History of Company #1 |
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Manhasset was protected by the Hill and Valley Fire Department from 1904 to 1912, when the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department was formed. The Hill and Valley units became Sections One and Two; the predecessors of Company designations. Company One is quartered at 35 Bayview Ave; its third location. The original firehouse was on Plandome Road near Town Hall. The second house was next door to the current firehouse in what is now the American Legion building. We have been in our present quarters since 1951. We’ve come a long way since members had to drag the “Man Killer”, a hand operated pumper, to the fire. Water had to be drafted from a well or pond and the firefighters pumped the handles up and down to supply the hose lines. Able-bodied onlookers were expected to take a turn as five minutes was considered an extremely long time to man the pumps. Due to the rural nature of the District, we had no need to switch to the steam engines which were popular from about 1880 to 1925. Company One went directly from hand pumpers to gasoline power. Many pumpers came and went over the years, but there was only one “Big Bertha”. Old Engine 12 was the Secretariat of fire engines; a 1000 GPM pumper that could deliver water for a week straight without showing any sign of strain. She was 10’6” from the steering wheel to the hood ornament. A man 6’4” could stand at the front bumper and not be visible to the driver. Bertha was delivered in 1940 and as far as we know, she’s still putting out fires in rural Pennsylvania today. M-LFD Co. 1 now responds with two Class “A” pumpers. Engine 8711 is a 2006 KME 1500GPM pumper and Engine 8712 is a 2013 Spartan ERV 1500 GPM pumper. We also have our Special Operations rig: Rescue 8713, which is a 2001 American La France with a 250 GPM pump. Rescue 8713 responds to all rescue calls. With the equipment stored on the apparatus and the training level of the members, Rescue 8713 can handle elevator and water emergencies, confined space/high angle rescues and a myriad of other operations. Rescue 8713 also responds as a F.A.S.T. unit to neighboring fire departments. |
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM
MANHASSET – LAKEVILLE FIRE DISTRICT
TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Fire Commissioners, a referendum of the qualified voters of the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire District shall be held on December 9, 2025, between the hours of 12:00 PM and 9:00 PM (prevailing time) at the Company #1 Firehouse located at 35 Bayview Avenue, Manhasset New York 11030, the Company #3 Firehouse located at 25 Prospect Street, Great Neck, New York 11020, the Company #4 Firehouse located at 97 Jayson Avenue, Great Neck, New York 11021, and the Company #5 Firehouse located at 21 78th Avenue, New Hyde Park, New York 11040 to vote on the following proposition:
THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE MANHASSET-LAKEVILLE FIRE DISTRICT, TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK, IN A RESOLUTION ADOPTED JULY 1, 2025, APPROVED AN AMENDMENT OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM, ADMINISTERED BY THE FIRE DISTRICT AND ESTABLISHED FOR ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS OF THE MANHASSET-LAKEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, TO EXTEND THE MAXIMUM YEARS OF SERVICE CREDIT FOR WHICH A PARTICIPATING ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER MAY EARN A SERVICE AWARD FROM 40 TO 50 YEARS, AND THEREFORE THE MAXIMUM PROJECTED ACCRUED MONTHLY SERVICE AWARD FROM $800 TO $1,000, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026.
THE CURRENT EXPECTED FUNDING CONTRIBUTION IS $350,000, WHICH INCLUDES AN AVERAGE CONTRIBUTION FOR EACH PARTICIPATING VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER THAT EARNS SERVICE CREDIT OF APPROXIMATELY $1,900. THE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION FOR THE AMENDED PROGRAM WILL NOT INCREASE AS A RESULT OF THIS AMENDMENT AND IS THEREFORE ESTIMATED TO REMAIN AT $350,000. THE AVERAGE CONTRIBUTION PER PARTICIPATING VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER THAT EARNS SERVICE CREDIT WILL ALSO REMAIN AT APPROXIMATELY $1,900. THE DISTRICT PAYS ADDITIONAL ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF ABOUT $14,500 WHICH WILL NOT CHANGE AS A RESULT OF THIS AMENDMENT.
SHALL THE STATED RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS BE APPROVED?
All persons registered to vote in the Manhasset – Lakeville Fire District and residing within the Fire District for at least twenty-three (23) days prior to December 9, 2025 are eligible to vote in the referendum.
By Order of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Manhasset – Lakeville Fire District, North Hempstead, New York.
Dated: ___July 1, 2025______
__Brian J. Morris__, Fire District Secretary
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