East Meadow Fire Department attacks overnight shed fire on June 23

Pagers and cell phones of East Meadow firefighters and medical technicians blared roughly ten minutes before 1 a.m. on June 23 to respond to a report of a house fire on Dillon Avenue.

Within three minutes all fire department chiefs were in their cars and on the road soon to be followed by all seven EMFD companies. As chiefs arrived on the scene, they found a shed ablaze in the back of the yard close to a fence and second shed.

With engine companies 1 and 2 and ladder company 1 arriving on the scene, attack hose lines were stretched and firefighters went to work quickly to knock down the flames and prevent the fire from extending to nearby homes. They were soon backed up by crews from engine companies 3 and 4, ladder company 2, and rescue company 5.

There were no injuries and Chief of Department Philip Fertitta was the incident commander.

–John J. O’Brien Sr.