New Hyde Park Ladder 175 Dedication [10-17-20]

On the afternoon of Saturday, October 17th, 2020 Active Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 of the New Hyde Park Fire Department held a dedication ceremony for Ladder 175 – a 2019 Rosenbauer 88-foot tower ladder. The rig was put into service earlier this year; however, due to COVID19 the company had to postpone having such an event. In the interim Ladder 175 had already been on the scene of several working fires [many of them multiple alarm fires] along with other emergency calls. Among the graphics on the rig are tributes to Ex-Chief John “Star” Nykiel [who helped build the rig but passed away unexpectedly in September of 2019 before 175’s completion], Zachary Fazekas [a 19 year old member of the company killed in a motorcycle accident while on his way to EMT class], and two members of the New Hyde Park community who were former members and among those killed on September 11th. To comply with current New York State guidelines the event was kept small – mostly members of the company and a few from surrounding departments. The best of luck to the company with their new apparatus.