October 2, 1893 Suffolk County Sheriff Albert M. (A.M). Darling was burned out early this morning. Mr. Daring’s brother , son and a German boy…
The Suburban Fire Marshal
December 3, 1892 A barn on the premises of B.F. Curtis, the Supervisor of the Town of Smithtown who resides at Sunken Meadow was consumed…
April 19, 1892 Fire was discovered coming through the roof of the west extension of Doctor Wild’s house at 1030 o’clock on this day. The…
April 19, 1892 1000 hours. The house occupied by Dr. Wild was discovered to be on fire. The Academy bell was promptly rang and soon…
April 17, 1892. At about 2AM, Mr. H.H. Halo and family were awakened to find their barn on fire. It was too late. The barn…
April 16, 1892 The large barn of Mr. Henry Hale was totally destroyed by fire on this day, together with two horses and two cows…
April 13, 1892 Several large forest fires over these two days raged in the woods west of the Smithtown school house, which originated from sparks…
April 12, 1892 Several large forest fires over these two days raged in the woods west of the Smithtown school house, which originated from sparks…
September 22, 1888. Egbert Smith was sitting on a fence, speaking with his cousin behind the Methodist Church. He attempted to get down off the…
May 1, 1887 This afternoon, while church services were being held, locomotive sparks fired the woods near Smithtown Branch and the congregations were dismissed to…
April 17, 1882 At approximately 1100 hours a special excursion train left Smithtown depot bound east. It had proceeded but a short distance when sparks…
April 5, 1881 The summer residence of Milton Wooly is destroyed. The loss was valued at $3,000.00 Suffolk Weekly Times April 9, 1881
February 1, 1874 The Port Jefferson railroad station was originally built in January 1873 by the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad, but was burned down…
January 4, 1826. A grist mill in Smithtown belonging to Messrs Epenetus Oakley and John Carll, was consumed by fire this evening along with nearly…
May 28, 1951. Bedroom fire on the upper level of the house. The owner/occupant was Roy R. Keeler. Not sure where exactly the house was…
December 16, 2018. 1750 hours. The Smithtown Fire Department is dispatched to Millers Pond on Maple Avenue in regards to a report of a vehicle…
October 23, 2018. 6 Freeman Avenue. This was a dryer fire in a bathroom of a single story wood frame private dwelling. Ronkonkoma, St. James,…