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Brush fire spreads to car and office building Rockville Centre, NY. On May 12, 2015, Rockville Centre firefighters were dispatched to 55 Maple Avenue for a reported brush fire on the side of an office building. A nearby car quickly caught fire. The windows in a nearby office building were open. With
JUMP TO FILE #061115103 winds whipping, the smoke and fire spread into the building. All workers were quickly evacuated. Unfortunately, the first floor of the
building sustained major damage. Mutual aid included Lynbrook, Oceanside, South Hempstead, Baldwin, and Lakeview. The cause of the original brush fire is under investigation. - BILL KELLY
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One transported after MVA in Bellmore One woman was transported to a local medical center by Bellmore Ambulance 6013 for treatment after a two car accident in Bellmore. On May 7th at 9:24 a.m., the Bellmore Fire Department and Ambulace were dispatched for a two car accident involving a pickup truck and a sedan on Newbridge Road and Croyon Place.
JUMP TO FILE #050715108 Three people within the pickup truck were uninjured. Nassau County Police are investigating the cause of the accident. - BILL KELLY
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Working structure fire in Southampton On May 9th at 9:06 a.m., the Southampton Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire next to the Parrish Art Museum in Watermill. Assistant Chief Anthony Stevens arrived and had dispatch re-tone it as a working fire. Crews were able to enter the basement and knock down a good portion of the fire while ladder crews were able to attack the roof fire. RIT was requested from
JUMP TO FILE #052115105 Hampton Bays Fire Department and Sag Harbor Fire Department. North Sea and Bridgehampton Fire Departments were each requested for a truck to the scene. East Hampton Fire Department was requested for a ladder to the scene. Montauk Highway in Watermill was closed for over two hours
while LDH hose was stretched across the roadway. Southampton Volunteer Ambulance along with Southampton Village Volunteer Ambulance were requested for firefighter assessment. The scene was under the command of Chief Michael Kampf and Assistant Chief Anthony Stevens. - CHRIS BRENNER
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Work the plank and “Rock” your abs to the core! FIREFIGHTER FITNESS Lori Ann Hodgkinson
Who isn’t in a rush these days? One of my current clients has just started a new job. Her child’s school schedule has changed and of course nothing coincides with her previously scheduled workout sessions. Normally we train for 45 minutes four days per week. We can still manage two of those days, but haven’t been able to find 45 minute time blocks anywhere else. Here’s what we have been doing this past month, and so far so good. As I mentioned, we have two 45 minute sessions per week, but to compensate for the other two 45 minutes sessions lost, we have been training an additional four days for 20 minutes. It’s still ten minutes shy in total of her previous schedule, but she has actually dropped two lbs, a couple of inches and her body fat % has decreased slightly as well. The 20 minute workouts (although brief) are of higher intensity than her old workouts and contain exercises that are big on movement (and use more than one muscle group at a time). Here’s a sample: We warm up with three minutes of walking then it’s over the stability ball for the jackknife (see instructions at the end of this column). She performs as many as possible in 30 seconds (without using momentum or sacrificing form or alignment). Next (without resting), it’s straight to squats with shoulder presses (perform dumbbell shoulder presses on the “up” segment of the squat). Again (as with all of the exercises in this workout), it’s as many proper reps in 30 seconds. Moving right along, it’s over the stability ball again. This time, it’s for push-ups combined with the jackknife. The pattern is three push-ups followed by one jacknife for the 30 second duration. Then, we combine bent-over rows with triceps kickbacks. We finish out the circuit by combining lunges and bicep curls.
