house on displayand let kids see what happens when the house fills up withsmoke and how to get out and stay low.

Mastic holds open house for community

Bethpage Fire Department responded to an overturn atBoundary Avenue and Langdon Road. The chief rolled up toa black Dodge Durango on it’s side. The patient was attendedto by the County Ambulance. Bethpage units from Company5 took care of a fuel spill and secured the Dodge.

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Bethpage with an overturn

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Gershow Recycling donates three vehicles for extrication exercisesIn support of local fire, rescue and emergency medical serv-ices crews, Gershow Recycling donated three vehicles to theFarmingville Fire Department and two vehicles to theHoltsville Fire Department for extrication exercises the fire-fighters performed during their annual fire prevention openhouses. During the exercises, firefighters learned first-handhow to use the “Jaws of Life” and other firefighting tools onthe vehicles in the event they needed to extricate a victimfrom the vehicle involved in a crash. The departments ex-pressed their gratitude for Gershow’s support and uniqueopportunities for simulated emergency training.

Manhasset-Lakeville extinguishes carfire with extension to house

At 8:33 a.m. on Monday, Oc-tober 29th, 2012 while Long Is-land and the rest of the East Coastwere busy preparing for HurricaneSandy’s arrival,M a n h a s s e t -Lakeville Fire De-p a r t m e n tCompanies 4 and 5were dispatched to50 Bates Road forreported primaryelectrical wiresdown on top of avehicle with fire.

Deputy ChiefPisani (8702) was the first unit torespond and was advised that thehomeowner was now stating theircar and house were on fire.

With this information, DeputyChief Pisani asked that Company3 and the ambulance unit be addedto the initial assignment.

Engine 8740 was the firstpiece of apparatus to arrive on thescene and informed Deputy ChiefPisani that they had a working carfire with primary wire down andextension to the home.

Upon the arrival of DeputyChief Pisani, a Signal 10 wastransmitted for a working housefire.

Once the power line was de-energized by LIPA, the crews ofEngine 8740, 8735 and 8758stretched three one and three quar-ter inch hose lines, two of which

A large tree branch brought down a primary power line whichlanded on a vehicle. The vehicle ignited, which caused the houseto catch fire.

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were used to extinguish the fire. The crews of Ladder 8743 and

Tower Ladder 8744 overhauledand checked for extension.

The Great Neck Vigilant FireCompany responded as theF.A.S.T. with Ladder 8312 and As-sistant Chief Forst (839).

Other Manhasset-LakevilleFire Department units on scene in-

cluded Heavy Rescue 8730, Am-bulances 8768 and 8769, EMS FlyCar 8799, and Deputy Chiefs Far-rone (8705) and Garrigan (8703).

All units were released fromthe scene within an hour of theirinitial arrival.

- KIRK CANDAN

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Gas leak in MasticMastic, NY - On the afternoon of October 18, 2012, Mastic FireDepartment was dispatched out for a gas leak at 202 MasticBlvd. Fire department units arrived on the scene to find agas leak inside a commercial building. Firefighters droppeda hand line and investigated where the gas was coming fromand shut the valve off. Firefighters opened doors and ventedthe building. The cause of the gas leak is unknown.

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