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Southampton with a working fire and grab A fire trapped an elderly woman in a house at 5 Bellows Lane in Southampton Village on the afternoon of October 11, but firefighters pulled her out.

A Stop & Shop Peapod delivery truck driver called in the fire.

Southampton Fire Chief Rodney “Chip” Pierson said that the call came around 5:30 p.m. and he arrived within two minutes.

The first firefighters on scene were not able to get to the woman immediately because of smoke and fire, Pierson said, but when more equipment arrived, firefighters put on breathing apparatus and saved her.

The victim was transported via ambulance to Southampton Hospital and two firefighters were taken to the hospital due to carbon monoxide inhalation, the chief said. About half a dozen firefighters, including Pierson, were treated on the scene.

Pierson said that when he arrived, the fire was well underway.

Shortly after he got there, it became fully involved.

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Around 6:15 p.m., the fire was under control, but there were still flames on the roof.

Pierson said that there were many hot spots that firefighters needed to root out. The house was severely damaged, if not a total loss.

Southampton Village Volunteer Ambulance, Southampton Volunteer Ambulance and Bridgehampton Fire Department Ambulance Company responded.

In addition to 60 Southampton firefighters at the scene, Sag Harbor Fire Department sent a rapid intervention team, North Sea Fire Department stood by at the Southampton firehouse on Hampton Road and Hampton Bays Fire Department was also called on.

“This kind of call, when you have a victim within, really gets the guys out fast,” Pierson said.

Thank You 1st Responders Residents throughout Long Island were left with nothing, but were so grateful to have the help of the 1st responders. Thank you to all of the heroes who helped out!

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On Monday, October 29th, 2012, all five of the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department's companies and ambulance unit were kept extremely busy by Hurricane Sandy. At the height of the hurricane at around 8 p.m., Manhasset-Lakeville Companies 4 and 5 were dispatched to 1330 Union Turnpike for a reported building fire.

The dispatcher advised all responding units that the New Hyde Park Fire Department had received a verbal notification of the fire at one of their firehouses and were also re-

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A Signal 10 was transmitted upon the arrival of Deputy Chief Farrone (8705) for a working fire in a one story commercial building. The high wind gusts caused by Hurricane Sandy created blow torch-like fire conditions.

Multiple two and a half inch hose lines and the master streams on both Tower Ladder 8744 and Ladder 8743

were used to extinguish the fully involved building. After the fire was knocked down, units overhauled and checked for extension.

Garden City responded as a FAST with Squirt 154 and New Hyde Park responded with Tower Ladder 175.

The Nassau County Fire Marshal’s office was notified for an immediate investigation and all units were released from the scene within two hours.

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Upstate standby in Massapequa During Sandy, the Massapequa Fire Department was on the run for almost forty eight hours going from one alarm to another. To give Massapequa firefighters a break, three upstate departments sent men and equipment to Massapequa to answer alarms. Fairview sent a pumper, Amenia sent a brush truck and Hughsonville sent a heavy rescue. These firefighters stayed in Massapequa from Wednesday to Friday and answered many alarms including one working car fire and two working house fires.

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Ridge responds to entrapment with medivac Yaphank, NY. On October 10, 2012 just after noon, firefighters from Ridge Fire Department and Brookhaven National Lab responded to a report of a heavy rescue at William Floyd Parkway and Longwood Rd in Yaphank. Under the command of 5-22-31, tools were put to work to extricate the heavily trapped subject.With the help of Suffolk County ES and crews from BNL, the subject was removed in under 20 minutes. Ambulance personnel packaged the patient and transported him to an SCPD helicopter for transport to a local trauma center.

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

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HURRICANE SANDY DEVASTATED PORTIONS OF LONG ISLAND

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In Oceanside, this boat sat precariously in front of a house

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Stations throughout Long Island sustained damage including this one in Freeport.

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Boats in East Rockaway rode the surge

A house burned to ashes in Bellmore

Sandy left a wake of destruction up and down the East Coast, including these boats in East Rockaway

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Trees were toppled throughout Long Island from the extremely high winds

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Mastic Fire Department responds to an early morning house fire Shirley, NY. On the early morning hours of October 13, 2012, 911 received a call for a house fire at 62 Lexington Road.

Mastic Fire Department and Mastic EMS were dispatched to the scene.

First to arrive was Assistant Chief Greg Amato, finding heavy fire to the rear of the house. The fire building was a one story and all occupants were reportedly out of the building.

Assistant Chief Greg Amato radioed back to Firecom to retone his

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department for a working house fire and requested an engine from Brookhaven Fire Department and a RIT team from Mastic Beach Fire Department.

The first due Mastic engine was 5-12-2 and they were followed

by Engine 5-12-1, which picked up the hydrant to supply the first due.

Firefighters dropped two hand lines and went right to work on at-

tacking the fire in the rear of the home.

