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Rush Hour Water Rescue

October 5, 2015, 1:22 pm
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The Smithtown Fire Department was toned out for a 16-23 (Ambulance Requested/Motor Vehicle Accident) at 08:52 (8:52am) on October 5 with the location of a pond on Route 25A and Summerset Drive. Upon arrival Smithtown Chief of Department Murphy (4-2-30) observed a vehicle in a pond at the location with a female driver trapped. He immediately upgraded the call to a heavy rescue/water rescue. Arriving on scene to extricate the driver were Smithtown Rescue 4-2-9 and the Kings Park Fire Department
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Fully Involved Commercial Fire

October 29, 2015, 1:11 pm
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The Smithtown Fire Department was toned out for a signal 13 (automatic alarm) at 18:02 (6:02pm) with the location of 2000 Raynors Way in the maintenance shop and golf cart storage facility at the Stonebridge Country Club on October 29.     Upon arrival at the scene the alarm was quickly upgraded to a working structural fire. The two story building was fully engulfed in fire and an exterior attack began to get it under control. The primary attack was undertaken by Smithtown ladder 4-2-7 and
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Early Morning Residential Structural Fire

November 25, 2015, 3:28 pm
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  NOVEMBER 25, 2015 - The Smithtown Fire Department was toned out for a signal 13 (structural fire) on November 25 at 03:32 (3:32am) with the location of 16 Trent Lane. Upon arrival Chiefs on scene upgraded the alarm to a fully involved working residential structural fire.   The homeowners were able to safely leave the house at the start of the fire. With the home fully evacuated the Department began an exterior attack on the structure.   The fire was brought under control with use of the tower
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Water Rescue in Blydenburgh County Park

January 9, 2016, 3:15 pm
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JANUARY 9, 2016 – The Smithtown Fire Department was toned out for a 16/23 (Water Rescue/Ice Rescue at 11:55 am with the location of the lake in Blydenburgh County Park.   It was reported that a man attempted to walk across a layer of thin ice in the lake to bring his dog back to shore. The dog had run out onto the ice moments earlier. The man fell through the ice and was waste deep in water and unable to wade back to shore.   Smithtown deployed its water rescue team to retrieve the man. With dry
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Ex-Chief Cruz Honored by the Suffolk County Fire Chiefs Council

January 13, 2016, 7:21 am
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During the annual Suffolk County Fire Chiefs Council Installation Bruch held at the Snapper Inn in Oakdale, Antonio Cruz, Ex-Chief of the Smithtown Fire Department was honored as Chief of the Year.   Chief Cruz was honored for his dedication to the fire service in Suffolk County. Chief Cruz is active with the Suffolk County Fire/EMS Safety Officers Association and the Firefighter Cancer Support Network where he was recently honored by the Stony Brook University Medical Center with their Above
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Early Morning Structural Fire

January 16, 2016, 6:44 am
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The Smithtown Fire Department was toned out for a signal 13 (possible structural fire) in the vicinity of Roundabout Road and Woodland Road at 03:40 (3:40 am) on Saturday, January 16, 2016. The fire was discovered to be located at 46 Roundabout Road and quickly upgraded to a 13/35 (fully involved structural fire).     The homeowners were away with no one in the house. Chief of Department Murphy (4-2-30) ordered an exterior attack. Engine 4-2-4 provided a water stream from its deck gun while
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Two Car Motor Vehicle Accident

January 16, 2016, 3:36 pm
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The Smithtown Fire Department was toned out for a 16/23 (motor vehicle accident) at 16:32 (4:32 pm) with the location of Veterans Highway and Route 347. The accident involved two vehicles that hit each other head on.   The drivers of both vehicles and passengers were able to self-extricate themselves. Ambulances transported three patients to area hospitals. Conditions are unknown at this time.   Smithtown Fire Department secured the scene with the aid of Suffolk County Police Department
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SFD Military Veterans Honored by Suffolk County

January 20, 2016, 6:10 pm
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12th District Suffolk County Legislator Leslie Kennedy recently visited the Smithtown Fire Department to honor members who served in the military. Kennedy, gave certificates and pins on behalf of the County to ten members who have given their time to both the military and fire service.   In the picture left to right are veterans Edmond Dost, Charles Duffy Sr., Gerald Melvin, August Oetting Sr., Thomas Buffa, Legislator Kennedy, Fredrick Friedman, Peter Byrne, Jon Turk, Jeffrey Hackett and Rudy
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SFD Battles the Elements to get Patients to the Hospital

January 25, 2016, 7:37 am
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The Smithtown Fire Department battled heavy snow, high winds and slippery and closed roads to answer calls for medical assistance during the recent storm.     Ambulance crews working in coordination with Engine and Rescue companies and the Suffolk County Police Department were able to handle all emergency calls, give patients initial treatment and get them to the hospital in a safe and timely manner.   Some of the difficulties that were overcome and resolved in a quick way not to affect patient
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SFD Participates in Ice Rescue Tech Certification

