March 20, 1940 Fire believed to have been caused by a faulty oil burner completely destroyed the $15,000 home of Mr. and Mrs. N. O.…
The Suburban Fire Marshal
January 12, 1940. Mentioned in Smithtown FD 100th Anniversary Album. Activated at 0300, dismissed at 0350. Listed as an “oil stove explosion” and a total…
December 1, 1939. Fire destroyed the garage at the residence of Samuel Aiello. I don’t have any other information. December 7, 1939 Long Islander.
August 24, 1939 The garage at Guild Motors in Head of the River burns. Was in Head of the River. Mentioned in Smithtown FD 100th…
June 7, 1939 Referenced in the “History of the Smithtown Fire Department 1956”
February 28, 1939 George Smith, 84, died as a result of burns he received when fire broke out in a room he was occupying in…
January 17, 1939 The cost of the vehicle and equipment was donated by citizens of Smithtown, the Branch, Kings Park, St. James, Nesconset and Hauppauge.…
April 4, 1930 Rig is a 600 GPM Mack pumper and is assigned to Engine Company #4. John W. Jones is the Captain at the…
October 24, 1937. I don’t have much information but I do have this photo and there is just a mention of the fire in the…
October 16, 1937 Dedication of the new Fire House is to take place today. There was a parade in which neighboring Departments participated. The Parade…
September 27, 1937. Mentioned in Smithtown FD 100th Anniversary Album. This church, which was established in 1795 and built in 1834, still stands on the…
August 17, 1937 Tournament is in Potsdam, NY. Referenced in the “History of the Smithtown Fire Department 1956”
December 7, 1936, 0505 hours. Central Islip Fire Department responds to a house fire on Weeks Avenue. The house was a total loss. The fire…
December 2, 1936 A tragic fire took place at Islip Avenue and Prospect Street. The record indicates that the house was lost when the Fire…
September 1, 1936. Rig is a 600 gallon per minute Seagrave pumper and is assigned to Engine Company 3. Referenced in the “History of the…
August 29, 1936 Raymond Reed of 135-30 130th Street in South Ozone Park drowns in Lake Ronkonkoma,
August 1, 1936 Events held were:Juvenile Hook and Ladder ContestIndividual Ladder Scaling ContestMotor Hook & Ladder No 1 Class AMotor Hook & Ladder No 1…
This photo was taken in August of 1936. I dont have an exact date and I am not certain where it appeared. The caption reads…
August 9 1936 Lake Ronkonkoma had its first drowning in two years today when Nicholas Mattiace, 21 of 167 West 66th Street in NYC lost…