Our mission is to create a complete collection of all past and present fire apparatus on Long Island. Everyday that goes by, old photos packed away in basements and attics are one step away from getting lost forever. With the modern digital world upon us, these photos are forgotten about, thrown away and destroyed with the history being lost forever. Our goal is to preserve these photos for people who are passionate about firetrucks and the fire service in general. 


We are interested in preserving Long Island History related to Fire Apparatus, Fire stations,  Photos, Stories, Historic Fire Scenes, Videos  and more. Your knowledge is very important to us and there are so few of us out there who still care about preserving the past. Sad, but true! Help us preserve as much of the past as possible before it is lost forever. A few minutes of your time is priceless to us. We always ask for any contribution being it photos or general wisdom that you would be willing to share with us to make the site complete and accurate.

Submit a firetruck photo or collection:

We are always looking to share new photos and trying to find the ones we don't have. You will be credited for all photos that are submitted or donated. 

Please follow these instructions for proper submission. 

• Describe the photo to the best of your knowledge.
• Who took the photo? Is it yours to give away? 
• Where and when was it taken? 
• Label or Watermark the photo with the photos details and owner. 
• If you want to submit a photo without labeling it you can,  but it is really helpful to have the information already on it.  If we receive a  blank photo, we will simply mark it with "longislandfiretrucks.com" for accountability purposes and label it to the best of our ability. 
• See our galleries for examples.

Send your photos here: [email protected]

Submit a fire truck description  or  a fire department biography:

It takes alot of time to organize a website like this. We would greatly appreciate any assistance you could give us in collecting department biography's and information on their firetrucks.  If you would like to submit some information on behalf of your Fire Department of choice, you can do so here. Please be as accurate as possible. We will add the information as we see most appropriately fit. 

Donate a collection: 

Do you have an old collection in the basement that's collecting dust?  Are they  going to be forgotten about if you don't do anything about it.?  Don't have the time to get it together? We would love to share it with everyone!. Contact us and we'll provide you with an address to send your collection too. You will be credited for all photos that are donated. 

Email: [email protected]

submit your department Info: 

Updates
It is always our goal to provide factual and up-to-date information about the departments and apparatus shown on our site. As the fire service is constantly changing and evolving, please let us know if there is any incorrect or outdated information. Updates and corrections are always welcome.

New Deliveries/Orders 
We are always pleased to hear about the delivery of new apparatus to our state. Our visitors also like to know what might be coming in the next year. Please e-mail us updates once apparatus have been delivered or after the bids have been finalized and contracts signed for your newly ordered apparatus.

Submitting Your Department Information
We’re glad that you like our site and would be pleased to add your department’s pictures and information to Long Island Fire Trucks.com  In addition to the photographs, there is a fair amount of information that we like to share with our visitors. By sharing this information with us now, we can pre-build your department's page and have it ready to go once pictures are taken. Here is some of the information we like to share:

• Apparatus: specs including year, make/model, pump capacity, tank size, serial/job # and any special equipment carried.
  
  
• Response Order: What it the order of response for apparatus to various incidents? Which rigs run first-due for structure fires, first-out for extrication calls, etc.
   
  
• Protection District:Square miles of coverage, population size protected, towns/townships covered
   
  
• Department:Year established? Number of volunteer members, full-time ambulance crew? Is the department considered all volunteer, combination, paid-on-call or career?


• Contacts:If we are going to be in your area, is there a best time or place to catch someone to pull out the rigs for pictures? What is the best way to reach that/those people?


• Patches and Logos:Pictures of unique department patches and station logos are also great for adding interest to the site. Finally, any statistics, background information or history of each particular apparatus and department are always appreciated. Whatever you are most proud of about your department - share it!


• Sensitive Information:It is never our intention to share anything other than public information about your department and apparatus. We specifically try to avoid sharing any opinions or politically sensitive information on the site. For example, if there is little-known merger on the horizon or a pending change of protection areas, we will avoid that type of information to keep from upsetting any parties.