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…
The Suburban Fire Marshal
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…
February 4, 1953 Frank Stepanek is named chairman. The public later approved a $335,000 appropriation for the new building on Elm Avenue. Referenced in the…
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…
January 31, 1952 Over 100 firefighters battled flames for 2 hours when the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Jensen caught fire shortly after noon.…
February 24, 1951 Fire at “Gourmet Restaurant Bldg” on Smithtown Blvd. Address is not known but it was described as being 100 feet away from…
March 20, 1950 St. James FD responds to the home of Alfonso Bloom in regards to a fire on the south side of the house.…