Riverhead Fire District

Tradeski, a 48-year member, ex-chief and current chairman of the board of commissioners, brushed back challenges mounted by Dawn Jacobs and Richard Campbell. 

Riverhead Fire District voters Tuesday authorized $4.5 million in bonds to fund the purchase of a new ladder truck and new communications equipment.

The Riverhead Fire District is asking voters to approve $4.5 million in bonds to fund the purchase of a new ladder truck and upgrades to its communications equipment during a special election on Tuesday.

Riverhead Fire Department honored 75-year member Marty Montag, age 98, at fire department headquarters Saturday night. Photos.

Results of the Riverhead Fire District election held Dec. 12: enhancement to Length of Service Award Program approved, Timothy Murphy and Kyle Watts elected commissioners.

Anything we can do as a community to promote volunteer recruitment and retention is worth the effort and expense. The alternative to a volunteer fire department is exponentially more costly.

After Riverhead Fire District Commissioners wrote to the Town Board last week urging a moratorium on battery energy storage facilities, Council Member Tim Hubbard said today he would bring a proposed moratorium legislation to the Town Board at its next work session.

Fire district commissioners listened silently to a pitch for reconsideration made by architect Martin Sendlewski and propane company owner Frank Fisher. The district's legal counsel Jonathan Brown said the commissioners would review the applicant's revised plans.

Voters will elect commissioners in local fire districts tomorrow, where races in Jamesport, Wading River and Manorville are contested.

Fire district representatives say they can't disclose terms of a settlement with the building architect and general contractor for claims made regarding workmanship on the $15 million firehouse, completed in 2008, which has required extensive repairs costing "hundreds of thousands of dollars."