The arms are curled during the “down segment” of the lunge. The pattern is five lunges/bicep curls with the right leg forward followed by five with the left until time has expired. (Sometimes it’s walking lunges and the right and left legs are alternated.) Believe it or not at this point, we have only been training for about six minutes (including the three minute warm-up). It’s a quick water break (small sips) and back to complete the circuit a total of two more times. After three full circuits, the workout has taken about 13-15 minutes. I usually use a basic two minute ab routine consisting of crunches and twists as her cool down and finish up by stretching her out during the final three to five minutes. Of course, I vary the exercises from workout to workout, but continue to combine movements as well as attempt to use exercises that use big movements. On those two days that we are still able to get in the full 45 minutes, we do a bit more isolation (single movement/muscle exercises) and more traditional cardio with occasional intervals inserted. If your schedule has changed, constantly changes, you are short on time or are just looking for a change, try putting together something like the sample just described. They say “change is good”. In this case, so far they are right. My client, as I mentioned, is enjoying great success with this new plan. I will be sure to change it up enough so that it continues to be the case. Remember, to have your physician’s approval before beginning any exercise program. The stability ball jackknife: Assume a push-up position with your arms completely straight. Rest your shins on a stability ball. Your body should form a straight line from your head to your ankles. Abdominals tight. Without losing your lower-back posture, roll the stability ball toward your chest by pulling it forward with your feet. Pause, and then return to starting position by lowering your hips and rolling the ball backward.
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Class held by Community Ambulance Cherry Grove, Fire Island, NY. On Saturday, May 16, 2015, the men and women of Community Ambulance Company in Sayville hosted a CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) class for the Cherry Grove community on Fire Island. The class was held as an early kickstart to the summer season and to celebrate the continued relationship between Community Ambulance and the Cherry Grove community. The class was a huge success as over 70 residents of Cherry Grove are now certified in the administration of CPR and the use of AED devices. Community Ambulance Company proudly serves the areas of Sayville, West Sayville, Bayport, Bohemia and Oakdale, answering more than 4000 calls per year.
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This 1951 "white" aerial ladder once served for the North Merrick Fire Department from 1951 to 1962. It was replaced by a 1962 Seagrave mid-mount aerial ladder. It is currently housed with the Terryville Fire Department (Port Jefferson Station)
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Codes, Rules, and Initiatives, a Safety Refresher - Part II STAYING SAFE
Chief Henry Campbell
Last month, we listed the IAFC Rules of Engagement for Firefighter Survival and each rule as proposed by the IAFC has an objective and a NIOSH Fatality Report accompanying it. The objective or purpose of the rule is to correct an action or inaction that generally results in death or injury to a firefighter. The NIOSH report cites an example as to had the rule has been practiced and it may have prevented the incident from occurring. Below are listed the Firefighter Rules of Engagement and the objective behind each rule. Size-Up Your Tactical Area of Operation. Objective: To cause the company officer and firefighters to pause for a moment and look over their area of operation and evaluate their individual risk exposure and determine a safe approach to completing their assigned tactical objectives. Determine the Occupant Survival Profile. Objective: To cause the company officer and firefighter to consider fire conditions in relation to possible occupant survival of a successful rescue event as part of their initial and ongoing individual risk assessment and action plan development. Do Not Risk Your Life for Lives or Property That Cannot Be Saved. Objective: To prevent firefighters from engaging in high risk search and rescue and firefighting operations which may harm them when fire conditions prevent occupant survival and significant or total destruction of the building is inevitable. Extend Limited Risk to Protect Savable Property. Objective: To cause firefighters to limit risk exposure to a reasonable, cautious and conservative level when trying to save a building. Extend Vigilant and Measured Risk to Protect and Rescue Savable Lives. Objective: To cause firefighters to manage search and rescue and supporting firefighting operations in a calculated, controlled and safe manner, while remaining alert to changing conditions, during high risk primary search and rescue operations where lives can be saved. Go in Together, Stay Together, Come Out Together Objective: To ensure that firefighters always enter a burning building as a team of two or more members and no