Firefighters from Brookhaven helped out at the scene as well.

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

Firefighters opened up the walls and ceilings to check for hot spots.

Suffolk County Arson Squad and the Brookhaven town fire marshal were on the scene to investigate the cause of the fire.

Elmont responds to car versus building On October 18, 2012 at about 12:25 p.m., the Elmont Fire Department was alerted for a report of a car into a building at Hempstead Turnpike and Oakley Avenue. First arriving units determined that three cars had collided, causing one of the vehicles to mount the sidewalk and strike the entrance to a commercial building, damaging the front of the store. Three occupants of the vehicles received non lifethreatening injuries and were transported by Nassau County Police and Elmont Fire ambulances to local hospitals. The Town of Hempstead building department was requested by Chief Angelo Chilelli to ensure that the building was structurally sound.

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Overturn SUV burst into flames in Medford

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

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Small place crashes into Moriches Inlet Mastic Beach, NY. On the afternoon of October 20 around 3 p.m., a small plane crashed in the Moriches Inlet.

USCG arrived on the scene and found that the plane sank to the bottom of the inlet and there were two people still in the plane.

Mastic Beach, Mastic Center Moriches and East Moriches Fire Departments as well as Mastic Beach EMS and Suffolk County

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Police were toned out.

Divers went right into the water to try to free the people that were trapped in the plane.

Hagerman, Rock Poin, Wading River, Westhampton and Hampton Fire Departments were requested to the scene for more divers.

Firefighters had a hard time due to the very strong currents and the fact that the plane was about 20 feet from rocks.

Firefighters worked very hard to try to free the two victims. They were pronounced dead at the scene.

The cause of the crash is still being investigated.

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At 7:40 a.m. on Monday, November 12, 2012, the Bellmore Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire with people trapped on Shore Road.

First at the house was John Curley of the FDNY and a Bellmore firefighter. With the help of John Jr., he was able to reach the window of a second floor bedroom by climbing a six foot wooden ladder atop a filing cabinet.

After breaking the window of the smoke-filled house, he was able to see the unconscious homeowner, who was on the floor. Firefighter Curley climbed into the room and removed

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the victim through the window. Curley handed her down to Danny Holl, chief of the Bellmore Fire Department.

The victim was a 93 year old woman, who was immediately transported to Nassau University Medical Center by NCPD ambulance.

The homeowner's adult son was taken to NCMC by Bellmore ambulance 6013.

Firefighter Curley and his son were transported to NCMC by Bell-

more 6012. They were treated for non-serious injuries and released.

Chief Holl directed in coming Engine 602 to drop two lines and hit the hydrant. The crews of Ladder 602 and Engine 601 were able to bring the fire under control in about 30 minutes.

Mutual aid was called from North Bellmore for a FAST and trucks from Merrick and North Merrick. Seaford, Wantagh and East Meadow stood by at Bellmore headquarters.

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Cause of fire unknown in Bohemia The West Sayville Fire Department was activated for a structure fire at 573 Locust Avenue in Bohemia at approximately 1:29 a.m. on October 21, 2012.

First Assistant Chief Robert Doucet was first to arrive at approximately 1:31 a.m. and confirmed that the exterior wall on the number four exposure of the two story residential structure was on fire. Assistant Chief Doucet found the basement level fully involved and made a preliminary determination that the building was unoccupied. The structure had been vacant for several years but periodically made use of by vagrants.

Attack lines from Engine 1 were advanced for a quick hit on the number four exposure before advancing into the basement level through a rear personnel door.

Shortly after making the basement, Assistant Chief Gray reported a partial collapse of the first floor into the basement and cautioned search teams. West Sayville Ladder 5 was positioned in front of the

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building and provided ventilation.

Operations Chief Doucet confirmed the unoccupied status of the building.

In all, four additional units from West Sayville were brought to the scene, along with RIT from Bohemia and an engine crew from Sayville. Bayport provided coverage at West Sayville’s main and Community Ambulance provided EMS. There was one firefighter treated for a minor burn attributed to the radiant heat from a construction staple that had penetrated through the outside edge of the sole of his boot.

The incident was declared under control at approximately 2:33 a.m. Both the Islip Town Fire Marshal’s office and Suffolk County Police Arson squad reported to the scene to investigate.

- JOSEPH SCHROEDER

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

EWFD receives four county EMS awards On Thursday, October 11, 2012, the Nassau County Regional EMS Council held its annual awards dinner at the Crest Hollow Country Club. The dinner recognized the actions of those EMS workers for the entire county of Nassau, consisting of 71 fire departments, five volunteer ambulance corps, the Nassau County Police Department Emergency Ambulance Bureau and numerous hospital based career ambulance providers.

