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Woman Dies After Seaford Home Becomes Engulfed By Flames Woman Dies After Seaford Home Becomes Engulfed By Flames
Woman Dies After Seaford Home Becomes Engulfed By Flames One woman was killed and another injured during a roaring house fire on Long Island, in which a fire chief was also burned.  The blaze broke out in Seaford around 6:15 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 2464 Riverside Ave. The first arriving fire chiefs from the Wantagh Fire Department found heavy fire on the second floor of the home, said Nassau County Assistant Chief Fire Marshal James Hickman.  The chiefs found one woman dead on the second floor and rescued another, Hickman said. While making the rescue, one of the chiefs also was burned, he added. The injured were taken to Nassa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Woman, Three Dogs Rescued From Islip Terrace House Fire 19-Year-Old Woman, Three Dogs Rescued From Islip Terrace House Fire
19-Year-Old Woman, Three Dogs Rescued From Islip Terrace House Fire Firefighters rescued a 19-year-old woman and three dogs from a burning house on Long Island. Multiple fire departments responded to the fire that broke out at a home on Cleveland Street in Islip Terrace on the morning of Sunday, July 17, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Police said off-duty SCPD officer Jared Gunst, who is a first assistant chief with the Islip Fire Department, responded to the home at about 11 a.m. and was informed that there was a woman and three dogs inside. When he entered the home, the woman called 911 and reported that she was trapped in the basemen…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Husband, Wife Rescued From Burning Long Island Home Husband, Wife Rescued From Burning Long Island Home
Husband, Wife Rescued From Burning Long Island Home A Long Island couple had to be rescued after an early morning house fire in Huntington overnight. Emergency crews were called to the home on Penfield Drive in East Northport just after 3 a.m. Friday, April 22, Suffolk County police said. When firefighters arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames. Officers from Suffolk County Police Department’s Second Precinct used a ladder to reach a woman through a second floor window before carrying her to safety, police said. The woman’s husband was extricated from the home by members of the Commack Fire Department. Both residents were evaluat…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Three Police Officers Rescue Long Island Man From Burning Home Three Police Officers Rescue Long Island Man From Burning Home
Three Police Officers Rescue Long Island Man From Burning Home Three police officers saved a man who was trapped inside a burning Long Island home. The fire took place in Roosevelt around 3:35 p.m., Sunday, April 17, said the Nassau County Police. When officers responded to the call after receiving a 911 call they found that four residents had made it safely outside the burning home, but one man was trapped inside, police said. Three Nassau County officers ran into the home and performed a search for the trapped victim. The officers navigated heavy smoke and were able to locate the man and remove him to safety, police added. The rescued man, age 29, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Four Injured, Including Two Teens, In Long Island House Fire Four Injured, Including Two Teens, In Long Island House Fire
Four Injured, Including Two Teens, In Long Island House Fire Authorities rescued a group of people from a fire at a Long Island home that injured four people, including two teenagers. At about 6 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2, officers responded to an Elmont home on Marshall Street that was engulfed in flames, according to the Nassau County Police Department.  Upon arrival, three officers and one police medic first rescued an 82-year-old man from the first floor of the home, NCPD said.  Elmont Fire Department then arrived at the scene, and two firefighters rescued a 14-year-old girl from the second floor.  Authorities also rescued a 75-yea…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Resident On Ventilator Rescued After House Fire Breaks Out On Long Island Resident On Ventilator Rescued After House Fire Breaks Out On Long Island
Resident On Ventilator Rescued After House Fire Breaks Out On Long Island A resident on a ventilator was rescued by first responders when a fire broke out at a Long Island home, police said. First responders in Nassau County were called to a Lawrence Avenue home in Lawrence at 11:10 p.m. on Thursday, June 17, where a fire broke out in the den of an area residence. Police said that one resident on a ventilator was rescued and moved safely to a neighbor’s home while crews from multiple fire departments worked to extinguish the blaze. According to police, the residence was in stable condition following the fire and no injuries were reported. The cause of the …

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by Zak Failla
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Multiple Agencies Race To Scene After Boat Near House Bursts Into Flames On Long Island Multiple Agencies Race To Scene After Boat Near House Bursts Into Flames On Long Island
Multiple Agencies Race To Scene After Boat Near House Bursts Into Flames On Long Island Multiple fire departments responded to a raging boat fire on Long Island located right next to a house. The incident took place just before 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 27 in Amityville, at 299 S. Ketchum Ave. Once on the scene, firefighters found two boats on fire that were dry-docked next to a house, the Amityville Fire Department said. There was also one burn victim, who was transported by ambulance to an area hospital. Firefighters quickly pulled lines and began knocking down the flames, while others worked to stabilize the boats with rescue jacks. The fire did not extend to the ho…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Long Island Firefighter Pulls Man From Burning Car Off-Duty Long Island Firefighter Pulls Man From Burning Car
Off-Duty Long Island Firefighter Pulls Man From Burning Car An off-duty Long Island fire lieutenant is being credited for saving a man's life from a burning vehicle.  The incident took place shortly after 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 7, when Ronkonkoma Fire Department Lt. Michael White was driving south on Hudson Avenue in Lake Grove shortly after 7 p.m. when he saw a vehicle on fire at the intersection of Schoolhouse Road and Cedar Grove Avenue, the fire department said.  After calling in the fire, White quickly headed for the vehicle and found a person hanging out of the driver's side window in the burning vehicle. The burned-out vehicle.Photos provi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two People, Pets Rescued From Long Island House Fire Two People, Pets Rescued From Long Island House Fire
Two People, Pets Rescued From Long Island House Fire Two people and several pets were rescued from a Long Island home when a house fire broke out. First responders responded to Iroquois Avenue in Selden shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Friday, July 24, where there was reports of a fire with multiple people and animals inside the residence. Suffolk County Police officers and local firefighters responded to the scene, evacuating a resident and her four dogs. A neighbor was also evacuated who was inside the home attempting to extinguish the fire. Investigators said that as firefighters from Brookhaven extinguished the fire, they removed three uncon…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Officers Rescue Five After Fire Breaks Out At Two-Story Long Island Building Officers Rescue Five After Fire Breaks Out At Two-Story Long Island Building
Officers Rescue Five After Fire Breaks Out At Two-Story Long Island Building Responding police officers moved quickly to rescue five people during a fire at a two-story building on Long Island. The blaze broke out around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 26 in Huntington Station. Suffolk County Police Second Precinct officers Matthew Berube and Michael Haggerty and Emergency Service Section officers Giacomo Marchese and John Farrell responded to a 911 call reporting a fire at 1344 New York Ave. at approximately 1:30 a.m.  The two-story building consists of a commercial business on the ground floor and two apartments, front and rear, on the second floor. The second floor…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
IDs Released For 20-Year-Old Killed, Teen Brothers Injured In Fiery Long Island Crash IDs Released For 20-Year-Old Killed, Teen Brothers Injured In Fiery Long Island Crash
IDs Released For 20-Year-Old Killed, Teen Brothers Injured In Fiery Long Island Crash A 20-year-old area man who was killed and two teenage brothers who were critically injured in a single-vehicle crash have been identified by police. William Smith, 20, of Mastic, was killed around 8:45 a.m., Friday, Sept. 13, while driving a 1996 Lexus eastbound on Pine Road when he lost control of the vehicle, which struck a tree and caught fire in front of 24 Pine Road, said the Suffolk County Police. Responding Seventh Precinct Police Officer David Collins, with the assistance of a Good Samaritan, was able to pull brothers, 16-year-old Rasin Jackson, and 15-year-old Zameer Jackson, both …

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by Kathy Reakes