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    1. Operations & Training

    Fire Sweeps Through Vacant Elmont, NY, Senior Center

    Dec. 15, 2024
    Firefighters from multiple departments responded as flames burned through a vacant senior center in Elmont, NY.

    Police are investigating the cause of a fire that swept through a former senior center in Elmont.

    Firefighters were called to the multi-story co-op building on Foster Meadow Lane just after midnight, according to WABC.com.

    Crews from several fire departments responded to the blaze, according to New12.com. Eventually firefighters fought the blaze defensively as it spread throughout the building.

    Officials told LI Herald Elmont that the building was vacant after residents were removed following a 2023 flood. 

    The Nassau County Police Arson Bomb Squad and Fire Marshal's office are investigating the cause of the fire.

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    Peter Matthews | Editor-in-Chief/Conference Director

    Peter Matthews is the conference director and editor-in-chief of Firehouse. He has worked at Firehouse since 1999, serving in various roles on both Firehouse Magazine and Firehouse.com staffs. He completed an internship with the Rochester, NY, Fire Department and served with fire departments in Rush, NY, and Laurel, MD, and was a lieutenant with the Glenwood Fire Company in Glenwood, NY. Matthews served as photographer for the St. Paul, MN, Fire Department.        

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