South Farmingdale Home Badly Damaged In Fire; 50 Firefighters Respond

A South Farmingdale home was damaged in a fire on Monday afternoon, Nassau police said. Officers were called to a West Oak Street residence at 2:50 p.m., where they saw a fire on the first floor. All residents were out of the home before police arrived. The South Farmingdale Fire Department, along with the East Farmingdale, Bethpage, and North Massapequa fire departments, extinguished the flames. Approximately 50 firefighters were on scene. No injuries were reported, police said. The building sustained moderate structural damage along with variant degrees of smoke, fire, and water damage, police said. The Nassau County Fire Marshal and Arson Bomb Squad detectives were on scene. Police are investigating the fire's cause.
Farmingdale Patch

Funeral Set For West Islip Fire Department Honorary Chief

Islip Fire Department Honorary Chief Ronald W. Pfuhl, 81, died on April 27, according to Overton Funeral Home. Pfuhl was a life-long member of Hook & Ladder Company #1, the first company in the Islip Fire Department. He is the father of ex-chief Ronald W. Pfuhl and earned the title of Honorary Chief after serving the fire department for over 50 years. The fire department shared the news of Pfuhl's passing on its Facebook page on Sunday, writing: "It is with deep regret that the chiefs office announces that Honorary Chief and 62-year member Ronald W. Pfuhl has answered his last alarm. Funeral arrangements will be announced when they become available. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Pfuhl family."
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$24.3 million bond referendum passes, vote makes way for new Thiells fire station

VIDEO: A $24.3 million bond referendum passed in Rockland County on Tuesday night. The vote makes way for a new Thiells firehouse. The vote passed with 236 people in favor and only 25 against it. New land will be purchased for the main fire station on Route 202. Fire officials say the annual cost to the average homeowner will be about $19.
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Firemen’s Memorial Monument in Manhattan Park Defaced

The Firemen’s Memorial in Riverside Park, which holds great importance to the FDNY, was defaced recently by a vandal, police confirmed to West Side Rag on Tuesday. Someone broke off the nose of one of the two women depicted in the monument at West 100th Street and Riverside Drive on the night of March 17 with an unknown object, before fleeing the scene, police said. There has not been an arrest and the investigation remains ongoing, NYPD added. The memorial, which was designed by H. Van Buren Magonigle and Attilio Piccirilli and erected in 1913, has become an important gathering place for members of the FDNY and their families, and is one of the locations across the city that hosts a large gathering on September 11 each year.
West Side Rag

Firefighter among 3 people injured in Brooklyn apartment fire

VIDEO: Three people, including a firefighter, were injured during an overnight apartment fire in Brownsville, officials say. Firefighters were dispatched to the fourth floor of the Brownsville apartment just before 11 p.m. It took about 60 fire and EMS personnel over an hour to control the fire. Two people were taken to the hospital, and a firefighter was treated at the scene. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.
News 12 Brooklyn

Vacant house fires remain an issue across Syracuse

The city of Syracuse has continued to try and find ways to address the problem of vacant properties in the city. Especially when those homes are sometimes at the center of crime or perhaps structure fires. Vacant house fires have long been an issue across different Syracuse neighborhoods. It happened on East Laurel Street last week, and twice on the southside just a few weeks before. “I was in an apartment on the Westside and recently my apartment burned down,” said Jean Cormier. “I lost everything. Buildings like that are an eyesore for one thing but also they provide a place for people to congregate and do illegal activities.” Cormier now lives with his family on the northside of the city but has not escaped the fires, as issues with vacant properties also exist in his new neighborhood.
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House in Newfane destroyed by fire

A vacant residence on the 2000 block of Lockport-Olcott Road was destroyed by fire Sunday evening. The Niagara County Sheriff's dispatch center received several calls regarding a structure fire at 2022 Lockport-Olcott Road about 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Crews from Olcott and Miller Hose Volunteer Fire companies responded to the scene and subsequently extinguished the blaze, according to the sheriff's office. Sheriff Michael Filicetti told the Union-Sun & Journal that the home had been abandoned "for quite some time" and that its owner was subsequently located. It is believed that nobody was in the house at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported. The house is considered to be a total loss. The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the county Origin and Cause Team.
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

Crews respond to structure fire in Menands

VIDEO: Multiple crews responded to a structure fire in Menands on Monday afternoon. The fire occurred at a house on the 600 block of Broadway around 2 p.m. Firefighters were met with heavy flames upon their arrival to the scene. Crews were able to get the blaze under control within 45 minutes, though the building reportedly sustained serious damage. A portion of Broadway remained closed to traffic while police and fire crews continued working in the area. Officials have not yet announced if anyone was hurt, or what caused the fire.
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