🍀 St. Paddy’s Pot of Gold Fundraiser 🍀
🚒 Hosted by Mohawk Engine Company #5 – West Islip Fire Department 🚒

Join us for our annual St. Paddy’s Pot of Gold Cash Elimination Raffle & Party on
📅 Saturday, March 14th
📍 WIFD Headquarters
🕕 Doors open at 6:00 PM

💰 Cash Elimination Raffle Details:
• Only 350 tickets printed
• 1 in 25 tickets are winners
• $6,000 in total prize money

🎟️ $70 per ... (Full Story & Photos)

On February 24th 2026, the West Islip Fire Department responded on mutual aid to the West Babylon Fire Department for a working structure fire at the Fairfield apartment complex.

Due to the fire’s location in the rear of the complex, access was limited, requiring coordinated operations from multiple sides of the building. Crews assisted with fire suppression efforts and supported interior operations ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Friday, 02/20/2026 at approximately 1506 hours—shortly after responding to a confirmed vehicle fire—the West Islip Fire Department was activated for a reported residential structure fire in the area of Gladstone Ave and Fourth St.

A Bay Shore Fire Department Ex-Chief who was in close proximity to the incident arrived on scene and confirmed a smoke condition within the structure to responding units.

Upon ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Sunday, 02/08/26, the West Islip Fire Department was activated for mutual aid to the Babylon Fire Department for a reported structure fire. Babylon units arrived and subsequently transmitted a working structure fire.

Babylon Fire Department command reported a fire in a two-story, peaked-roof private dwelling, with fire showing in the rear of the structure. While en route, Babylon FD requested ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Saturday, 02/07/26 at approximately 0646 hours, the West Islip Fire Department was activated for a reported vehicle fire in the area of the Sunrise Highway service road and Udall Road.
Upon arrival, 3rd Assistant Chief Ryan Broderick confirmed a fully involved vehicle fire. Additional units responded and crews quickly went to work, stretching hose lines to extinguish the fire while simultaneously ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Friday 02/06/26 at approximately 1426 hours, the West Islip Fire Department was activated for a reported motor vehicle accident involving an overturn with possible ejection in the area of the Robert Moses Causeway and Ocean Parkway. Due to the initial report, Suffolk County Police Department placed their Aviation Unit on standby.

Upon arrival, crews confirmed a single vehicle overturned with negative ... (Full Story & Photos)

On 02/05/2026 at approximately 1554 hours, the West Islip Fire Department was activated for a reported structure fire in the area of McCall Avenue and Barbara Place.

Upon arrival, Chief of Department Robert Celeste transmitted a Working Fire assignment for fire on the first and second floors of a two-story vacant private dwelling. Mutual aid departments were immediately requested to respond to the ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Thursday, December 12, 2025, at approximately 12:00 p.m., the West Islip Fire Department was requested to respond mutual aid to the Babylon Fire Department for a working structure fire on the 200 block of [Street Name Withheld].

Initially dispatched as the FAST (Firefighter Assist and Search Team), West Islip’s assignment was quickly upgraded upon arrival. Responding as the first-due truck company, ... (Full Story & Photos)