October 13, 1960. Basic fire insurance rates on mercantile buildings is reduced from 37 cents to 30 cents, a drop of approximately 18 percent after…
Posts published in “Smithtown FD”
June 30, 1960. Smithtown News 7-7-1960. Smithtown Chiefs Council column 7-7-1960
June 13, 1960 This was a bedroom fire. This area of the town was known as Riviera Ridge. Smithtown News 6-23-1960
June 3, 1960 Garage fire reported at 1629 hours. No other details provided. Info from Smithtown Chiefs Council column 6-9-1960
May 18, 1960 Fire reported at 1616 hours. House was located at Terry Road and Middle Country Road. Fire reported to be a “flash fire”…
April 29, 1960 Fire reported at 1830 hours in a large garage and living quarters of the former Ripley Estate. I do not have the…
April 26, 1960 Township FDs battle 40 serious brush fires over the past 10 days. The largest of the fires was on this date and…
April 25 1960 Large brush fire at the former Zorn Estate off Vets Highway threatened several of the homes in the area. Hauppauge FD also…
April 3, 1960 2 Darling Avenue. Three small sisters and their 34 year old aunt perished early today in a fire that destroyed the home…
March 25, 1960 Fire reported at 1028AM. Nesconset FD responds and Smithtown assists. No other information found. Smithtown News 3-31-1960
March 12, 1960 Unknown exact location. Fire reported at 1238 hours. Roof was burning upon arrival of the FD. Info from Smithtown Chiefs Council column…
March 3, 1960 Smithtown FD sells their 24 year old Seagrave pumper to “Freedomland”, a 205 acre enterprise that was under construction in the Bronx…
February 28, 1960 Kings Park and Smithtown FDs fight the blaze which destroys the lumber building and all of the contents. Firefighters are successful in…
February 26, 1960 Fire reported at 2020 hours. I have not been able to find any details on the incident. Info is from Smithtown Chiefs…
February 26, 1960 No details or location. Incident reported at 1042 hours. Info from Smithtown Chiefs Council column 3-3-1960
December 13, 1959. Two story building that had been deemed dangerous was burned on Middle Country Road in Nesconset. Nesconset, St. James, Hauppauge, Smithtown and…
November 17, 1959.
May 11, 1959 FD begins program where members will go out and obtain information on every commercial establishment in the fire district as well as…
January 8, 1959 0030 hours. More than one hundred MPH winds whipped as volunteers of the Commack and Smithtown Fire Departments battled a roaring blaze…
June 17, 1958 Smihtown’s first drowning of the year was recorded today when a 14 year old Kings Park boy perished under the swirling water…