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Long Island's Volunteers in Action!
Drill Calendar STATIC DATES
Wednesday, October 8th LP Gas Drill @ Fire Academy
1930 start, trucks TBA
New!... Heavy Rescue
 New!... Command Center
 New 36-foot 'Super-Truck' takes to the road... continue
75 years of service
The Riverhead Ladies Auxiliary kicked off its 75th anniversary celebration on Sunday, saluting its members and their beloved organization... continue
50-year Members
Being a Volunteer
Too often we talk about being a volunteer without thinking about what it really means. I know for me, and others, I was literally raised in a firehouse, and responded to my first call... continue
Are you retired from either a volunteer or professional fire service? Join our Exempt Firefighters Association
Practice your Rescue Knots!
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 2008 RESPONSE COUNT
712 ALARMS
as of: 09-29-08
 How's this for Longevity?
 Our 16th annual Invitational Drill
tv10/55 reports on our new HQ
(note: this is a 14MB download)
Fire Prevention Program
Children playing with fire results in hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries each year. Our award-winning Fire Prevention Program works toward reducing these numbers.
Children And Smoke Alarms
In spite of recent news events about children sleeping through them, smoke alarms and home escape planning are still a vital part... continue
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News Story Achives
Explore historic news stories & photos
Risk Assessments
Fighting fires is fun. It almost has to be fun or else no one would do it. For a select portion of the population — some would argue not a very... continue
House Fire in Riverhead
The Riverhead Fire Department extinguished a house fire Thursday afternoon at... continue
Holding Departments Together
Some volunteer departments are legendary for their parties and some of us have gained a bad reputation because of it... continue
The 1995 LI Wildfires
164 departments, 5 days, 0 deaths.
An in-depth report... continue
Paying The Price To Save Lives
A 20-something joins up at a local fire department. The volunteer completes the required training, attends annual refresher courses and responds to almost every emergency call. Then there's the department's... continue
Flaws found in last line of defense
Worn by a million firefighters in the U.S., the PASS device is a motion sensor that makes an awful racket if a firefighter stops moving for 30 seconds while battling a blaze.... continue
'Tools of the Trade'
 Learn about the basic tools a firefighter uses, including the "Jaws of Life", Rescue Saws, the "Irons", SCBA, Thermal Imaging Cameras and Bunker Gear RFD's 'Last Alarms'
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before & after paint shots
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