On Tuesday afternoon a swimmer was reported in distress at Smithpoint County Park prompting the quick response of the Moriches Bay Marine Incident Response Team and the Suffolk County Police Aviation and Marine Unit.
The search began immediately with lifeguards and emergency personnel scouring the waters of the Atlantic Ocean for any signs of the missing swimmer.
On Sunday May 7, 2023 the Moriches Bay Marine Incident Response Team teamed up with Suffolk County Police aviation and marine units in a joint training exercise in Narrow Bay east of the Smithpoint Bridge in Mastic Beach.
Fire & Police marine units as well as aviation assets gathered at the Smithpoint Marina for a safety briefing and reviewed the goals for the interagency exercise. More than 100 ... (Full Story & Photos)
This past week, four members of the Center Moriches Fire Department’s Water Rescue Team qualified as Surface Water Rescue Swimmers.
Over the 2 days, Firefighters spent time in classroom sessions as well as hands-on water rescue training. This training included assessing water conditions, rescue decision making, proper personal protective equipment, water rescue skills and watercraft usage.
Just after 8am Center Moriches Fire Department was dispatched to an auto accident with injuries on Montauk Highway east of Bay Point Drive in Moriches.
Emergency personnel arrived to find 3 vehicles involved in the accident, one of them being a school bus with 33 students on board.
EMT’s quickly evaluated the students on the bus. While most students were not complaining of any injuries, Center ... (Full Story & Photos)
It was just before 9am on Sunday when Suffolk County 911 received a call for a male clinging to an overturned kayak in the Moriches Bay off Pattersquash Island in Mastic Beach.
The Mastic Beach Fire Department and other departments from the Marine Incident Response team were immediately dispatched to respond.
While water rescue teams were getting into their cold-water rescue suits, additional information ... (Full Story & Photos)
