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THREE ALARM FIRE RAVAGES ROOSEVELT NEIGHBORHOOD

BILL KELLY

Roosevelt, NY - Firefighters from over a dozen fire departments battled an intense, fast moving, three alarm fire that destroyed two Babylon Turnpike businesses, damaged several adjacent structures and forced the evacuation of several homes on August 28, 2013.

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Massapequa golf outing The 5th Annual Heather Pendergast Fund Golf Outing was held at the Woodside Acres Country Club in Muttontown. The outing was a huge success with 131 golfers participating, many from fire departments throughout Nassau County and from FDNY. Over the past 12 months the Pendergast Fund has assisted four volunteer firefighters families in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, who have sick children.

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Firefighter injured battling Baldwin blaze One firefighter suffered minor burn injuries and a South Baldwin family was left homeless after an early morning fire broke out in their Verity Lane home on Friday morning June 28th, 2013.

At 1:13 a.m., the North Bellmore Fire Communications Center, 650 alerted the Baldwin Fie Department to a report of a house fire at 3042 Verity Lane.

Chief of Department Roberet Brancato was advised that the caller was reporting a fire in the ceiling. Moments later, the dispatcher reported a second call reporting an attic fire.

Chief Brancato found a large two story high ranch, private dwelling with smoke showing. He ordered his first due engine to lay a supply line and stretch a line to the second floor. Members reported heavy smoke on the second

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floor and fire in the attic. The fire self-vented and began showing from the roof.

A signal 10, working fire, was transmitted and the mutual aid plan implemented, bringing a FAST truck from Freeport. First due Engine 202 stretched a one and three quarter inch hand line to the second floor and Ladder 206 split their crew between searches and opening up on the interior with roof ventilation. Engine 203 relayed water to E-202 and their manpower assisted in stretching an additional hand line.

E-201’s crew stretched an additional line on arrival while L207 searched the first floor and then opened up the second floor

ceiling to allow the engines access. All visible fire was knocked down within 20 minutes and the fire was soon under control.

One firefighter suffered minor burn injuries during the initial attack and was transported to Nassau University Medical Center for treatment. Mutual aid ambulances from Oceanside, which transported the injured member, and South Hempstead responded.

Companies from Oceanside, Freeport and Point Lookout covered Baldwin’s response area.

The cause of the fire, which left the family homeless and in the care of the Red Cross, is under investigation by the Nassau County Fire Marshal.

- FRED KOPF

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Bellmore blaze during heat wave On the afternoon of July 21, 2013 at approximately 2:15 p.m., the Bellmore Fire Department was toned out for a blaze at 2137 Johnson Place. Nassau police arrived to find fire showing at the residence and advised enroute crews. North Bellmore was alerted as the FAST crew while North Merrick and Wantagh arrived at Bellmore headquarters to standby. Firefighters quickly worked to extinguish the blaze. The likely cause of the fire seems to be electrical as it involved the electrical source to the home. Fire marshals were on scene for the investigation.

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Rollover in Melville Melville, NY. On August 24, 2013 and upon arriving at the scene of a car accident, Chief Michael Carrieri of the Melville Fire Department found that three cars were involved. One vehicle was on it's side and one female was seriously injured. In all, two of the injured were boarded, collared and taken to the hospital by the Melville Fire Department Ambulance.

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Driver requires extrication in Baldwin wreck Baldwin, NY. Two people were injured including the driver of one vehicle who had to be freed from her auto by the use of hydraulic rescue tools after being involved in a two car rush hour collision onAugust 23rd.

At approximately 6:30 p.m., the Baldwin Fire Department alerted Hose Company One, Hose Company Two, Truck Company One and the First Aid Company to a report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries and entrapment at the intersection of Merrick Road and Central Avenue.

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Brancato, Car 205, arrived on scene moments later and after a quick scene size up confirmed two injuries and advised the dispatcher that Truck One would need to take the driver’s door of one of the autos involved to allow for patient removal.

Engine 202 from Baldwin’s South House stretched a precautionary line while members of TL-206 set up and put their Halmatro Rescue tool into operation on the smashed door. Firefighters from en-

gine 201 were tasked with containing a fluid spill from the second auto.

