Garden City Park Ny (Nassau) Working Fire 5/23/23

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Earlier this morning the Garden City Park FD responded to this fully involved house fire on Lafayette Street. News reports are stating there was one fatality. Text & video courtesy Nassau County Fire Service Academy.

 
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In the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023, the Garden City Park Fire Department along with mutual aid companies operated on the scene of a working fire. Firefighters put at least two hand lines and the master stream of Mineola Ladder 168 into operation for heavy fire throughout a two-story, split level style private dwelling. Firefighters’ efforts were hampered by downed power lines, heavy fire load, and at least one inoperable fire hydrant. Seven occupants were able to evacuate the home and were hospitalized; however, one occupant was unable to make it out of the home. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. Text Courtesy K2M Photography.

 
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Didn’t Garden City used to have some paid career firefighters?
Garden City had a blended (Paid + Volunteer) Fire Department from 1928 to 2018. Relations between the paid and volunteer firefighters were not always cordial, and the whole situation came to a head in 2018, when the village Board voted to eliminate the paid (!) department as a cost-cutting measure. Since then, the department has been 100% volunteer.

This incident was not, however in Garden City, but in Garden City Park, a community north of Garden City with its own FD.

 
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Garden City had a blended (Paid + Volunteer) Fire Department from 1928 to 2018. Relations between the paid and volunteer firefighters were not always cordial, and the whole situation came to a head in 2018, when the village Board voted to eliminate the paid (!) department as a cost-cutting measure. Since then, the department has been 100% volunteer.

This incident was not, however in Garden City, but in Garden City Park, a community north of Garden City with its own FD.

Thanks Ray for the info and update. Stay safe
 
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