February 5, 1958 Fire reported at approximately 0100 hours. Fire in a dormitory on the east side of Moriches Road in Centereach FD. 40 students…
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January 21, 1958 Two story house. Caption in Smithtown News states that 5 fire departments were on scene and that the fire raged for 10…
February 11, 1957. I do not know the address. The fire was reported at approximately 0200 hours. Nesconset FD sent their tanker to the scene.…
February 20, 1956 Edward Eccleston, one day shy of his 15th birthday, fell through the ice at approximately 1520 hours. Police and firefighters made numerous…
February 13, 1956 0200 hours. The Smithtown Fire Department responds to a house fire on Croft Lane near the intersection of Old Willets Path. The…
January 26, 1956 A Beechcraft owned by the Cities Service Oil Company (currently CITGO) crashed and burned at approximately 1630 hours. Crews had difficulty getting…
January 10, 1956 FD responds to a fire in a railroad car at the St. James freight yard. Joseph Botto had just emptied the car…
January 6, 1955 The Hauppauge Fire Department breaks ground today on the addition to their firehouse at 855 Wheeler Road. Existing firehouse gets a brick…
March 2, 1953 Fire guts house owned by Mr. Joseph McCarthy of St. James and occupied by Mr. and Mrs Harry Schechter. Fire reported by…
March 15, 1952 Fire reported at 1630 hours at the Weikert Residence on Schoolhouse Lane. The FD operated for 3 hours using a Hi Fog…