Members of Truck One successfully removed the door and the victim was removed from the auto and taken by Baldwin Fire Department ambulance to a local hospital for treatment. The other injury was transported by Nassau County Police Ambulance.

Both injuries were described as non-life threatening. Nassau County Police are investigating the cause of the accident.

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Autos that were being worked on at the time of the fie contributed to the intense fire.

Three alarm fire ravages Roosevelt neighborhood Roosevelt, NY. Firefighters from over a dozen fire departments battled an intense, fast moving, three alarm fire that destroyed that two Babylon Turnpike businesses, damaged several adjacent structures and forced the evacuation of several homes on August 28, 2013.

At 12:06 p.m., Dispatcher 30 alerted the Roosevelt Fire Department to a report of a garage fire at 154 Babylon Turnpike. Nassau County officers reported a working fire.

Roosevelt fire units found the Alfonso’s auto repair garage belching volumes of black smoke from the one story 100x75 cement structure with fire threatening exposure four, a one story 60x40 brick auto body shop. A signal 10 was transmitted and Chief Riddick ordered Fire Com to retransmit the working fire.

A mutual aid FAST team from North Merrick was assigned. Engine 737’s members immediately stretched a 2 ½ inch hose line to attack the fire, which was being fueled by petroleum products inside the garage and autos that were under repair.

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A second line was stretched and put into operation and a mutual aid engine from Uniondale was requested. Roosevelt Tower Ladder 735prepared for master stream operations.

Despite the aggressive attack, the fire was rapidly spreading to exposure four, Defer Auto Body, a one story, 60x40, auto body shop.

Chief Riddick ordered a second alarm bringing units from the Hempstead.

Due to the heavy smoke condition, police officers began evacuating homes to the rear. As the officers evacuated the homes, the fire began to spread to three residential garages on Ellison Avenue.

Mutual aid from Baldwin handled those fires.

A decision was made based on deteriorating conditions to go to an exterior attack. Tower Ladder 735 put their bucket into operation and used their deck gun to attack and darken down the fire. As the fire raged on, a third alarm brought additional mutual aid.

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Tower Ladder 735’s master stream darkened down most of the fire in the original fire building.

Three hand lines operated at Alfonso’s while two lines were used inside exposure four, Defer Auto Body to extinguish tha fire.

Companies operating on Ellison Avenue used several hand lines to extinguish the fire that involved the three residential garages and the extension to one private dwelling.

Due to numerous traveling cracks in the original fire building and exposure four, heavy construction equipment was brought in to demolish the building and allow firefighters to extinguish pockets of fire that they were unable to reach.

The fire was declared under control in the late afternoon. Firefighters from Elmont, Hempstead, South Hempstead, Uniondale, East Meadow, Merrick, North Bellmore, North Merrick, Baldwin, Freeport, Oceanside and Rockville Centre either operated at the fie or covered Roosevelt’s District.

The Nassau County Fire Marshal’s office is investigating the cause of the blaze, with officials eyeing a welding mishap as the cause, which eventually destroyed two businesses and damaged one private dwelling and three residential garages.

No serious injuries were reported and Roosevelt firefighters secured from the scene at 8:03 p.m. after seven hours and fifty seven minutes of operations.

- FRED KOPF

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Elmont handles car verus building On July 28 at approximately 11:45 a.m., the Elmont Fire Department was alerted to a report of a car into a building. Additional information reported that the female driver was unconscious. Ladder 2 (708), found a black 4x4 vehicle through the front window of a Subway storeat 201 Hempstead Turnpike. Assistant Chief Robert Schriefer requested a forthwith response for EFD Ambulances 706 and 7062. The aided was removed from the vehicle by firefighters and transported to Winthrop Hospital by NCPD ambulance. Fortunately, no other injuries were reported. The Town of Hempstead Building Department was requested to inspect the building's structural integrity.

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Electrical fire at East Meadow apartments East Meadow responded to an apartment fire on Front Street on July 17 at a little after 8 a.m. for an electrical fire that was quickly knocked down. Mutual aid was called in from Uniondale and North Bellmore. All operations were in the hands of Chief Griffin. All hands were picked up in approximately 30 minutes.

