342 and 347
Photo by Steve Takacs
House Fire on Terrace Pl, 2003
Photos by Steve Takacs
MVA on Corona Ave, 2003
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Two car accidents, June 2003
Photos by Jason Lappe, Malverne FD
Photo and Info by Walter Weltner
More info & pictures on the official VSFD site http://www.vsfd.org/
At 1430 hours Saturday,
September 7, 2002, Valley Stream Firefighters responded to a Signal 10
structure fire at 27 E. Merrick Road. Before any apparatus was on
the road, Fire Com was reporting multiple calls of an explosion in the
area and a resulting fire that had spread to nearby homes. Many
firefighters responding to their quarters could see the smoke coming
from the fire. On arrival, firefighters were faced with a fierce fire
blowing out the rear windows and doors of an extended building in the
rear of Island Sink Top that had spread to a residential garage in the
rear of 24 East Maple Street and was danger of spreading to the home
(for those long timers, we had a fire in Island Sink Top about 30 years
ago). Hose lines were stretched into the building and surrounding
residences by Engine 342 (East Maple Street, exposure 3), Engine 343
(East Merrick Road, exposure 1), Engine 344 (North Cottage Street,
exposure 4), while Ladder 345 set up on East Merrick Road and Ladder
346 placed their rig on East Maple Street. Rescue 347 remained in front
of the building. About 15 minutes into fighting the fire an evacuation
of the building was ordered because of the fear of another propane tank
exploding. After a short investigation firefighters reentered the
building to extinguish the hot and difficult blaze. The fire was
declared under control within an hour of the alarm. First Assistant
Chief Joseph Garofalo was the Incident Commander and was assisted by
Second Assistant Chief Brian Howley and both Chiefs thanked all
firefighters for their efforts.
The fire was caused by an employee of a roofing
company using a propane torch on the roof of Island Sink Top, which
possibly set off fumes from flammable materials being used by workers
in the building. The shut off valve from the exploding propane
tank was propelled thru a second story window of an adjacent home.
Damage to the Island Sink Top, the residential garage and other homes
in the area were placed at $250,000.
The Lynbrook, Inwood, and Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire
Departments provided mutual aid at the scene and the Hewlett and Elmont
Fire Departments placed stand-by units at Headquarters.
The Ladies Auxiliary again did their usual great
job by providing refreshments to the firefighters during the fire.
The attached photo was taken in the rear yard of
the East Maple Street home.
Signal 10, Sid Harvey's, E. Mineola Ave, Feb 5, 2002
Photos by Jason Lappe, Malverne Jr FD
House Fire in North Woodmere, Dec 30, 2001 Mutual Aid to Hewlett FD
Ladder 345 venting the roof
Stove fire on Melrose St Dec 22, 2001
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House/Doctor's Office Fire, 20 May 2001, Rockaway Pkwy
5 Handlines and 2 Tower Ladders put in operation
Photos by Jason Lappe, Malverne Jr FD
Car Fire in the Home Depot Parking Lot, Green Acres Mall
Photos by Jason Lappe, Malverne Jr FD
Multi-car MVA Rockaway and Merrick
April 3, 2001
Hendrickson Brothers structure fire
Feb 2001
photos by Jason Lappe Malverne Jr FD
Mutual Aid to Hewlett Feb 9, 2001
Photos by Walter Weltner
