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A word of thanks to our volunteer firefighters There is a part of many of us, I believe, that wants, on one level or another, to be a volunteer firefighter. Most people are good people. Most people want to protect their communities. Most people understand that one of the greatest threats to any community is fire. If a blaze were allowed to rage unconcott trolled, it could consume whole blocks or neighborhoods, as was the case in the 19th century, before the advent of highly organized fire companies. Most of us want to help. We, however, haven’t the ability to fight fires. Volunteer firefighting requires an inordinate amount of time and a level of commitment that is so rare these days. To say that our volunteer firefighters are heroes is an understatement. They give selflessly to a higher cause — protecting their neighbors’ homes, businesses and lives. You can only imagine your community without your department, or with a paid fire department, the taxes would be astronomical. So we can only say thank you to the good men and women who fight our fires and come to the aid of people in all manner of catastrophes, from heroin overdoses to car

wrecks and hurricanes. Several months in the making, the First on the Scene section is a project that is intended to express our sincere gratitude to Nassau County’s volunteer fire departments. Too often, our fire volunteers go unnoticed within our communities. With this section, we hope to change that. rinton It is, perhaps, little surprise that the ranks of volunteer firefighters have diminished over the past two decades. Many folks are working two and three jobs to make ends meet. They haven’t the time to volunteer. Nearly 20 years ago, I photographed a front-page investigative story for the Long Island section of The New York Times that looked at the dire need for more fire volunteers. I visited with firefighters from across the Island. The story was always one and the same: Firefighting ranks were becoming stretched thinner and thinner. In speaking with a number of fire chiefs and firefighters for this Herald section, the story remains the same now: Our local fire departments desperately need recruits. Often, people wonder why anyone would take on a responsibility as monumental as volunteer firefighting. I asked that question

of Louis Lanzilotta in 1997 for a Herald story about the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department. At the time, he was chief of the department, one of the oldest fire companies on the South Shore. He said the answer was simple: old-fashioned good will. “You see how devastating it is when someone’s house in on fire,” he told me. “It’s a special feeling to know you helped that person.” Indeed. Beyond that, it’s important to note that fire companies offer a home to so many. They are places of camaraderie, of brother and sisterhood, of community. For those

who are firefighters, they often say they could not imagine not volunteering. So, to all of the brave firefighters across Nassau County, all of us at the Herald offer our sincere gratitude for all that you do for our communities! n If you are interested in volunteering for your local Fire Department, call its non-emergency number, easily found on its website. Scott Brinton Executive Editor, Herald Community Newspapers

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Firefighter Kristen Bernard Firefighter Rosemary Bowden Firefighter James J Boylan ExCaptain Donald Browne Firefighter Wendy Browne ExCaptain Kevin P. Creegan Honorary Chief Robert C. Dunwoody Firefighter Elizabeth Edell Firefighter Gail M Goodman-Atlas ExCaptain Jeffrey Goodstein Firefighter Andrew E. Healey

ExChief John Hennig Firefighter Edward Hochhauser Firefighter Jean Pierre Hourani Firefighter Joseph W Howard Honorary Chief Charles R. Joyce Firefighter Paul S. Karasz Firefighter Jeffrey Katz Captain Neil Kirschen Firefighter Richard Law Firefighter William Lubert ExCaptain Kimberly Martino Firefighter Benjamin M. Meyer Firefighter Maria E Meyer

Firefighter Sean Murphy Firefighter Francis X. Murray Honorary Chief James D. Neitz Firefighter Margaret Nelson Firefighter Edward J. Oppenheimer Firefighter Richard Pook Firefighter Peter J. Rubin Honorary Chief Angelo P. Scarinzi Lieutenant David Schowerer Firefighter John Trofemuk Lieutenant Michael Woram

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Members of the Rockville Centre Fire Department marching proudly in a community parade.

