Riverhead Fire Department

Riverhead Fire Department Lieutenant Justin Berry was awarded the Gold Medal of Valor last night during the Vocational Education and Extension Board of Suffolk County’s Medal Day ceremony at Riverhead Fire Department headquarters. 

Fire destroyed a home on Middle Road bear Deep Hole Road in Calverton this afternoon. Photos and video.

Riverhead Fire Department Lt. Justin Berry has been named 2023 firefighter of the year by the Firefighters Association of the State of New York for a heroic rescue during a house fire in Dec. 30.

"I am very, very grateful for the firemen, because I know I would not have survived." The woman who lost one of her cats and all of her possessions in a fast-moving fire on Pulaski Street Jan. 25 speaks out to "set the record straight" about the daring rescue by two firefighters.

Fire departments from across Suffolk County marched up Route 58 Saturday morning in the 150th Suffolk County Volunteer Firemen's Association Parade. Photos.

Fire departments from across Suffolk County will march up Route 58 Saturday morning when the Riverhead Fire Department hosts the 150th Suffolk County Drill and Parade. Route 58 will be closed between Mill Road and the traffic circle from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Firefighters who rescued two women from a burning building in January do not deserve to be the victims of the whisper campaign that seems to have taken root, recklessly spread by the town supervisor no less, which disparages their integrity, their honesty and the dedication with which they serve our community.

Open letter to Supervisor Aguiar: "We are disheartened by your recent comments and want to set the record straight," Riverhead Fire Department Chief Joseph Hartmann wrote. "These men knowingly went into a fully engulfed structure without proper protective equipment or concern for their own safety." The chief is demanding an apology.

Riverhead firefighters made a quick stop of a brush fire adjacent to the LIPA substation off West Main Street today.

Supervisor Yvette Aguiar declined to attend a ceremony honoring two Riverhead firefighters for a heroic rescue of elderly residents from a burning building. In a 'hot mic' moment during Thursday's work session, she explained why.