firefighter is allowed to be alone at any time while entering, operating in or exiting a building. Maintain Continuous Awareness of Your Air Supply, Situation, Location and Fire Conditions Objective: To cause all firefighters and company officers to maintain constant situational awareness their SCBA air supply and where they are in the building and all that is happening in their area of operations and elsewhere on the fireground that may affect their risk and safety. Constantly Monitor Fireground Communications for Critical Radio Reports. Objective: To cause all firefighters and company officers to maintain constant awareness of all fireground radio communications on their assigned channel for progress reports, critical messages or other information that may affect their risk and safety. You Are Required to Report Unsafe Practices or Conditions That Can Harm You. Stop, Evaluate, and Decide. Objective: To prevent company officers and firefighters from engaging in unsafe practices or exposure to unsafe conditions that can harm them and allowing any member to raise an alert about a safety concern without penalty and mandating the supervisor address the question to insure safe operations. You Are Required to Abandon Your Position and Retreat Before Deteriorating Conditions Can Harm You. Objective: To cause firefighters and company officers to be aware of fire conditions and cause an early exit to a safe area when they are exposed to deteriorating conditions, unacceptable risk and a life threatening situation. Declare a May-Day As Soon As You Think You Are in Danger Objective: To insure the firefighter is comfortable with, and there is no delay in, declaring a May-Day when a firefighter is faced with a life threatening situation and the May Day is declared as soon as they Think they are in trouble. These 11 Rules, if practiced by all firefighters will certainly help improve firefighter safety. Read them, then reread them and begin to implement them in your daily operations. Simply stated, do your own personal size up at all incidents and if something doesn’t look right, it most likely isn’t. In the next issue we will have the 14 Rules of Engagement for incident commanders and their objectives. Till next time, Stay Safe and God Bless!
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JUMP TO FILE #052015105 Gershow Recycling’s Huntington facility. Back row (l-r): Steve Rossetti, Vice President of Special Projects, Gershow Recycling; George Doll, Mayor, and Henry Tobin, Deputy Mayor, Village of Northport; and Peter Gunther, Highway Superintendent, Town of Huntington. Standing in front of Mr. McMullen: Luc Wagner (left), grandson of Mayor Doll; and Chris Holm (right), Luc’s friend. In support of local fire departments and the Huntington community, Gershow Recycling donated the use of 30 vehicles for the 8th Annual Chuck Varese Vehicle Ex-
trication Tournament, which was held at the Northport Fire Department’s Training Grounds at Steer’s Pit in Northport on May 9. Fifteen teams from ten fire departments in the Town of Huntington, as well as fire departments from North Bellmore, Kings Park and first-time participant Amityville competed in the tournament. Each team was judged on the amount of time it took to perform the extrication, the handling of equipment and the safety procedures they followed. After the tournament ended, the vehicles were shredded and recycled at Gershow’s facility. - HANK RUSSELL
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North Merrick Fire Department. Pictured is Terryville's 1951 white aerial ladder. The rig once belonged to the North Merrick Fire Department until 1962. Also shown is their heavy rescue truck, their tower ladder, their 1951 white antique pumper. They have two EMS ambulances, a medic car, three Class A pumpers, a fire police unit and three chiefs. Next year, the North Merrick Fire Department will be celebrating their 90th Anniversary (2016). Their fire department was organized in 1926. Congratulations to the North Merrick Fire Department for protecting the community for 90 years.