Firefighter Dominick V. Alesi Firefighter Zachary Alexander Firefighter Adam Armellino Firefighter Robert J. Boyce Firefighter Kevin P. Brown Firefighter John Colonna Firefighter Kevin DelBello Firefighter Patrick DelBello Honorary Chief Raymond Esposito Firefighter Jeffrey Etienne Lieutenant Louis Forman Firefighter Stephen Fox ExCaptain Michael V. Gibaldi

ExCaptain Charles Kee III Firefighter Christopher Korzevinski Firefighter Johan Lara ExCaptain Joseph F. Martino Honorary Chief Barry E. McCarthy Honorary Chief James J. McCarthy

Firefighter Thomas Price Honorary Chief William Ruckdeschel ExCaptain James M. Takes Firefighter Richard A Tripodo, Jr Honorary Chief Robert F. Winum

DEFENDER Firefighter Leon K. Abbey ExCaptain Joseph Armellino 2nd Asst. Chief James Avondet, Jr. Lieutenant Mark Bedson Firefighter Shelton Beltre Firefighter Nicola G. Benedetto ExCaptain John A. Beyrer, Jr. Firefighter Jeffrey Blasko Honorary Chief Carl J. Boegel, Jr. ExCaptain Eugene F. Brown Firefighter Julio Centeno Honorary Chief Gerald M. Chiusano Firefighter Giovanni Cirnigliaro Honorary Chief Benjamin R. Corso Lieutenant Terence A. Curran

ExCaptain Joseph N. DeBono Firefighter Bethany Encarnacion Firefighter Ross Fielding Firefighter Jayson Gleason ExCaptain James C. Herrmann Firefighter Thomas Hopkins ExCaptain John K. Kelly Firefighter Kevin Kimmons Firefighter Andrew C. Krahm Captain Charles F. Krahm ExCaptain Charles A Lagudi Honorary Chief Joseph A. Lagudi Honorary Chief John Lamonica, Jr. Honorary Chief William A. Lapkowski Honorary Chief Jon Malkin

Firefighter James McDonagh Firefighter Sean McDonagh ExCaptain Thomas A. McDonagh Firefighter Joseph R. Milone, Jr. ExChief John V. Murray Firefighter Edward G. Mussini ExChief John Nanavrakis ExCaptain Thomas A. Nofi ExCaptain Thomas F. O’Boyle Firefighter Jordon K. Parwana Firefighter Anthony L. Sansone Firefighter Peter M Sansone III ExCaptain Bruce A. Schwarting Firefighter Jeffrey Tavarez Firefighter William Verdi Honorary Chief Anthony P. Walsh

EUREKA ExChief John H. Busching Captain John T Cook ExCaptain Kevin M. Edell ExCaptain John P Griffin

Lieutenant Patrick E. Healey Firefighter Paul V. O’Brien Honorary Chief Steven J. Rakeman

ExCaptain Christopher R. Merlo Firefighter Richard Peugeot Honorary Chief James Prinzevalli Firefighter Oscar Romero Firefighter James Seaman ExChief Robert J. Seaman ExCaptain Edward C. Simpson Firefighter Walter N. Solntzeff Firefighter Gregg P. Spaulding Firefighter Eric Talkachov ExCaptain Jose L Urquiza

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ALERT Lieutenant John Benton Firefighter Conor Bogue ExCaptain Francis Darcy ExCaptain Stephen J. Dondero Firefighter Daniel Hernandez ExChief Charles W. Jaeger ExCaptain James R. Jaeger Captain Remy Jean-Francois Firefighter James Keane

Firefighter Keriann P. Grandazza ExChief Peter F. Grandazza Firefighter Jeffrey Greenfield Firefighter Erik Henricks Lieutenant Andrew L Hodges Firefighter Josie Howard Firefighter Jessica Kahan ExCaptain Ronald Kahan Firefighter James T Knoblach Firefighter James S. Krieger Honorary Chief George T. Leach Firefighter Thomas A. Leach Firefighter Kevin Luparello ExCaptain James F. Marski

ExCaptain Shawn T. Russell ExChief Peter Stuyvesant ExCaptain Edward J. Walsh ExCaptain Thomas W. Walsh

Captain Erik J Albrecht Firefighter Michael Ambort Firefighter Nicholas Augello ExCaptain Michael J Blackford ExCaptain Michael R. Browne Firefighter Michael Caffrey Firefighter Gary T. Casaceli Chief Brian T. Cook Honorary Chief Thomas E. Cook Lieutenant Scott Coyne Firefighter Gregory Detwiller Firefighter Timothy Duffy Firefighter Christopher Farrell Firefighter Kenneth Formes ExChief Louis T. Franco ExCaptain John J. Glynn ExChief Thomas A. Glynn Firefighter Keith J. Gross Firefighter Kevin J. Gross Honorary Chief William J. Gross Firefighter Michael D Hughes Firefighter Charles T Joyce Honorary Chief Richard Karaman

