Hampton Bays Fire Department Member, Firefighter Lt. Jim Havens Saves Pedestrian Struck By Car While at Work.

Bleeding Out, No Tourniquet Possible: Nassau Officer Saves Pedestrian’s Life After Crash.
A 20-year-old man lay bleeding heavily on a Baldwin street, his right arm torn open, after being struck by a car. Without a moment to lose,
Nassau County Officer sprang into action—saving his life in ... (Full Story & Photos)

AT 00:21 hours our Dispatch Office notified us of a reported house on fire at 8 Linda Lane. 1 minute later Southampton PD Dispatch advised their Sergeant was on scene with a working house fire with propane tanks in proximity. Chief of Dept. Rick Nydegger (30) and Assistant Chief Lou Stellato (32) were on scene at the same time and confirmed the working fire. Engine 7-5-1 was first in followed by Ladder ... (Full Story)

At 17:51 hours on January 18th, Southampton FD request Hampton Bays FD for their Rapid Intervention Team to respond to a working fire at 19 Rosewood Court in Water Mill. Under the command of 2nd Assistant Chief Lou Stellato, Engine 7-5-1 and Fire Police 7-5-11 responded and stoodby as RIT for almost 2 hours while Southampton FD operated in the event a firefighter needed to be rescued or assisted. ... (Full Story)

At 14:30 hours on January 11th, our Dispatch Office notified us of a reported chimney fire at 64 Bellows Pond Road. Assistant Chief Donald Downs (31) arrived on scene and advised of a small active fire in the chimney and needed the Tower Ladder to the roof and the engine crew inside to empty the fireplace. Tower Ladder 7-5-3 arrived on scene followed by Engine 7-5-2 and then Engine 7-5-1. 7-5-3 sent ... (Full Story)

At 10:00 am, Dispatch notified Hampton Bays FD of a commercial fire alarm at a business on the west side of our district, as Chiefs and other personnel were responding to that alarm, we were notified of a reported house fire in the area of Springville Road and Neptune Avenue with multiple callers reporting it. Assistant Chief Donald Downs (7-5-31) arrived on scene within 2 minutes and notified of ... (Full Story)

At 20:13 hours on January 5th, our Dispatch Office notified us for a report of a structure fire at 108 Washington Heights Avenue, with the additional being the roof on fire. All 4 Chiefs were on the road and on scene within minutes of activation. upon their arrival an active fire was found to be burning and a Signal 13/35 (working fire) was requested. Engine 7-5-1 and Tower Ladder 7-5-3 were on the ... (Full Story)