This year, the Williston Park Emergency Relief Squad was recognized as the EMS Agency of the Year, with the East Williston Fire Department receiving honorable mention in this category.

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To have the two top EMS agencies for Nassau County in the same region, working hand in hand on a daily basis is impressive.

Kevin Cramblitt, EMT, of the East Williston Fire Department was recognized as the Basic Life Support Provider of the Year for Nassau County. He was specifically recognized for his quick actions in which he saved the life of a young cardiac arrest victim, who collapsed on the front lawn of his friend’s house in Albertson. On that same incident, Firefighter Cramblitt was assisted by Kevin O’Donnell,

CFR, also of the East Williston Fire Department, who was fittingly recognized in receiving honorable mention in the same category. This just goes to show the work of a volunteer firefighter is never off duty.

The East Williston Fire Department was recognized once again, in that Thomas Devaney, EMT-CC, who has served as their EMS Captain for over ten years, was given honorable mention in the category of Emergency Medical Services Leadership Award.

This was truly a good night for both the East Williston and Williston Park Fire Departments.

- THOMAS DEVANEY

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Departments traveling from afar Many departments traveled a very long way to assist Long Island departments after the effects of Hurricane Sandy. Lone Star from Texas and another department from Michigan assisted. While here, they not only dealt with the aftereffects of the hurricane, but encountered a snowstorm.

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Members of Elmont FD Heavy Rescue Co. # 1 outside their quarters on Doherty Avenue

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

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Carle Place firefighters were in Oceanside to assist after Hurricane Sandy devastated the area.

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Farmingville, NY. On November 2, 2012 after 8 p.m., Farmingville Fire Department signed on the air with a reported working fire at J&C 68 Asian Cuisine on Horseblock Road just west of Bluepoint Rd. 5-18-30 reported visible flames and smoke coming from a two story multi-peaked roof at 654 Horseblock Road and requested mutual aid from Holtsville for R.I.T and one engine from Selden to its main house.

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

About 15 minutes into the fire, all firefighters were ordered off the roof and an aggressive interior attack was continued until the fire was brought under control about 20 minutes later.

No injuries were reported and the fire is under investigation.

Mastic, NY - On Sunday, October 14, 2012 Mastic Fire Department held their annual fire prevention open house at Mastic headquarters on Mastic Blvd. Fire trucks were on display so kids could learn what each fire truck does and what each tool is used for. Firefighters also had demonstrations on how they use the Jaws of Life to free someone from car.

Firefighters also told kids what to do in case there was a real fire in their house. Mastic had their smoke house on display and let kids see what happens when the house fills up with smoke and how to get out and stay low.

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Bethpage with an overturn Bethpage Fire Department responded to an overturn at Boundary Avenue and Langdon Road. The chief rolled up to a black Dodge Durango on it’s side. The patient was attended to by the County Ambulance. Bethpage units from Company 5 took care of a fuel spill and secured the Dodge.

Two car MVA in Shirley Shirley, NY - On October 6, 2012, 911 took a call for an MVA with injuries in front of 911 Montauk Highway. Suffolk County Police and Mastic EMS arrived on the scene and found that there was a two car MVA with no one trapped. Mastic EMS checked out the victims who were involved in the MVA and transported them to a local hospital. Suffolk County Police remained on the scene until the vehicles were removed.

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Manhasset-Lakeville extinguishes car fire with extension to house

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At 8:33 a.m. on Monday, October 29th, 2012 while Long Island and the rest of the East Coast were busy preparing for Hurricane Sandy’s arrival, ManhassetLakeville Fire Dep a r t m e n t Companies 4 and 5 were dispatched to JUMP TO FILE # 50 Bates Road for 110212119 reported primary electrical wires down on top of a vehicle with fire.

Deputy Chief Pisani (8702) was the first unit to respond and was advised that the homeowner was now stating their car and house were on fire.

With this information, Deputy Chief Pisani asked that Company 3 and the ambulance unit be added to the initial assignment.

Engine 8740 was the first piece of apparatus to arrive on the scene and informed Deputy Chief Pisani that they had a working car fire with primary wire down and extension to the home.

Upon the arrival of Deputy Chief Pisani, a Signal 10 was transmitted for a working house fire.

Once the power line was deenergized by LIPA, the crews of Engine 8740, 8735 and 8758 stretched three one and three quarter inch hose lines, two of which

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

were used to extinguish the fire.

The crews of Ladder 8743 and Tower Ladder 8744 overhauled and checked for extension.

The Great Neck Vigilant Fire Company responded as the F.A.S.T. with Ladder 8312 and Assistant Chief Forst (839).

Other Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department units on scene in-

cluded Heavy Rescue 8730, Ambulances 8768 and 8769, EMS Fly Car 8799, and Deputy Chiefs Farrone (8705) and Garrigan (8703).

All units were released from the scene within an hour of their initial arrival.

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