Honorary Chief Charles F. Kee, Jr. ExChief Gary Kondor Firefighter James Kondor Firefighter John M. Kraljic Jr ExCaptain John O Lamonica ExCaptain Michael Lamonica ExCaptain David A. Laupheimer Firefighter Frankie Laupheimer Firefighter Louis Laupheimer ExCaptain Donald W. Lister Firefighter Kyle Makridakis ExCaptain Dominick R. Milone, III Firefighter Dominick R. Milone, IV ExCaptain James Mohr ExCaptain Scott Mohr Firefighter William E. Mohr Honorary Chief Louis Mohr, Jr ExCaptain Thomas M. Montemarano ExChief Mark C. Murray, Jr. Lieutenant Mark C. Murray

Firefighter Andrew O’Brien ExCaptain Brian O’Toole Honorary Chief Anthony F. Papalia Firefighter Scott P Reid Firefighter Frank Robustello Firefighter Stephen Rosalbo Firefighter Jake T. Russell Honorary Chief John A. Russell Firefighter John A. Russell, Jr. Firefighter Steven J. Salamone ExCaptain Timothy Seward Firefighter Christopher Sheppard Firefighter Peter Jon Soper ExChief Robert L. Soper, Sr. ExCaptain Robert L. Soper, Jr. ExCaptain Steven Vitalo ExCaptain Jeffrey J. Wohlfarth

WOODLAND ExCaptain Michael Banta Firefighter Christopher Blair Firefighter Timothy Brenner 1st Asst Chief Eric G Burel ExCaptain Michael P Castan Firefighter Frank Colon, Jr. ExCaptain William H. Davoli Firefighter Brian J. Evans Firefighter Edmond Farrell Firefighter Anthony M. Fiumara Firefighter Thomas Grasing Honorary Chief Peter Kaiser

ExCaptain Peter W. Klugewicz Firefighter Kevin Kutcher ExCaptain Christopher Lane ExChief Michael Lapkowski Lieutenant Eamon Maelia Firefighter Thomas J. Michels ExChief John A. Mirando Honorary Chief Louis Mirando ExCaptain Vincent Mirando ExCaptain James J Prinzevalli Firefighter Brian Remppel ExCaptain Anthony L. Rugolo

Firefighter Anthony J. Rugolo ExCaptain Joseph V. Rugolo Captain Erik Rutha Firefighter Ryan Sullivan ExChief John S. Thorp III Firefighter Steve Torborg Lieutenant Douglas M. Tyers Firefighter Vincent Tyers Firefighter Stephen J. Walsh Honorary Chief Carl E. Weeks

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Rockville Centre firefighting, a tradition since 1874 By William Stern The origins of the Rockville Centre Fire Department, like most fire departments, can be traced to a fire. The blaze broke out in the fall of 1874, 25 years after the community was dubbed “Rockville Centre.” The fire raged along Banks Avenue, adjacent to Smith Pond – which, fortunately for the young village, provided the water for the bucket brigade that eventually extinguished the blaze. Local men of no particular expertise were tasked with the firefighting effort, because in those days fire departments were few and far in between. In fact, at that time, not a single fire department lay between Jamaica and Freeport on the South Shore. As a result, it was common for any fire to wreak havoc and cause extensive damage. It was less than a year later that the formation of Rockville Centre’s first fire company was discussed by a group of local men, later becoming the Eureka Hook, Ladder and Bucket Co. In 1890, the idea for a new, modernized fire company was proposed. The fundraising commenced, and soon enough the newly created Live Oak Engine Company was able to purchase a No. 4 Button Hand fire engine, as well as other equipment. The Button Fire Engine Company was the foremost producer of steam fire engines in the 19th century. Finally, Rockville Centre would be protected from fire with state-of-the-art technology. At that time in the late 1800s, Rockville Centre had become a burgeoning commuter hub, demanding elevated protection for its property and people. Operating as separate entities for a number of years, the Live Oak Engine Company and the Eureka Hook, Ladder and Bucket Company finally merged in 1893, coalescing into what is now known as the Rockville Centre Fire Department. This newly united department, a result of the village’s incorporation, elected its first chief, Benjamin Combes, of the Eureka Company. Combes’s name now leads those of the 125 chiefs in the department’s history. As the 19th century came to a close, Rockville Centre’s firefighting community continued to grow. Encouraged by the merger and the ever-increasing safety of the village, the Village Board called for yet another department to be commissioned, this time south of the railroad tracks. And so, the Defender Hose

