Suburban Fire Marshal

0640 hours. The Nesconset Fire Department is dispatched to a report of a house on fire at 26 Standish Place off Southern Blvd. Units arrive to find heavy fire venting through the roof of a two story single family private dwelling. All occupants were out, uninjured and accounted for. Multiple hose lines are stretched and operate.  Tower ladders from Nesconset and Smithtown are put into service to vent and to monitor conditions due to a partial roof collapse. Primary and secondary searches are conducted and numerous cats are removed from the building. The fire is knocked down and placed under control within 40 minutes. Crews remained on scene for approximately 3 hours.

Mutual aid is provided at the scene by Lakeland, St. James, Smithtown, Hauppauge and Ronkonkoma. The cause of the fire is being investigated by Fire Marshals from the Town of Smithtown Department of Public Safety.

The Nissequogue Fire Department was activated for a house fire on Smith Lane off Moriches Road. Units arrived and quickly extinguished a fire in a hallway closet. Fire damage was confined to the closet and smoke damage was minimal in the house. There were no injuries. Mutual aid provided at the scene by the St. James and Nesconset Fire Departments. All units were cleared from the scene within an hour. Fire Marshals from the Town of Smithtown Department of Public Safety are investigating the cause of the fire.

The Stony Brook Fire Department responds to a report of a boat on fire in the marina at the Stony Brook Yacht Club. Units arrive to find an active fire in a 23 foot boat tied up to a floating dock. Two lines are stretched and crews extinguish the fire without incident. Mutual aid is provided at the scene by St. James and Setauket Fire Departments. The Town of Smithtown Bay Constables were also on scene with a boat. Fire Marshals from the Town of Brookhaven are handling the fire investigation.

Nesconset, St. James and Ronkonkoma Fire Departments respond to a reported house fire at 102 Lake Avenue in the Nesconset Fire District. Units arrive to find a fire in the kitchen of a single story dwelling. The fire is quickly extinguished. The area is overhauled, the house searched and vented and the scene is turned over the Fire Marshals from the Town of Smithtown Department of Public Safety. Damage was confined to the kitchen.

2040 hours. Smithtown Fire Department responds to a report of a structure fire at the Walgreens at 712 Smithtown Bypass. Arriving units find a small smouldering fire in a walk in refrigerator on the west side of the store. Crews disconnect power from the unit, extinguish the fire, overhaul the area and ventilate the building. Fire Marshals from the Town of Smithtown Department of Public Safety were called in to investigate and follow up. There were no injuries and the store was evacuated prior to the arrival of the fire department. Nesconset Fire Department was also dispatched to this incident. All units were back in service within an hour.

Hauppauge FD handles a traffic collision with pin involving two vehicles at the intersection of Cardinal Lane and Holiday Park Drive. The crews from Engines 1,3 and 4 along with Suffolk Police ESU 9 worked together to extricate a passenger of one of the vehicles. Central Islip Hauppauge Community Ambulance handled the transports. Assistant Chief Brett Martinez was the Officer in Charge.

Hauppauge Fire Department responds to a truck leaking fuel on Arkay Drive. Units arrive to find that a tractor trailer struck a manhole cover which tore a hole in the drivers side fuel tank. The driver pulled over and called 911 while approximately 130 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the roadway and down into the sewer system. FD personnel stopped the leak at the tank and shut down the fuel supply. Speedy dry was applied to the roadway and a sander was brought in from the Town of Smithtown Highway Department to cover the road with dirt. A Fire Marshal from the Town of Smithtown Department of Public Safety was called to the scene to handle the spill. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation was also called in. Suffolk County Police Department Motor Carrier Safety Section came to the scene to inspect the truck.

The sewer system in the industrial park is a common positive system that is interconnected and dumps out into a sump on Motor Parkway. The leaking fuel traveled throughout the system and spilled out into the sump which is approximately one mile away from the incident location.

The DEC worked with the Town and with an authorized contractor brought in by the trucking company to mitigate the spill by scrubbing the roadway, pumping out the sewers and recovering the contaminated rocks and soil from within the sump. The sewer system was then flushed using fire hydrants.

Over 120 yards of contaminated soil was removed along with thousands of gallons of contaminated water. When the incident was over 36 hours later, the area was clean and no trace of fuel remained. A great job by all of the agencies involved.

Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps Members provided hands-on bleeding control training for the Commack School District on June 25. Bleeding control (B-Con) kits and supplies were used during the session with Huntington and Southside hospitals’ emergency response teams in tandem with the NorthWell Health. B-con kits, which can be used during a trauma, include tourniquets and gauze, among other things. More than 350 teachers, administrators and staff were given the opportunity to practice with the equipment following an informational B-con presentation by Tim Dackow, NP, coordinator of trauma injury prevention and EMS outreach for NorthWell Health. Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps members trained the group on how to use the tourniquets while Northwell’s emergency response teams provided training with gauze -- either of which can be used to stop a person from bleeding out. A donation from Southside Hospital gave the Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps an opportunity to give a dozen B-con kits to the Commack School District. This donation was recognized at a Commack school board meeting on June 14.

