At 3:05 p.m., the Center Moriches Fire Department was requested to the scene of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Main Street just west of the firehouse.

CMFD EMS personnel quickly assessed the patient and determined that transport to a trauma center was necessary. A Suffolk County Police helicopter was requested for medevac, and firefighters secured the ball field off Beachfern Road as a landing ... (Full Story & Photos)

Just after 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Center Moriches firefighters were activated for an auto accident with injuries at the Mobil Station located at Wading River Road and the North Service Road of Sunrise Highway.

While emergency personnel were responding to the scene, they were advised that a vehicle had crashed into one of the fuel pumps and that the fuel pump was on fire.

Upon arrival, firefighters ... (Full Story & Photos)

Help Us Help You: Mark Your Paddlecraft and other small watercraft.

As the 2026 boating season gets underway, the Marine Incident Response Team is partnering with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary East Moriches Flotilla 014-18-06 to promote the use of waterproof “If Found - Contact” stickers for kayaks, paddleboards, canoes, and other small watercraft.

Each year kayaks, paddleboards, canoes, and ... (Full Story & Photos)

The members of Center Moriches Fire Department Company One would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who came out and supported our Annual Strawberry Shortcake Fundraiser.

Your continued support is what makes this fundraiser so successful year after year. It is always great seeing so many of our “regular” customers who come back each year and just as exciting to see the look on the faces ... (Full Story & Photos)

Just after 6:30 a.m. this morning the Center Moriches Fire Department along with the Moriches Bay Marine Incident Response Team (MIRT) were activated for a reported medical emergency aboard a vessel in the Atlantic Ocean east of Moriches Inlet.

A passing boater contacted 911 to report a 17-foot center console adrift in the ocean with an unresponsive male onboard. The Good Samaritan boater immediately ... (Full Story & Photos)