Recent News
Successful Blood Drive
in Chiefs News
on October 16th, 2011
Thanks to everyone who donated at the Ladies Auxiliary Blood Drive on October 15th. It was a successful drive as 59 pints of blood were collected. We hope to break the sixty mark at our next blood drive in February, 2012. See you then!
Buffalo Heads Out For Restoration
in District News
on September 24th, 2011
Our original firefighting apparatus, a 1926 Buffalo, was recently sent out to get a complete frame-off restoration. More commonly reffered to as 5-30-1, the Buffalo will return to Yaphank Headquaters in about 12 months.
Massive Mulch Fire
in Incident News
on September 24th, 2011
A large mulch fire ignited Thursday morning, September 22. Mulch piles generate their own heat, and commonly ignite themselves. Generally these fires burn from the inside out, so extinguishing them takes alot of time, and even more water. It took over 6 hours to extinguish and over 13 departments to provide Mutual Aid, most of them providing tank trucks to supply the high demand of water that was being dumped on the 40 foot tall pile of mulch.
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Mission Statement
Welcome to the Yaphank Fire Department. We serve 14.1 square miles in areas of Yaphank, Shirley and Medford in the township of Brookhaven, with a population of over 6000 residents. The department has 110 members who provide Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services. We also have Paid EMS responders 7 days a week, 24 hours a day for a rapid response to every emergency call.
