Hempstead Fire Department's New Chief

Good luck to Michael Charles as Chief of the department, Karl Rugg as 1st Assistant Chief, Charles Hendry as 2nd Assistant Chief, and newly elected 3rd Assistant Chief, Scott Clark. The officers and members would also like to thank Thomas Talento for his 4 years of dedicated and excellent service as Chief of the Hempstead Fire Department.
March 27 , 2009

House Fire
The Hempstead Fire Department made quick work of this house fire on Elmwood Avenue. The fire, located on the 2nd floor, was quickly knocked down due to a quick response and a quickly secured water source.
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March 18 , 2009

Building Fire
A Hempstead Village Employee, while passing by, noticed a smoke condition within this commercial building. The Hempstead FD was dispatched and quickly put out the growing blaze.
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January 26, 2009

Apartment Fire
Flames were coming out of the second floor windows as Hempstead units arrived at the scene of this 3 alarm fire.As the fire became more intense, HFD Chiefs requested assistance from six other Fire Departments to help extinguish the blaze.
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January 22, 2009

House Fire
A report of a second floor fire in this house was quickly extinguished by members of the Hempstead Fire Department preventing the blaze from growing out of control.
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January 19, 2009

House Fire
Hempstead units were quick to react when the call of a house fire with people trapped inside come over the radio. Luckily, everyone got out the house without injury and the fire was contained to the second by Hempstead units.
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