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Wantagh Works the AirShow
Memorial Day weekend is always a busy weekend for the members of the Wantagh Fire Department, and 2023 was no different. With some of the best weather for the Memorial Day weekend that’s been seen in several years, the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach drew 418,000 people on Friday, Saturday and Sunday by both land and water. As Wantagh has since the first air show, the Wantagh Fire Department is charge d with providing Fire, Rescue and EMS services for the event along with the US Coast Guard, NYS Army National Guard/24th Civil Support Team, NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control, Nassau County Office of Emergency Management, Bellmore FD, North Bellmore FD, East Meadow FD, Levittown FD, Merrick FD, N Merrick FD, Massapequa FD, N Massapequa FD, Seaford FD, Hicksville FD, Floral Park FD, Plainview FD, Oyster Bay FD, S Hempstead FD, Melville FD, WBabylon FD, Glen Cove EMS, WantaghLevittown Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Northwell EMS, and Bellmor e-Merrick Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
On Monday, members of the Wantagh Fire Department gathered at F ire Headquarters for a Memorial Day Ceremony and wreath laying. We honored those from our Nation's Military who have died in service of our Country as well as the members of our Department who have died since last year, before proudly marching down Wantagh Avenue in the annual Memorial Day Parade.
Chief of Department Thomas Bloomfield thanked the members for t heir many hours committed to the Air Show, Ceremony and Parade as well as handling alarms throughout the long weekend in the Wantagh Fire District.
- Fire News photos by Kevin Regan, PIO