Information above as well as the photos below come via Commack Ambulance Facebook Page.

On Friday, June 29 at 1848 hours the Commack Fire Department was alerted to a Motor Vehicle Accident at the corner of Commack Road and Daly Road. Upon arrival it was discovered that three people inside of the black sedan were pinned in the vehicle and unable to get out, including a child who was seated in the passenger side rear in a child seat. Under the command of Chief of Department Myers and Assistant Chief Barry, firefighters were able to quickly extricate the three people from the vehicle without incident. All occupants were transported to an area hospital by Commack Ambulance. The Dix Hills Fire Department also operated at this scene.
Photo Credit: FF Oloughlin

At approximately 2040 hours on June 24, 2018, the Commack Fire Department and Commack Ambulance responded to the report of a motor vehicle crash on the southbound Sunken Meadow Parkway, north of Jericho Turnpike. Units arrived to find that a single vehicle had left the roadway and coming to a stop in the woods, pinning the driver. Members of the Commack Fire Department utilized various tools including the "Jaw of Life" to free the occupant from the vehicle. Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps provided patient care and transported. The New York State Police are handling the investigation.

Photo Credit: FF Oloughlin

0942 hours. The Central Islip Fire Department is dispatched to a report of a house on fire at 19 Hawthorne Avenue off Short Street. Units arrive to find heavy fire venting out of a two story single family dwelling. The working fire is transmitted, crews stretch in and mutual aid is requested from Hauppauge for a RIT, Islip Terrace for an engine to the scene and East Brentwood FD for an engine. Central Islip-Hauppauge ambulance, Brentwood Legion and Islip Exchange were also on scene. One firefighter was transported also responds to the scene. The Islip and East Islip Fire Departments also sent units to the scene and the Smithtown Fire Department sent an engine to cover for CI. Five lines were stretched and crews were pulled back to a defensive mode as fire raced through the bldg. The fire was placed under control at 1115 hours. One firefighter was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

1412 hours. Hauppauge responds to a vehicle fire in front of the Hyatt Regency at 1717 Motor Parkway. Personnel from engines 1 and 4 made quick work of an involved Jeep Liberty. The lone occupant of the vehicle was uninjured and stated that she pulled over due to the vehicle overheating. Lt. Shawn Mooney was the OIC.

The Lakeland Fire Department is dispatched to a report of a house on fire at 14 May Court off Johnson Avenue. Units arrived to find an active fire in the basement of a single story ranch. Firefighters located and removed one subject from the building. The victim, a 60 year old male, was transported but did not survive. Three lines were stretched and operated. The fire was placed under control at approximately 1555 hours. Mutual aid provided by Ronkonkoma, East Brentwood, Medic 45, Sayville, Farmingville, Bohemia, Holbrook, Nesconset, Hauppauge and Central Islip Fire Departments. Click on the photo to view video from the scene.
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The Hauppauge Fire Department was dispatched to an activated fire alarm at 250 Kennedy Drive. Units arrived, entered the building and after a search found an active fire in the metal shop of a 130,000 square foot packaging and warehouse facility. The sprinkler system was controlling the fire and crews stretched a line in and quickly finished the job. Fire was confined to the shop area but smoke damage was more extensive. Crews ventilated and overhauled then turned the scene over to the Smithtown Fire Marshals Office and Suffolk Arson.

0230 hours. The Hauppauge Fire Department responds along with Central Islip Hauppauge Ambulance to a traffic collision involving two vehicles at Express Drive South and Veterans Highway. An occupant of one vehicle was pinned and injured. The victim was extricated by the crews of Heavy Rescue 9, Engine 3 (acting as engine 1) and SCPD ESU 9. Ambulances from CI Hauppauge, East Brentwood and the Smithtown Fire Department were used to transport the victims.

Recently, members of the Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps hosted a community demo at the Commack Walmart. They spent a few hours talking to members of our community, as well as demoing some of our commonly utilized pieces of equipment. Our crew had a great time interacting with members of our community!

Information above and photos via Commack Ambulance Facebook Page.

1538 hours. Hauppauge Fire Department responds with Commack Ambulance to a traffic collision involving seven vehicles on the eastbound side of Veterans Highway between New Highway and Autumn Drive.  In spite of the heavy damage sustained by most of the vehicles only one injury was serious. Hauppauge operated with Rescue 9, Engine 1 and Engine 3. Commack ambulance was on scene with multiple buses and East Brentwood sent an ambulance.

Commack Ambulance sent a bus with a full crew to  provide standby coverage for the Long Island Pride Parade 

1411 hours. Hauppauge Fire Department responds to the Exit 57 off ramp from the Long Island Expressway in regards to a single vehicle crash. The operator of the vehicle lost control, left the roadway striking construction barrels and a light tower before riding up onto the guardrail system. Neither occupant of the vehicle were injured. Central Islip Hauppauge Ambulance handled the patient assessment while crews from Hauppauge FD up righted the light tower to stop a diesel fuel leak and then applied absorbent material to the roadway. Chief of Department Feron operated with Rescue 9.

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