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    Nassau County, NY - Working Fires 2023

    Nassau County Working Fire Total - 242 Suffolk County Working Fire Total - 307 Most Working Fires in Suffolk 1. Medford (16) 2. Brentwood (15) 3. Central Islip (12) 4. Bay Shore (11) 5. Farmingville (10) 6. North Amityville (8) 7. Mastic Beach (8) 8. Mastic (8) 9. Dix Hills (8) 10. East...
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    Melville (Suffolk) NY Working Residential Fire 12/26/23 (Fatal)

    109 Wilmington Drive @ 0439 HRS Shed Fire, spread to house when propane tank exploded, elderly resident found after the fire was extinguished. Mutual Aid: Dix Hills East Farmingdale Huntington Manor Plainview Farmingdale Wyandanch Deer Park Greenlawn News Coverage: NY Daily News News 12 Long...
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    Dix Hills (Suffolk) NY Working Residential Fire 11/26/23

    334 Everard St The Dix Hills Fire Department is dispatched to a report of a house fire at 334 Everard Street between Carll's Straight Path and Cayuga Avenue on November 26, 2023, 1102 HRS. Units arrive to find a fire in the kitchen of a two story private dwelling. Deer Park sent a RIT, Melville...
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    Dix Hills (Suffolk) NY Working Residential Fire 11/18/23

    On Saturday, November 18th at approximately 2:15pm. the...
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    Deer Park (Suffolk) NY Working Residential Fire 8/20/23

    447 Baldwin Path Maple Crest Apartments (formerly Deer Hills Apartments) Newsday: Maple Crest apartments in Deer Park heavily damaged by Sunday fire Paul Mazza's photos and synopsis: Zone2Photos: Deer Park F.D. Signal 13 Baldwin Path 8/20/23 The Deer Park Fire Department was alerted for a...
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    Snorkel

    NFPA is only a guideline/industry standard, it is not law. NFPA is highly suggested, and most departments follow it to a tee. It would be up to individual states to adopt the guidelines as a statue for their respective state. When it come to litigation that is a separate issue. Since NFPA is the...
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    Dix Hills (Suffolk) NY Working Residential Fire 7/1/23

    Photos from K2M Photography
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    Dix Hills (Suffolk) NY Working Residential Fire 7/1/23

    101 Long Drive Court 5 Escape House Fire in Dix Hills Facebook for Pictures Approximately 5600 sq ft home
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    Dix Hills (Suffolk) NY Working Residential Fire 6/26/23

    568 Calendonia Dr
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    Deer Park (Suffolk ) NY Working Residential Fire 6/25/23

    91 Westwood Avenue @ 19:05 HRS Mutual Aid: North Babylon Fire Co Dix Hills FD Wyandanch Fire Co.
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    FDNY Chief Trucks

    They do not make the HD trucks in a short bed the way they do the 1500s, Mirrors are stock size
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    Charlotte NC 5th Alarm 5/18/23

    I have a friend who works in R11 (probably was R89) who was working and at the fire. Said the building was originally supposed to be steel and aluminum framing but the builders changed it last minute to wood frame. I believe he said the fire started in a generator that was used for spraying...
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    FIRE LAW BLOG.

    Also for any age discrimination they should file an EEO complaint with NY DOL or if need be at the federal level with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); just as other minorities in the fire service have done.
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    Electric Chief Cars

    The Deputy Chief at DFD is the equivalent of Chief of Operations (FDNY), is next after the COD, so this is not an active front line chief's vehicle, for now those are still Tahoes
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    Huntington Manor NY (Suffolk County) Working Fire 12/23/2022

    From Newsday: Firefighters from at least eight fire departments responded to a fire at a Huntington Station shopping center early Friday morning that closed Jericho Turnpike, fire officials said. Firefighters were called about 4:13 a.m. to 691 E. Jericho Turnpike, an address listed for The...
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    Dix Hills NY (Suffolk) Working Fire (FATAL) 12/14/22

    According to the news reports, Dix Hills FD responded to a fire reported at 0253 HRS. Suffolk PD arrived first on scene and attempted to make entry but were unable to due to the cottage being fully involved. Dix Hills was assisted at the scene by Deer Park, Commack & Greenlawn Fire Depts. The...
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    New York City Vs. Westchester & Nassau

    Yes density and socio-economic situations impact the volume of calls, there are definitely areas of both Nassau and Suffolk that are busier than others (just as with NYC and each borough). One thing that departments on Long Island do not due when counting WF that they respond to is count the...
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    NEW 2020 Silverados Divisions and Battalions

    I recall reading either on another thread here or somewhere online, but another reason for the pick up instead of the SUV is to keep the turnout gear out of the area where the members ride, as the gear can be loaded with carcinogens and other hazards
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