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He said “God Bless You” Chaplain’s Corner Didymus McHugh
I saw a man starting to walk in the same direction that I was walking. I noticed that he was wearing a ball cap that read "Viet Nam Veteran". I told him "Thank you for serving. If you did not serve we would not have our freedoms." We parted, but later we saw each other and he said to me "God bless you and your family." There are so many people that would never think of thanking a verteran. They have no courtesy or respect for these individuals, who put it all on the line. Do these people understand that most of the military seem to be young people? Talk about dedication. All too often we forget what goes into a great country, like the values that this country was founded on. But it makes my heart feel heavy at what has happened. When the national anthem is played, there are people who remain seated, don't take off their hat, put their right hand over their heart, or just show respect by stop talking. By the way, the last words to the national anthem is not "Play Ball". What has happened to the honor and respect? Is it that parents don't show
respect? Do they know how to teach it? Are schools afraid to teach it? I remember in grammar school, we would say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning. Is there even an American flag in the classroom? Or is that not politically correct? Do yourself a favor, YouTube the Pledge of Allegiance and watch the commentary by John Wayne. Years ago, I traveled a lot and I witnessed a protest on government property. I spoke to the security guard and asked him if it bothered him, that the people were protesting the military. The gentleman told me that he served in the military in rough areas and rough times, to protect the freedom of those people who were protesting what he did. Did you hear that? He was willing to lay down his life for others to protest against our freedom fighters. To the military: Thank you for your service and being willing to die for your freedoms and ours. To the families of the military: Thank you for supporting this country by supporting your service person. And if they did not come home, our country should definitely say "Thank you and our hearts go out to your family." Happy 4th of July Thank you for the sacrifices, so we can spend another year in freedom. God bless you and your family. God Bless America.
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Memorial for fallen firefighter On May 9, 2015, there was a special memorial for NYPD Police Officer Brian Moore. He was killed in the line of duty while on patrol. Over 40 ladders from across Long Island participated in this service. Over 1000 police motorcycles from as far away as San Francisco and St. Louis came in remembrance to participate.
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Hauppauge School District Receives Generous Donation From Fire District
Hauppauge, NY. “The Hauppauge School District is extremely grateful to the Hauppauge Fire District for the donation of three fire district automobiles to our school district. The generosity of our firefighters will allow the school district to update the vehicles used by our security department at no cost to the taxpayers,� stated Patricia Sullivan-Kriss, superintendent of schools, Hauppauge School District.
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Special Olympics The Southampton Fire Department along with East Hampton Fire Department raised a flag for the Special Olympics on Sunday, May 17th at the Southampton High School. A good day was had by all who attended.
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Association of Nassau County Fire Historians The first ever gathering of the "Association of Nassau County Fire Historians" was held at the Nassau County Firefighters Museum & Education Center on May 19. The association is open to persons interested in researching, gathering, and preserving the history of Nassau County's fire departments, fire companies, fire service organizations, and fire commission. Information and artifacts collected will be housed at the museum, and help expand their newly created fire service research library. The meeting was attended by historians from 14 departments. It is hoped additional departments and companies will join in as word spreads, insuring "every" department and organization is represented. We are proud to support this mission, and encourage you share this great news with "your" department and company.
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FDNY War Years Volume 3 VIDEO REVIEW
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This is a group of seven major fires in the late 1970’s shot by Sheldon Levy as were the ones in the last reviewed DVD, Volume 2. The first and most spectacular is a Brooklyn Boro Call at Knickerbocker and Bleeker Streets in July of 1977. This fire took 23 buildings made up of attached dwellings and loft buildings. The temperature was over 100 degrees that day and the fire was well underway when the recording started. It was a war zone! People are evacuating some of the dwellings. The first is shot from all angles as tower ladders, deck guns and handlines operate. It equaled ten alarms. The next is in March of 1978