February 2, 2016, 7:53 am
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Members of the Smithtown Fire Department participated in an Ice Rescue class on January 30-31 in Bayport.   The hands-on class gave SFD members the skills needed to safely and rapidly rescue a victim, write SOP’s that protect the members and department from liability, properly handle patients to prevent further injury and increase survival chances, and many other techniques that need to be used to greatly increase the odds of a successful rescue and the safety of the rescuers.   With the
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Smithtown Fire Department Answers Snow Related Calls

February 5, 2016, 10:05 am
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With heavy and wet snow falling the Smithtown Fire Department has spent the morning of February 5 answering numerous calls for wires down, motor vehicle accidents and smoke incidents inside homes.    
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Smithtown Fire Department Answers Chimney Alarm

February 8, 2016, 2:45 pm
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The Smithtown Fire Department was toned out for a signal 13 (Chimney Fire) on Monday, February 08 with the location of 35 Ramondo Lane. With no active fire found the Department continued to investigate a heavy odor of smoke. Thermal Imagining cameras identified a hot spot behind the wall of the fireplace.   Firefighters removed brick above the fireplace to isolate the problem.   With episodes of cold weather upon us more and more homeowners in Smithtown are beginning to use their fireplaces.
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Smithtown Responders Honored for Swift Cardiac Arrest Aid

February 9, 2016, 5:13 pm
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On December 9, 2015 the Smithtown Fire Department responded to a cardiac arrest at Gold’s Gym at 100 Landing Avenue. Jeff Press, a Hauppauge resident who was working out, suffered a cardiac arrest in the weight area of the gym. Fortunately, Smithtown Fire Department Captain Joe Palazzo along with Lieutenant Andrew Kelly were working out in the gym at the same time.   Palazzo quickly transmitted an alarm to the Department for EMS and fire response to the scene. While waiting for units to arrive,
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Smithtown Fire Department Displays the Colors at Madison Square Garden

February 16, 2016, 11:51 am
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Members of Smithtown Fire Department Engine Company 3 served as Color Guard for the New York Rangers game on Sunday, February 14th. The Color Guard were accompanied by FDNY Firefighter Regina Wilson, who had performed the national anthem at Rangers, Islanders, Yankees and Mets games.        
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Smithtown FD Toned out to Five Calls in Thirty Minutes

February 16, 2016, 3:01 pm
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The Smithtown Fire Department responded to five calls in thirty minutes time late in the afternoon of February 16. It took close to twenty fire and EMS personnel to answer the alarms. Calls ranged from EMS requests to an elevator rescue, a motor vehicle accident, wires down and odor in a building.   While a wholly voluntary department the number of members who work at home or in Town, are students, retirees or off duty career police or firefighters allows SFD to respond rapidly to emergencies
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Smithtown Fire Department’s 1935 Mack Ladder Truck Ready to Return

February 24, 2016, 10:03 am
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  A few years ago the Smithtown Fire Department acquired their 1935 Mack Ladder truck that was last used by the Melville Fire Department.   For the past year a ground up restoration has been underway in Maine. The Ladder will return this spring to be viewed as a part of Smithtown Fire Department history and serve in exhibitions, parades and community events.   The restoration of the Ladder is being funded through the generosity and donations of the Smithtown community as well as members of the
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Smithtown Fire Department Answers 296 Calls in February

March 1, 2016, 2:14 pm
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   A review of the February response statistics show that the Smithtown Fire Department responded to 296 alarms. Of these calls, 185 were ambulance responses while 111 were fire or rescue alarms.   With a few heavy snowfalls in February, the Department kept busy with numerous responses to weather-related motor vehicle accidents and electrical and communication wires down.   The Department also supplied a mutual aid ambulance to Port Jefferson in response to the  Piper small plane crash.
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Smithtown Fire Department Air Bag Refresher

March 8, 2016, 2:43 pm
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Several times each year the Smithtown Fire Department holds refresher drills to reinforce and relearn important rescue skills. On Monday, March 8, the Department held an air bag and cribbing refresher. Air bags are used to displace objects such as cars, trucks and other heavy items that cannot easily be lifted with basic equipment. Cribbing are temporary wooden structure deployed to support the load being lifted. Two scenarios were held. The first replicated a victim trapped under a van, while
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Daylight Savings Time Starts this Sunday. A Good Time to Change your Smoke Alarm Batteries

March 11, 2016, 2:56 pm
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 Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 13 at 2 a.m., when we spring forward one hour for the purpose of making better use of daylight. As we set our clocks ahead, the Smithtown Fire Department recommends testing your smoke alarms and changing the batteries . Roughly two-thirds of home fire deaths occur in homes with no smoke alarms or non-working smoke alarms. When smoke alarms should have worked but failed to operate, it is usually because batteries were missing, disconnected, or dead. The
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Smithtown FD Honored at Huntington Township Fire Police Association Installation

March 14, 2016, 11:13 am
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The 45th Installation Dinner of the Huntington Township Fire Police Association was held on Saturday, March 12 at the Smithtown Fire Department. A full room of Fire Police members and guests were present to see the installation of officers and award presentations. The Association is comprised of 16 Fire Police Units from departments in both the Towns of Smithtown and Huntington. Smithtown Fire Department members received two special honors. The major honor of the evening, the Fire Police of the
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