Newton Avenue [7-1-18]

On the night of Sunday, July 1st, 2018 the Uniondale Fire Department and mutual aid units operated on the scene of a second alarm house fire on Hempstead Boulevard. As those companies were operating a call went out for Uniondale’s standby units for smoke in the house on Newton Avenue. The standby units responded and upon arrival were met with smoke showing from a two-story private dwelling. Moments later a signal 10 [working fire] was transmitted [making that two working fires for Uniondale in approximately forty-five minutes]. Firefighters found fire in the walls on the second floor of the home on Newton Avenue. Freeport Hose 5 [215] pulled first due to the second fire going on to stretch two lines with one going into operation. Also, on scene were engines from East Meadow and Roosevelt and ladders from Freeport and Hempstead. South Hempstead was also on scene with an ambulance.