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Hurry up and get well, Doug. You know that all of us old farts have gotta stick together . . . and that means staying healthy.

Chesapeake, Va. (February 15, 2026) – Firefighters with the City of Chesapeake Fire Department are currently operating at a two-alarm commercial structure fire in the South Norfolk area of the city. Emergency dispatchers received the call at 1:05 p.m. Engine Company 1 arrived on scene at 1:08...

From the ERFD Facebook page (including photos): East Rockaway Fire Department 15m · This afternoon the East Rockaway Fire Department was alerted for the report of a house fire at the corner of Baisley Ave and Dart Street. 1st Assistant Chief Matt Pignataro arrived quickly to find a two story...

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, February 11th, 2026, the Bellmore Fire Department along with mutual aid companies operated on the scene of a third alarm fire on Chapman Avenue off Bellmore Avenue. Firefighters put multiple hand lines and master streams into operation for a fully...

Maybe we should rename them "Charlie" and "Maude" to avoid meaningless kerfluffles like this one.

My father worked as an Assistant Engineer for the city for 40 years . . . during every bit of it he lived in Nassau County, in violation of the residency requirements. He used my aunt's address in Brooklyn as his "home". Only thing homelike about it was that's where he got mail from the city.

Onley is on Virginia's Eastern Shore, roughly 25 miles south of the Maryland border...

At 2:52 pm Feb 4 the Long Beach and East Rockaway Fire Departments were requested Mutual Aid to the Oceanside NY Fire Department for a Working Building Fire on Lawson Blvd. Tower Ladder 2372 responded to the scene with Assistant Chief Reinhard and Engine 2344 responded to stand-by in Oceanside...