Elmwood Avenue [11-7-18]

The Hempstead Fire Department was called to a house fire on Elmwood Avenue off Oakmont Avenue shortly before one a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, November 7th, 2018. Responding fire department units were provided an additional of smoke from a second-floor window. When firefighters arrived on scene, they were met with a fire on the second floor of a two-story private dwelling. A working fire was then transmitted – the department’s second in less than twenty-four hours. Rockville Centre was designated the FAST and responded with Ladder 449. Also, on scene was South Hempstead Ladder 742 and Ambulance 743A along with West Hempstead Ladder 765. Firefighters quickly knocked down the fire which is under investigation. All fire department units were under the command of Hempstead Chief of Department Giardino [80].