April 16, 1989 Fire reported at 0741. This was the second working fire for Smithtown this date. Fire started in electrical service in the basement…
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February 7, 1989 Fire reported at 1415 hours. Windsor Village Apartments is located on Devonshire Road off Veterans Highway. Mutual aid to the scene from…
December 18, 1988. Ridgely Road. Initial report at 0207 hours of a vehicle fire. FD arrived to find a heavy fire within the building. Fire…
November 19, 1988. Incident reported at 1320 hours.Workers cutting a natural gas line, filling the building with gas, which then exploded, leveling the building. More…
October 29, 1988. Fire reported at 2038 hours. Fire in a vacant house but I don’t have the exact #. Kings Park FD sent an…
September 14, 1988. Theodore Edward Ellis, thought to be one of the oldest active volunteer firefighters in the US died. Ellis, 101 came to St.…
February 16, 1988. Fire at 51 Mills Pond Road.
May 13, 1987, 1945 hours. The St. James Fire Department responds to a report of a motorcycle crash on Lake Avenue near Oak Street. Units…
March 24, 1987. St. James FD holds their annual Old Timers Dinner at the firehouse.
October 2, 1986. The blaze, in the Brass Monkey on Route 25, was called in by a passing motorist about 5 a.m. About 60 fire…
March 18, 1986. The St. James Fire Department held their annual old timers dinner at the firehouse.
March 1, 1986, 2244 hours. The Setauket Fire Department responds to a report of a structure fire at Sunwood Estate. 1919 Mount Gray Road. Units…
January 24, 1985, 0426 hours. The Nissequogue Fire Department responds to a structure fire at the Schabert Estate located on the corner of Cordwood Path…
May 25, 1984 Not sure of the location or whether it was a fatal. Story will be updated when I get more details.
August 9, 1983. Incident was in the afternoon. Police and fire department personnel were called to Stony Brook Harbor after 21 year old Michael Munnino…
May 6, 1983. Fire destroys the hose of Gerard Weidner. I do not have the exact address of any other information as of yet.
April 30, 1983 This area is known as the “Triple Track” and brush fires are a constant, almost daily occurrence here. Mutual aid for this…
December 24, 1982. 0600 +/- 445 North Country Road. Fire in a large commercial barn on Wicks Farm. 15 firefighters are injured. St. James, Smithtown…
I do not have a date or time or even the exact location for this fire but it was posted in the November 25, 1982…
November 22, 1982. Fire reported at 2300 hours. Assistant Chief Tom Buffa was the incident commander. Fire in vacant OBI North building. Smithtown, Kings Park,…