Lindenhurst Fire Department

What Lindenhurst Fire Department does

The Lindenhurst Fire Department is a volunteer fire department providing fire suppression, emergency medical services, technical rescue, water/ice rescue, and aerial operations to the approximately 28,000 residents of the Village of Lindenhurst in Suffolk County, New York, across a service area of less than 4.5 square miles. The department operates through six constituent companies — Breslau Engine Company No. 1 (organized 1877), Union Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 (1882), Liberty Hose Company No. 1 (1884), Chemical and Rescue Company No. 1 (1926, the first rescue company in New York State), Chemical and Salvage Company No. 2 (1926), and Hook, Ladder & Engine Company No. 2/Bay Rats (1926) — collectively fielding more than 23 pieces of apparatus including engines, a 2021 Pierce 100' Mid-Mount Tower Ladder, heavy rescue vehicles, ALS/BLS ambulances, a multi-vessel water rescue fleet, and a High Water Rescue Storm Fighter. Specialized capabilities include SCUBA/ice rescue, Jaws of Life extrication, electric vehicle battery fire response, and a 1986 Grumman dive van converted for underwater operations.

The department is funded through fire district taxation (established September 17, 1889) and supplemented by community fundraisers such as the annual Crazy Cash event (~$30,000 in prizes from $50 tickets). Services are provided free of charge to district residents; volunteers receive NY State LOSAP retirement benefits, free training and certification, facility access, and paid medical physicals. Annual emergency call volume has remained in a tight 2,571–3,072 incident range from 2006 through 2024, with the Chemical and Rescue Company alone handling roughly 2,300 medical/trauma alarms annually. The department maintains active mutual aid partnerships with West Babylon, Copiague, Babylon, Amityville, and North Lindenhurst Fire Departments, a training partnership with the Suffolk County Fire Academy, and uses Firehouse Solutions for web hosting.

The department traces its origins to 1877 and was officially organized May 20, 1885 with 700 inhabitants under Chief Engineer Herman Funk; the village was renamed from Breslau to Lindenhurst in 1894, and the fire department adopted the Lindenhurst name in 1909. Modern infrastructure includes a five-firehouse distributed model (headquarters at 225 S Wellwood Avenue built 1924 as the first publicly-funded local firehouse, plus firehouses on South Delaware Avenue and 39th Street), radio paging since 1984, and digital presence via lindenhurstfd.org, Facebook, and Instagram. Leadership consists of Chief of Department Robert Santos and an elected/appointed officer corps across the six companies, with Chief Engineer structure retained from the 1885 charter.

Name

Lindenhurst Fire Department

Legal name

Lindenhurst Fire Department

Website

https://lindenhurstfd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1885

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Volunteer fire department providing fire suppression, EMS, technical rescue, water/ice rescue, and aerial operations to the 28,000 residents of the Village of Lindenhurst, NY (less than 4.5 sq miles). Operates six chartered companies, 23+ apparatus, and is funded by fire district taxation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire and Emergency Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (922160), Ambulance Services (62191)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Ambulance Services (BPAIAGAC)

Keywords

• Fire suppression services
• Emergency medical services
• Technical rescue operations
• Water rescue services
• Aerial ladder operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Lindenhurst

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding (Fire District): Taxpayer-funded fire protection services for the Lindenhurst Fire District. Financial support acquired through fire district taxation as established in 1889.
2. Fundraising Events: Annual Crazy Cash fundraiser organized by Liberty Hose Company No. 1 offering $50 tickets with $30,000 in prizes. Also includes St. Patrick's Day events and other community fundraisers.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Lindenhurst Fire Department is a volunteer fire department in Lindenhurst, Suffolk County, NY, providing fire suppression, emergency medical services (EMS), technical rescue, water rescue, and aerial ladder operations through 6 constituent companies operating from 5 firehouses, responding to approximately 3,000 emergency calls annually for the 28,000 residents of the community.

