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Albertson FD, Long Island, January 11, 1959 Insulation Warehouse and offices on Willis Avenue and I.V. Willets Road. Fire was apparently started by a kerosen lantern. COPIAGUE FD NY Ladder 1-3-4 operating at a job on Sunrise Hwy in 1979. Photos are courtesy of Mr. Ed Heavey. Hempstead Engine Co.1's 1939 model YC Ahrens-Fox, pumping more than it's 600 gpm capacity, at an unspecified date & place. Centre Island Mansion Destroyed by Fire - 8-12-98, When the Atlantic Steamer Fire Company arrived on the scene at 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday night, Aug. 12, this is what the fire looked like at the back of the house. Two firemen were hurt in the blaze: an Atlantic Steamer fire fighter injured his knee when he fell off a wall and Bayville Fireman Peter Brown received burns to his back when debris fell down his coat. Photo by 1st Assistant Chief Chris Mercadante I believe this is a photo of the original Baptist Church on Wolcott Road. A new baptistry tank was being installed and a fire started from a welders tool. Levittown and East Meadow responded the scene. Both departments were hampered by the snow at the time. Unsure about the date, 50’s-60’s I suppose?. Church was built in 1949. Jet Crash in Levittown. Blacksmith Road. 1933, Most likely January or February. This picture must have been taken around 1960. This fire was the Deer Park Hotel which stood on Deer Park Avenue at Long Island Ave on the south side of the RXR Tracks. The camera is facing south west, the photographer is standing up on the RXR trestle. In the foreground is Deer Park Ave. In the background is Long Island Ave. The store in the background still stands, it is the Deer Park Barber Shop. Chief Werner Wolf was the OIC and there was an incident within this incident. This hotel dates back to the early 1800's. President John Quincy Adams who owned a summer home in Deer Park used to frequent this Bar. |
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