It was just before 7pm on Thursday when Suffolk County 911 received a call for a swimmer in distress in the Atlantic Ocean off the Smithpoint County Park.
The Mastic Beach Fire Department and the Marine Incident Response team was immediately dispatched to respond.
While firefighters were responding to their boats additional information was being relayed to the Mastic Beach Fire Chief that the male ... (Full Story & Photos)
At 7:08pm on Sunday the Center Moriches Fire Department and the Marine Incident Response Team was activated for an overturned boat with 5 people in the water in the Moriches Bay at the entrance to Orchard Neck Creek.
Center Moriches FD Water Rescue team was on scene within 5 minutes of being dispatched. When they arrived, they found 4 people on a jetty clinging to wooden pilings, a fifth person was ... (Full Story & Photos)
Center Moriches Fire officials continue to monitor weather conditions associated with Hurricane Henri which could impact Long Island with severe weather as soon as Sunday morning. According to the National Weather Service in Melbourne, Florida, Hurricane Henri is a Category 1 hurricane and continues to move in a northern direction. Currently Hurricane Henri east of the Carolina coastline and has maximum ... (Full Story & Photos)
When an emergency happens on the water, time is of the essence; a sinking boat, a swimmer in distress, a boating accident, seconds can make all the difference.
In the first of its kind in Suffolk County, five local fire departments; Mastic Beach FD, Mastic FD, Center Moriches FD, East Moriches FD and Eastport Fire Department have joined forces to create a Marine Incident Response Team.
