Christmas Tree Danger

 

Christmas has come and gone, but the festive feeling of the season continues. We enjoy keeping our decoration shining and our tree glowing. But as the weeks wear on we have to be very vigilant about the condition of our Christmas Trees. Have you been taking care to water and maintain it?

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) there are estimated annual averages of 210 home fires that begin with Christmas trees. The NIST advises that “A Christmas tree which has dry needles can readily ignite with a flaming source and generate heat release rates that are capable of causing flashover in residential scale rooms.”

Town Hall Meeting

The Smithtown Fire Department hosted a Town Hall meeting for Congressman Tim Bishop on Wednesday, December 17^TH. Bishop spoke to, and took questions from Smithtown residents on a wide range of topics from the automotive industry bailout to the war in Iraq.

After the meeting Suffolk County Legislator John Kennedy toured the Smithtown dispatch center with Chief of Department Duckham and First Assistant Chief Duffy. Smithtown dispatch fields calls for the Smithtown, Nesconset, Hauppauge, Kings Park and St. James Fire Departments.

Congressman Bishop Town Hall Meeting on 12/17/08

Congressman Tim Bishop (D-1^st District) will once again visit the Smithtown Fire Department to hold a Town Hall meeting on Wednesday evening, December 17^th at 7:00pm.

 

The Congressman will answer questions of both local and national interest. For more information, please call 631-696-6500.

Christmas Parade 2008

The 29^th Annual Smithtown Fire Department Christmas Parade visited the streets and neighborhoods of the community on Saturday evening, December 13^th.  Hundreds of residents lined the streets waiting for the Parade to pass. Santa also took the time out of his busy schedule to attend the festivities.

(More Pictures to follow soon.)

In the Holiday Spirit

The Smithtown Fire Department is getting into the holiday spirit. The countdown has begun for the town wide 29^th Annual Christmas Parade taking place on Saturday evening, December 13^{th at} 5:00pm.  (Parade route is listed in a post below.)

On Sunday, December 7th, two traditional pre holiday events took place:

 

 In the morning Firefighters gathered at the Main House on Elm Avenue to decorate the building for the holidays.

 

 

And in the evening the Department helped Santa usher in the holiday season by bringing St. Nick to the Brush Barn to host the post tree lighting ceremony sponsored by the Rotary Club of Smithtown.