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Hamptons Brush Fires Spark Fears of Historic 1995 Wildfires Repeating
Cannet, commander of the 106th Rescue Wing at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, which deployed an HH-60G Jolly Green II helicopter to assist in the response and evacuated personnel from ...
The Peninsula24d
Brush fires on Long Island spark state of emergency
On Saturday, the fires drew close to Francis S. Gabreski Airport, where the Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing is stationed. Personnel from the unit evacuated as a precautionary measure ...
The New York Times24d
Long Island Wildfires Began With Backyard S’mores, Police Say
An HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter from the 106th Rescue Wing also helped with the response. More than 80 fire departments and 10 emergency medical service units responded from Suffolk County ...
The Mirror25d
Long Island fire: Apocalyptic scenes at Westhampton as enormous blaze breaks out
Jeffrey D Cannet, the commander of the 106th Rescue Wing at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, said according to amNY: "We are actively working with local fire ...
The New York Times26d
Long Island Wildfire Is Under Control, Officials Say
Another firefighter suffered a head injury. An HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter from the 106th Rescue Wing and three New York Army National Guard helicopters based in Ronkonkoma helped out with ...
The Washington Post26d
Long Island officials probe if cause of fires was ‘nefarious’ or natural
On Saturday, the fires drew close to Francis S. Gabreski Airport, where the Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing is stationed. Personnel from the unit evacuated as a precaution starting around ...
Newsday18d
Westhampton Beach St. Patrick's Day parade honors first responders who battled brush fire
according to a news release by the 106th Rescue Wing. “It was crazy,” O’Donnell said. Westhampton firefighters spent this past Thursday and Friday cleaning the vehicles they would drive down ...
Daily Mail3d
9/11 - Survivors of the Twin Towers
More than 400 firefighters and rescue workers would be among the dead ... At 8.46am and 26 seconds it hit the building, and the tip of the wing hit the offices about 70ft above him.