and is a fourth alarm in Brooklyn involving 14 frame dwellings with a common cockloft. The fronts of the dwellings have an extension with a peaked roof which terminates at the main part of the building where the cockloft is. Roof operations can be noted as the fire burns through it. The next is in November of 1979 and is a third alarm in Queens at Douglaston Parkway for a group of 14 three story attached dwellings that were under construction. Much of it is collapsed and 28 parked vehicles were caught up in it! A fire on Valentine’s day in 1979 involves a large loft building in Manhattan. This went to a fifth alarm. Fire extended to exposures. The super pumper arrives and is put to work. Icicles can be seen on the valve handles of the pump while it is there. A Bronx second alarm is for a five story 100 foot by 100 foot “H” shaped vacant dwelling with the top floor involved at Marcy Place. Much of this coverage is of Rescue 3 and Ladder 49 providing ventilation off the roof. Some of the Rescue 3 members are wearing work shoes rather than boots. -continued at www.1rbn.com
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Uniondale, NY. On May 14, 2015 at a little after 9 a.m., four firefighters were treated for injuries after a fire ripped through a residence on Argyle Avenue. Crews were alerted to a fire at the rear of the residence. The blaze quickly spread through the home, causing minor damage to the two neighboring homes. According to officials, a propane tank let loose. At that time, one of the firefighters shielded his face with his hands,
JUMP TO FILE #060915119 which caused serious injuries to his hands. He was transported to Nassau University Medical Center and is being treated in the burn unit. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Nassau County Fire Marshal's office. - BILL KELLY
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Mangano honors Fire Commissioner Ron Magarie Carle Place, NY. Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano presented a Citation to outgoing Fire Commissioner Ronald Magarie at a ceremony held at Carle Place Fire Department headquarters. JUMP TO FILE # Commissioner 060115124 Magarie joined the West Hempstead Fire Company in 1975 and he rose up through the ranks as a Firematic officer- 2nd and 1st Lieutenant, Junior Captain, Senior Captain, 2nd Deputy Chief, Assistant Chief, and Chief of Department in 1996. Ron was also elected as Fire Commissioner of the 7th Battalion and served as the Secretary and Vice Chairman of the Fire Commission. Joining County Executive Mangano and Fire Commissioner Magarie at the celebration are Secretary of Fire Commissioners John Fabian, newly installed Nassau County Fire Commissioner James Mezey, Jr., Town of Hempstead Councilman Gary Hudes, and Vice Chairman Dennis Collins. - KATIE GRILLI-ROBLES
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ISLAND PARK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
Island Park swears in officers
the Island Park Fire Department held elections and officially swore in their 2015-2016 chiefs and officers. Congratulations to Chief Edward Madden who was elected the Island Park Fire Departments 76th Chief! A congratulations is also in order to his deputies, Chief James Sarro, Chief James Miotto, and Chief Anthony D'Esposito! Chief Madden and his officers were administered their oaths by Mayor Michael McGinty!
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Southampton Elementary School Career Day The Southampton Fire Department was invited to assist in Career Day at the Southampton Elementary School Career Fair. Grades Pre-k through 4th listened to a talk by Captain Alfred Callahan. All kids and teachers involved had a great day.
FLASHBACK
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Babylon Village Fire Department's 1971 Ward LaFrance 12500 gpm pumper belongs to the Electric Hose Company in Babylon Village. This photo was taken in Lindenhurst Parade in 1972. It was the only known Ward LaFrance pumper Babylon Village ever purchased.
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SUFFOLK COUNTY FIRE RESCUE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
Smoke on the horizon for Islip
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North Merrick's 1952 "white" fire apparatus taken in a 1955 parade. It was the only known photo of this rig. This rig was purchased after they purchased a (1951) white aerial ladder and and pumper. The North Merrick Fire Department was the only fire department that three different "white" fire apparatus in the 1950's and early 1960's.
At 1:46 p.m. on May 14th, FRES activated the Islip Fire Department for a structure fire on Chicago Avenue. 3-4-32,.Thomas Butler Sr, reported smoke on the horizon and called the working fire as soon as he arrived on scene. With 3-4-30, Carmine Paolicelli, in command, the home, a two story building with an attached garage, had heavy fire on the second floor with flames through the roof. Two inch and three quarter lines were put to operation. In addition to those two lines, a booster line was also put to use. All primary searches were negative as was a secondary search of the first floor.
