2013 Road Runner Raffle Tickets!!!

Published on March 22nd, 2013 by in Road Runners, Updates

It’s almost racing season, which can only mean one thing; raffle tickets are now for sale! Tickets are only $50 each.

Print this form out for more information. 

If you’re not familiar proceeds from the annual Road Runner raffle ticket sale go towards funding the PWFD Road Runners Drill Team. This is the most popular raffle in town so make sure to buy yours early. Simply click the link above, print out the form, and mail it in.

$15,000 in Cash Prizes

1st = $10,000
2nd = $2,500
3rd = $1,000
4th = $500
5th = $300
6-10th = $100 each
There are many more winners and special drawings, check the form out above for more information.

 

Flemming Building Fire

Published on March 22nd, 2013 by in Uncategorized

At around 1:26pm on March 14th, 2013, the PWFD initiated signal 10 procedures for a working structure fire on 1 Herbert Ave.

Detectives from the Nassau County Police Department have determined the fire started due to workers on the roof improperly using blow torches.

Special thanks to all of the neighboring departments who assisted the PWFD in fighting the fire and covering Port Washington.

 

Media Coverage of the Fire:
 CBS – Detectives: Roofers Started Fire That Torched Port Washington Building 

 Patch – Fire Causes Major Disruption by Train Station

The Island Now – Fire Departments Aid in Port Washington Blaze 

 

New Year’s Eve Signal 10

Published on March 12th, 2013 by in SIGNAL 10

At around 3 p.m. on December 31st, 2012, the Port Washington Fire Department responded to a working house fire in the Village of Sands Point.

The Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department provided mutual aid to the scene with a F.A.S.T. team and ambulance. The Roslyn Highlands Fire Company and the Plandome Fire Department provided standby coverage for Port Washington during the incident.

 

Mutual Aid to Great Neck

Published on January 25th, 2013 by in SIGNAL 10

On the night of 18 December to 19 December 2012 the PWFD provided a mutual aid FAST truck, 8522, to the Great Neck Alert Fire Company. The Signal 10, working fire alarm, was transmitted around 2015 on the 18th. The building was a house under construction on Bayport Lane in Great Neck.

A FAST, firefighter assist and search team, is a form of a rapid intervention crew intended to aid or help other firefighters in trouble. Mutual aid was also provided by the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department, Fire Department City of New York, and the Great Neck Vigilant Fire Company.

 

Wayne H. Wink Jr., Trains with the PWFD

Published on January 23rd, 2013 by in Training

This past summer the PWFD was joined by Nassau County Legislator Wayne H. Wink Jr., of the 11th Legislative District, at the Nassau County Fire Service Academy.

Training both in Port Washington and at the Fire Service Academy is a regular part of a volunteer firefighter’s duties. The Fire Service Academy in Bethpage allows for firefighters to train, in live burn evolutions, in buildings ranging from high-rise towers, commercial shopping centers, MTA rail-road cars, and tractor trailers.

 

 

Hurricane Sandy Relief Drive, Today November 15th!

Published on November 15th, 2012 by in Updates

Fire Medic Company #1 will be holding a relief supply drive, today November 15th,  in order to assist victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Items can be dropped off between 5pm and 9pm,  at Fire Medic Company #1 located at:

65 Harbor Road
Port Washington, NY 11050
(located between Mill Pond and the Tennis Academy, across from the PW Sewer District)

Items Needed:
Cleaning Supplies
Work Gloves
Baby Food
Pet Food
Non-perishable food
Serviceable blankets, bedding, and clothes (winter wear particularly)
Personal Hygiene Items
Children’s Toys

 

Residential Kitchen Fire

Published on July 30th, 2012 by in SIGNAL 10

On the afternoon of July 30th, 2012 the PWFD responded to a house fire.

The fire was quickly knocked down and a dog was rescued from the building.

Mutual aid was provided by the Manhasset-Lakeville  Fire Department.

 

Photos from the 2012 County Parade

Published on July 27th, 2012 by in Updates

Special thanks to Lauren and the Late Night Buff Network for all the photos!

Full Galleries:

2012 Nassau County Parade at Port Washington

2012 Nassau County Motorized Drill

2012 Nassau County Old Fashioned Drill

 

 

PWFD Responds to Commerical Fire

Published on July 19th, 2012 by in Minor Fire

At around 9am on July 12, 2012 the PWFD responded to a commercial fire at 666 Port Washington Boulevard.

Units operated on the roof of the building in order to locate the fire and extinguish it. The cause of the fire is believed to be electrical in nature.

The PWFD was asssisted by mutual aid units from Manhasset-Lakeville, Plandome, and Roslyn.

Coverage by the Port Washington Patch.

 

Four Vehicle Accident on Shore Road

Published on July 3rd, 2012 by in Uncategorized

Port Washington Volunteers responded to a multiple motor vehicle accident on July 3rd, 2012.

The accident occurred on Shore Road in the vicinity of Columbia Place.

Emergency medical technicians from Fire Medic Company #1 transported four victims with non-life threatening injuries to the hospital.

Firefighters from Atlantic Hook and Ladder Company #1 prevented automotive fluids from entering Manhasset Bay by deploying petroleum absorbents.

During the accident there was an additional aided alarm with Fire Medic Company #1′s third ambulance responding.

 
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