Company No. 1 was born, soon followed by the Alert Hose Company No. 2 (renamed Engine Company No. 2) to secure the south side of the village. The sudden proliferation of new fire departments in the village was bound to run into some red tape, and it did in the dead of summer, 1896. Issues regarding the firing and hiring of new firefighters arose as they related to a New York state law from 1880 and 1886. The 1880 decree contained language that failed to separate the fire department from a general police force, instead describing the department as a “force for extinguishing fires,” along with the 1886 law that further muddied the waters. The fire department was unable to properly categorize its non-firefighting personnel. As a result, village residents began to question whether the department had any legal right to exist. An article from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, titled “A Demoralized Fire Department,” reads, “Last night the trustees had the hose taken away from Defender Hose company No. 1. Three days ago Chief John R. Sprague ordered a drill of the department for last evening. William H. Grim, foreman of Defender company, notified the secretary of the department that he did not recognize Sprague’s authority and his company would not turn out.” Over the next two months, the Village Board reconciled the state laws with their personnel, and the department avoided dissolution. Throughout the 20th century, the Rockville Centre Fire Department grew alongside the village, continuing to provide protection from fires. When the unthinkable happened on Sept. 11, 2001, the Rockville Centre Fire Department members provided their unwavering support to their New York City counterparts. Over 60 of the department’s members responded to the scene on 9/11, and many stayed for weeks afterward during the rescue and recovery efforts. The department also sent two of its trucks to aid in the effort. A third truck was provided when a Queens firehouse found itself empty and unprepared to answer calls in its own district. The Rockville Centre Fire Department sent in Engine 443 to cover the calls while the Queens unit’s trucks were at ground zero. Brian Cook, the current department chief, elected this April, has watched the department develop and evolve in his 29 years with it. Cook, a third-generation

firefighter, pointed out some of the harsh realities of the job. “There are more safety rules and regulations we have to abide by since I first joined the department 29 years ago,” he said, “many of these costing the department money we don’t have. There is also a lot more required training in order to become a firefighter and to stay a firefighter, so the members are putting in a lot more time away from families to get this training. “But on a positive note,” he continued, “the equipment we use now is far better and safer than years past.” In 2017, walking into one of the five fire stations, the deep roots of history remain palpable. Pictures line many of the walls and provide the backdrop for the modern-day department’s endeavors. The 125 chiefs have all left their own marks on the department, along with the thousands of members who have served under them. n

hroughout the 20th century, the Rockville Centre Fire Department grew alongside the village, continuing to provide protection from fires. When the unthinkable happened on Sept. 11, 2001, the Rockville Centre Fire Department members provided their unwavering support to their New York City counterparts.

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Danger in all directions for fire volunteers By Scott Brinton

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Volunteer firefighters climb ladders that stretch two and three stories into the air, high-pressure hoses at the ready to spray down raging fires that burn hotter than a thousand degrees. Black smoke billows in all directions. At any moment, the home or building might explode or collapse. Meanwhile, others rush inside in search of victims who might be trapped. It’s an inferno, with flames raging in all directions. Sight is limited. The structure groans. Weakened wooden floors might give in. Walls and ceilings might come crashing down. Yes, volunteer firefighting is very, very dangerous, and the financial reward is, well, non-existent, except for a small pension later in life. Long Island’s firefighters are largely volunteers. They give of their time and of themselves, they say, out of an old-fashioned sense of community and a desire to aid those in need. Long-time Herald photographer Bill Kelly has spent years capturing volunteer firefighters at work as they extinguish blazes of all sorts. Herein are a handful of his hundreds of images of Rockville Centre fire volunteers.

2 5 Thank you, volunteers, for all you do for our community! 1- The scene of a fire or emergency can best be described as controlled chaos, such as this one in downtown Rockville Centre. 2- After a blaze, volunteers pick through the charred remains to check for pockets of fire. 3- Firefighting is, no doubt, exhausting work. 4- Volunteer firefighters say that, foremost, they are there to help. 5- A hose crew battling a blaze. Photos by Bill Kelly/Herald

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By Scott Brinton Once upon a time, in the early 20th century, firehouses were simple, wood-frame structures, with a handful of garage bays to store horse- or humanpowered engines with giant wheels and oversized tanks that, frankly, would run out of water fairly quickly in a big blaze. As the 20th century progressed, so did the fire trucks, becoming motorized. As time went on, small trucks became massive engines that required everlarger garage bays. Fast-forward to the 21st century. Today’s firehouses are very large structures — often the largest in their communities. They’ve also gone high-tech, and rarely is there a single firehouse for an entire community. Often there are two or three — or more. On this page are four of the firehouses scattered across Rockville Centre.

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