05' News Archives
Structure Fire
from Fire News
On Tuesday, November 15, 2005, at 7:45a.m., the Riverhead Fire Department received a report of a structure fire at the location of the Housing Complex Calverton Hills, Topping Drive and Hill Rise Street, Calverton, from the Manorville Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Riverhead Fire Department’s Chief Edward Carey, Second Assistant Chief George Woodson, and Third Assistant Chief Nick Luparella directed the operation of 40 to 45 firefighters, using two pumpers equipped with ladders, and two support trucks.
The fire was confined to the first and second floors of the residence. The fire was extinguished in about 30 minutes, perhaps due to the fire wall between every third apartment. No injuries reported.
Riverhead Fire Department’s Chief Edward Carey expressed the Department’s thanks to the Flanders Fire Department, Flanders Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps for standing by.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brookhaven Town Fire Marshal.
-Fire News Photos by Walker Turner
2005 RVFA Christmas Party
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2005 RVFA Family Picnic
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Our 2005 Motorized Drill
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Structure Fire
05-14-2005 News Review
The Riverhead Fire Department battled a structure fire at a home on Kratoville Avenue Saturday. The home sustained heat, smoke, water and fire damage and about 70 firefighters were on the scene for about 42 minutes, according to Fire Chief Ed Carey. There were no injuries as a result of the blaze, which is being investigated by the town fire marshal's office.
Mobile home fire kills man
by Tim Gannon 03-10-2005 News Review
A fire in a small mobile home left one man dead Sunday morning, according to Riverhead Town Police.
The fire was discovered at about 5:17 a.m. in a mobile home on Zion Street in Aquebogue, off Hubbard Avenue, according to Riverhead Fire Department. The complete back half of the mobile home was destroyed by the blaze, according to Fire Chief Kevin Davis. The home was fully involved in flames when volunteers arrived, he said, adding that eighty volunteers responded to the scene.
The occupant of the home, Jonathan Childress, 38, was found inside and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
"He was a good guy," said neighbor Willie Turner. "He used to work on cars all the time. I grew up with him on this street."
He said Mr. Childress grew up in a home adjacent to the mobile home and was a self-employed auto mechanic.
Mr. Turner and another neighbor, Shawana Blount, said they weren't aware of the fire until they saw the flashing lights of the fire engines in their windows.
The fire is not considered suspicious, according to police, and is being blamed on electrical causes that fire marshal Dave Andruszkiewicz hopes to educate people about in order that such fires not be repeated.
Namely, Mr. Childress had an electric space heater hooked up to an extension cord, the fire marshal said.
"The amperage that the space heater generates is more than an extension cord can handle," Mr. Andruszkiewicz said. "People should try to refrain from using any type of extension cord."
Mr. Andruszkiewicz said its appears the space heater shorted out and the cord got hot and melted into the carpet, then set a nearby love seat on fire.
Mr. Childress also didn't have smoke detectors in the home, the fire marshal said. Although he had lived at the site with a girlfriend in the past, he was the only one present at the time of the fire, police said.
Photo courtesy 03/07/05 {Newsday}
Devotion and Service
05-26-2005 News Review
 The Riverhead Fire Department honored Firefighter William Hubbard Tuesday night at their 2nd Street Fire Station for his 50 years of service. He's been a member of the Red Bird Hook & Ladder Co. #1 since February of 1955 and played a large role as chairman of its antiques committee for over 30 years. That committee is responsible for the display of the Red Jacket (pictured), a hand-drawn pumper that dates back to 1790. Mr. Hubbard is a second-generation 50-year member - his father, William Hubbard Sr. also served more than 50 years in the department and company.
 Frank "Mickey" Groen of the Long Island Fire Apparatus Association Inc. presents the President's Award to Mr. Hubbard for his years of service and dedication to the association.
 Bill and his wife Winnie with one of the awards he was presented
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