Port Washington Fire Department

1 week ago

Across the country on January 9, citizens take the lead on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.
Law Enforcement Officers of every rank and file have chosen a profession that puts their life on the line every day for their communities. They’ve answered a call to public service that is demanding and often unappreciated. On National Law Enforcement Day, we have an opportunity to thank them for their service and offer a token of respect.

We would especially like to thank the officers of the Port Washington Police Department, Sands Point Police Department and the Nassau County Police Department which we work alongside of everyday. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

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Port Washington Fire Department

2 weeks ago

Our thoughts and prayers are with our brothers and sisters of the FDNY and the Pollard family after
Probationary Firefighter Steven Pollard died late Sunday after he fell more than 50 feet off a bridge in Brooklyn while trying to help injured people at the scene of a car accident.

Probationary firefighter Steven Pollard, 30, who comes from a family of FDNY firefighters, rushed to the scene of the crash around 10 p.m. on the westbound side of the Belt Parkway, just east of Flatbush, FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro said early Monday at a press conference. Pollard tried jumping from one side to the other when he slipped through a gap on the Mill Basin overpass and plunged 52 feet to the concrete below.
Pollard, who was assigned to Ladder Company 170 in Brooklyn, was pronounced dead at an area hospital a short time later. He had been on the job for a year and a half and is the 1,151 member of the FDNY to die in the line of duty. ... See MoreSee Less