On August 24, 2013 at approximately 11:03 p.m., Nassau County FireCom alerted the Elmont Fire Department of a house fire on Franklin Street. Second Asst. Chief Robert Schriefer quickly transmitted a Signal 10. Smoke was showing from the upper level of a two story dwelling. Engine Company 702 found fire in the attic. They stretched a line to the second floor as members of Truck 1 proceeded to the roof. During ventilation, a large body of fire could be seen on the roof. Elmont quickly extinguished the blaze, confining it to the attic. There were no reported injuries.

The Nassau County Fire Marshal's office was requested to determine cause and origin.

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Rollover on the Northern State Parkway Melville, NY. On August 6, 2013, the Melville Fire Department responded a rollover on the Northern State Parkway between Route 110 and Round Swamp Road on the westbound side. A car had hit the outrigger of a truck that was on the side of the road as the driver was up in the bucket fixing a light. The worker, who was in the bucket, was not hurt. The car rolled over and the women was trapped and hanging upside down. Lt. Chris Nolan was in charge of the scene.

The women was fully immobilized and taken to the hospital by the Melville Fire Department Rescue Ambulance.

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Southampton hosts drill The Southampton Fire Department held a drill on Monday August 19. It was a hose handling drill and a tanker operation. There was a camper that was reduced to just the frame when completed.

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Greenlawn parade Greenlawn, NY. On August 29, 2013, the Greenlawn Fire Department held their annual Firefighters Parade and Fair. This parade was well attended by the fire departments and EMS in the Town Of Huntington as well as surrounding towns. There were many spectators and a good time was had by all.

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Massapequa Presentation Penny Pendergast and Ex-Chief Tom Pendergast of the Massapequa Fire Department presented Robin Goldberg of the Fay J Lindner Foundation with a plaque for their support of the Heather Pendergast Fund.

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Motorcycle vs SUV On Monday, August 19th at 8 a.m., the Bohemia Fire Department was activated for a motorcycle vs SUV accident at Lakeland Ave and Kitty Hawk Dr. According to reports, the SUV was heading south on Lakeland and the motorcycle was heading north bound when they collided. Chief Andersen was the incident commander; with two patients to go, Community transported the patients to area hospitals.

Fire damages church in Merrick On Friday August 9, 2013 at 9:30 p.m., the Merrick Fire Department was alerted for a report of a fire at the Saint Demetrios Greek Church on Hewlett Ave. The officer of 1st due Engine 641 immediately transmitted a working fire upon arrival. With a heavy volume of fire ripping through the entrance, the crew of 641 pushed through the foyer and entered the sanctuary, extinguishing

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the fire before the entire room was consumed.

The crew of Engine 643 ascended the staircase to the second floor, extinguishing fire that made it to the choir loft above. Extensive overhaul and venting was completed by Merrick truck with the as-

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Firefighters were assessed by EMS at a rehab station setup by the Wantagh Fire Department. One firefighter was removed to NUMC, treated and released.

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Propane leak in North Merrick On July 29, 2013 at approximately 11:20 p.m., the North Merrick Fire Department responded to a Brookside Ave. home for odor of gas.

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They conducted an investigation and a propane tank was found in a rear yard with a damaged valve, leaking propane. Chief Kelleher ordered Unit 678 to respond with a burn off kit and Engine 674 to pick up a hydrant and stretched lines.

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Baldwin, NY. Multiple people were injured in a violent collision between two autos at the intersection of Sunrise Highway and Grand Avenue in the early morning hours of Saturday, August 3rd, 2013.

Just before 1:00 a.m., the Baldwin Fire Department and the Nassau County Police Department responded to numerous phone calls reporting an auto accident at the intersection of Sunrise Highway and Grand Avenue.

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Fire department members contained ďŹ&#x201A;uid spills from both vehicles and left the scene in the hands of the police department for their investigation.

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Man pulled from pool in Melville Melville, NY. On July 30th, 2013, the Melville Fire Department was called to the pool at a senior community for a reported drowning. A man had been taken out of the pool by the lifeguard who then started CPR. Suffolk County Police and the Melville Fire Department arrived and continued CPR until a pulse returned. The Melville Fire Department eescue continued to provide rescue breathing while being transported to the hospital by Melville's ambulance. Just prior to arrival at the hospital, the patient was communicating with the crew.

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