Lynbrook Fire Department

The Lynbrook Fire Department is an all volunteer department with over 220 members. We serve the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook in Nassau County, Long Island, New York. Our mission is to provide fire protection services through a range of programs designed to protect the lives and property of the inhabitants from the adverse effects of fires, sudden medical emergencies, or exposure to dangerous conditions created by man or nature. The history of the Lynbrook Fire Department begins in 1879.Rutherford B. Hayes was President, Theodore Roosevelt was Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and Thomas A. Edison had just invented the first practical incandescent light bulb.The trans-continental rail road had just been completed the year before. Henry Ford’s Quadricycle, his first automobile prototype, was still a pipe dream, not to be realized for 17 more years. (President Hayes is shown in photo.)In the village of Pearsall’s Corners, now known as Lynbrook, a group of local citizens saw a need for an organized fire company to protect their community. As a result they formed Rescue Hook, Ladder and Bucket Company No. 1, Lynbrook’s first organized fire company. The company started with humble beginnings, with a hand drawn ladder wagon. In 1884 they built Lynbrook’s first fire house at 189 Earle Avenue. On September 25, 1900, yet another group of concerned Lynbrook residents met in the quarters of Rescue Hook, Ladder & Bucket Co. No.1 to organize a “Fire Engine Company”. The result of that meeting was the formation of Engine Company No. 1. Engine 1 shared the quarters of Hook & Ladder until 1907 when they moved into their first company-owned fire house on Atlantic Avenue. These two original fire companies joined together in 1901 to form the Lynbrook Fire Department. The Lynbrook Fire Department was incorporated two years later. March 13, 1908, Lynbrook Hose Co. was formed. They were originally quartered in the Dobleer barn on Noble Street. The company purchased a hose wagon Their first engine with a pump was purchased in 1927. Later they moved to their own building on Blake Avenue. (Click on image to view a full sized version.) On September 10th, 1910 Vulcan Chemical & Hose Company was formed, joining Hook & Ladder, Engine Company, and Hose Company as a company in the Lynbrook Fire Department. Again, Hook & Ladder provided space for the fledgling company until funds could be raised to build their own quarters on Denton Avenue. Tally Ho’s history begins in 1911. A fire at the Tally-Ho Inn which stood at what would now be Merrick Rd. and Horton Ave. The area was not at time part of Lynbrook. Community members formed Tally Ho Chemical & Engine Co. No. 3 in response. In 1918 Tally Ho became part of the Lynbrook Fire Department. The Emergency Medical Company was formed in 1991 from the former Emergency Relief Squad of the Lynbrook Fire Department. Medical Co. is the primary emergency medical services provider for the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook.The Lynbrook Fire Department continues it’s long tradition of service the residents of the Village of Lynbrook, NY.