In late May, the Westbury Fire Department honored four of its members for 50 years of service to the community. Ex-captain Michael Rice, Ex-Chief Robert Borra, Ex-Chief Robert Price and ...

Joe Howlin, dispatch supervisor for the Westbury Fire Department, said by telephone that the last firefighters were withdrawn at about 4 or 5 a.m., and Jamaica Ash and Rubbish Removal's fire ...

Westbury's fire chief said the blaze was "contained" around 7:30 a.m., but said it might not fully be put out at any point in the day. At least 68 departments responded to the fire or were on ...

WESTBURY, Nassau County (WABC ... the buildling caused a delay in the tactics and a real hardship for the fire department." More than 300 firefighters from 60 departments across both Nassau ...

On Sept. 8, at its 9/11 memorial fronting Hose Co. No. 2 on Old Country Road, the Westbury Fire Department (WFD), led by Chief Ken Gass Jr., did its part to keep the memory of the tragedy in the ...

Carl Lidstrom joined the Westbury Fire Department because he loved being around fire trucks. Sixty years later, at the age of 81, his enthusiasm has not been extinguished. Lidstrom reminisced ...

Part 2: Billy Goldfeder describes an incident in ductwork fell on a firefighter for the Westbury Fire Department and how crews managed to get him out. Prior to the collapse of the ductwork ...

A massive six-alarm fire erupted at Jamaica Ash and Rubbish Removal in Westbury Wednesday night, resulting in a response by 27 fire departments and the suspension of LIRR service near the area.