JUMP TO FILE #060915114 Approximately half an hour after the initial activation, all visible fire was knocked down and extensive overhaul was performed on the house, which was very heavily damaged. The Bay Shore Fire Department responded to the scene with an engine on the mutual aid request. The East Islip Fire Department responded with a ladder truck. While the Islip Terrace Fire Department was originally requested on the mutual aid for their FAST team, they
were put to work so an additional request was made to the West Islip Fire Department to respond with their FAST team to replace them. Exchange Ambulance of the Islips responded to the scene to back up Islip's EMS and, although patients were checked over on scene, no one was transported to the hospital. The Islip Town Fire Marshal's Office was on scene and utilities, both electric and gas, responded for shut offs. - Suffolk County Fire Rescue and Emergency Services
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Vehicle News
Company 2 in Manhasset-Lakeville runs this 2015 KME 100 ladder tower.
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EXCHANGE AMBULANCE CORP OF THE ISLIPS
The Brookhaven Fire Department placed in service a Spartan/ERV Pumper. The vehicle was built on a Spartan Gladiator Chassis. The pumper has a 1500gpm pump with a 750 gallon water tank. It also has a 6kw generator.
Celebrating EMS Week In 1973, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS, its practitioners and the important work they do in responding to medical emergencies. Back then, EMS was a fledgling profession and EMS practitioners were only beginning to be recognized as a critical component of emergency medicine and the public health safety net.(NAEMT) This week, we celebrate EMS week and thank everyone that helps answer the call for help in our community.
Connetquot HS students donate teddy bears to Community Ambulance Company Bohemia, NY. On Wednesday, June 3rd, students from Connetquot High School in Bohemia presented members of Community Ambulance Company with a donation of stuffed teddy bears. The bears were made as part of a project for the Future Teachers of JUMP TO FILE # 060515122 America Club. Community Ambulance Company will use the teddy bears with pediatric patients. The bears will help lessen the anxiety of being in an ambulance. The Community Ambulance Company of Sayville has been providing emergency medical services to the residents of
Farmingville Fire Department placed into service, Rescue 9. The vehicle was built by Firematic on a Ford F550 chassis and is part of their BRAT line. The vehicle will be equipped and respond as a rapid intervention truck. BOB VACCARO
Submitting photos and press releases is EASY! Register at www.1rbn.com to begin posting directly. Prefer emails? Email your press release Sayville, West Sayville, Bayport, Bohemia, and Oakdale for over 60 years. Community Ambulance Co. answered over 4,300 calls for as-
sistance in 2014.
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SUFFOLK COUNTY FIRE RESCUE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
Home heavily damaged in Bay Shore At 3:46 p.m., on May 4th, the Bay Shore Fire Department activated a working residential structure fire on Atlantic Avenue. The alarm was called in by 3-055, who was in the area. While 3-131, Ed Kunz Jr., had command of the scene, 3-1-32, Jerry Rockfeld, had command of operations. 3-1-1 was the first due engine double layed into the hydrant while Engine 3-1-2 stayed signal 9 on the hydrant. Islip Fire Department's Ladder 3-4-11 was the first due ladder and set up for roof operations.Two lines
JUMP TO FILE #060915115 lines were stretch from 3-1-1 and put to work. The home, a high ranch, was heavily damaged on the second floor. In addition to Islip, mutual came from the West Islip Fire Department for the FAST team while the East Islip and Brentwood fire departments stood by at Bay Shore's HQ. Additionally, Bay Shore Brightwaters Rescue Ambu-
lance responded. While no one was transported, they treated two firefighters for minor injuries. The Islip Town Fire Marshal's office was on scene as was the Suffolk County Arson Squad. PSEG responded for utility shut off. While it should be noted that there were no human fatalities, the canine resident of the home did not survive. - Suffolk County Fire Rescue and Emergency Services
BRENTWOOD LEGION AMBULANCE EXPLORERS
Explorers host car wash
On May 17, the Brentwood Legion Ambulance Explorers hosted a car wash at Applebees on Motor Parkway in Brentwood. They washed cars for $5 and all proceeds benefitted the future of Brentwood EMS.
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First in, as usual, at a recent fire at 55 Maple Avenue was Rockville Centre Fire Department's 443 from the Reliance Hose Company No. 3.
Rockville Centre Chief Robert "Bubba" Seaman at a recent fire on May 12.
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