While returning to the station from a call for service related to Hurricane Irene our command vehicle was hit by a falling tree. Both members in the vehicle were transported to the local emergency medical department, evaluted and released. Our organization has a practice of suspending or altering resposnes during high wind environments. Our practice...Read More
hree Long Island volunteer firefighters were injured after they were launched from the back of a truck during a drill. The four men were thrown from the truck when it veered into a wooden guard rail during a practice session in North Woodmere. The victims’ names were not being made public. The men, between ages...Read More
Police are investigating a collision Tuesday night involving fire Chief Roger Caris’ vehicle while he was responding to a fire call. The other driver, Heather Sanders, 40, of Hastings, was treated for minor injuries at a local hospital after the 9 p.m. crash. Caris was driving south on Broadway Street with his lights and sirens...Read More
