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04.22.2025 News

Brush fire fighting equipment, tactics evolve with LI

After last month’s brush fires, state, county and local organizations began taking stock of the “new normal” in local forests and wooded areas. One point of consensus is the recognition...

A red brush fire truck outfitted with a cage around it so it can drive through forrests.

01.28.2025 News

Local fire departments saw increase in call volume in 2024

Several fire departments across the North Fork reported record call numbers in 2024 and saw an uptick in fire response and rescue incidents compared to past years. The Mattituck...

12.09.2024 News

‘Love in a small town’: community supports neighbor after Greenport house fire

After a fire engulfed Mary McCabe’s home on Anglers Road in Greenport last month, family members, neighbors, local businesses and community organizations rallied to support her. Ms. McCabe, the...

12.02.2024 News

Local FDs answered call to fight upstate fires

Over the last several weeks, brush fires broke out all over New York State, with the worst concentrated in southern New York and Long Island. Suffolk County volunteers assisted...

10.22.2024 News

New OSHA regs concerning area emergency responders

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has posted a 100-word summary explaining the need for its recently updated standards for local fire departments and emergency response units: “OSHA...

A red fire truck sits in the driveway of the Mattituck Fire Department building.

02.19.2024 Community

Photos: Fire depts march in snowy Greenport village

Despite snowy conditions, the Greenport Fire Department Washington’s Day Parade kicked off at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 in Greenport village. The long-running tradition, organized by the Greenport Fire Department,...

01.11.2024 News

Four departments respond to fire on First Street in New Suffolk

A house fire was reported on First Street in New Suffolk shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday. Four departments responded: Cutchogue, Southold, Mattituck, Jamesport. Firefighters were seen entering the house...

11.11.2022 Featured Story

Onto the final four: Greenport boys soccer team heads to Middletown

The Greenport boys soccer team got a rousing send-off for its trip to Middletown, N.Y. and the state soccer final four. The Porters play Saturday morning in the semifinals...

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