Product overview

The Lindenhurst Fire Department is a volunteer fire department providing comprehensive emergency services to the Village of Lindenhurst, NY. The department operates multiple specialized companies offering fire suppression, emergency medical services, technical rescue, water rescue, and community education. Key apparatus includes Engine companies (1-6-1, 1-6-2, 1-6-3, 1-6-6), aerial ladder trucks (1-6-4), heavy rescue vehicles (1-6-5), ALS/BLS ambulances (1-6-7, 1-6-17), water rescue boats (1-6-19, 1-6-20), and high-water evacuation vehicles (1-6-25). The department's six constituent companies (Breslau Engine Co. No. 1, Union Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1, Liberty Hose Co. No. 1, Chemical & Rescue Co. No. 1, Chemical & Salvage Co. No. 2, and Hook Ladder & Engine Co. No. 2/Bay Rats) each maintain distinct apparatus and respond to approximately 2,900+ annual emergency calls across the less than 4.5 square mile village.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Fire Suppression Services Fire suppression and response services for the Lindenhurst community, including structure fires, vehicle fires, and other fire-related emergencies, delivered through specialized engine, hose, and ladder companies.
• Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance Transport Emergency medical response and ambulance transport services for residents of Lindenhurst and surrounding areas requiring pre-hospital medical care.
• Technical Rescue and Extrication Services Specialized technical rescue services including vehicle extrication and other complex rescue operations requiring specialized equipment and training.
• Water and Ice Rescue Operations Water rescue and ice rescue operations for emergencies in or near bodies of water within the Lindenhurst service area.
• Aerial Ladder and Truck Operations Aerial ladder operations for high-rise fires, elevated rescue situations, and other scenarios requiring elevated apparatus access.
• Fire Prevention and Community Education Fire prevention education and community outreach programs for Lindenhurst residents to reduce fire risks and improve safety awareness.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~3,000 emergency calls handled annually across fire, EMS, and rescue operations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Suffolk County Fire AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026Training partnership where department members travel to Yaphank to drill on private dwelling searches and practice search techniques for locating and removing victims trapped inside structures.
• West Babylon Fire DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 February 2026Mutual aid partnership for fire responses. Lindenhurst FD assisted West Babylon at Fairfield Suburbia Garden Apartments fire on Great East Neck Road. Chiefs Santos, Cutolo, Brink, and Batz responded with Ladder 1-6-4. Due to cold weather, Special Operations Van 1-6-10 and department bus 1-6-28 were used as warming stations. Engine 1-6-2 stood by at West Babylon HQ.
• Copiague Fire DepartmentsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 December 2025Mutual aid provider at Phyllis Drive house fire. Additional mutual aid to the scene was provided during the December 23, 2025 incident response.
• Babylon Fire DepartmentsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 December 2025Mutual aid provider at Phyllis Drive house fire. Part of multi-department response including West Babylon and Amityville.
• Amityville Fire DepartmentsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 December 2025Mutual aid provider at Phyllis Drive house fire. Provided additional resources during the working fire response.
• North Lindenhurst Fire DepartmentsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 December 2025Joint response at Phyllis Drive house fire with Engine 1-11-1 stretching and operating the third line off 1-6-2 to knock down fire in the house.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Patchogue Fire Department: Suffolk County volunteer fire department serving a denser, walkable downtown with comparable fire/EMS/rescue responsibilities; useful peer for response-time and apparatus-deployment benchmarking.
• Massapequa Fire Department: Large volunteer combination fire department in nearby Massapequa (Nassau County), operating multiple engine and ladder companies with EMS transport. Useful regional benchmark for apparatus strategy and volunteer-program structure on Long Island.
• Sayville Fire Department: Volunteer fire department in nearby Islip Town operating multiple firehouses with combination EMS service; similar Suffolk County funding model via fire district taxation and similar call-volume range.
• Islip Fire Department: Long Island volunteer fire department in the Town of Islip providing fire, EMS, and rescue response on a comparable scale; widely cited benchmark for Suffolk County volunteer operations.

Direct peers

• Copiague Fire Department: Suffolk County volunteer fire department that provided mutual aid to Lindenhurst at the December 2025 Phyllis Drive house fire. Comparable combination fire/EMS service model in a similarly sized Babylon Township coastal district.
• West Babylon Fire Department: Immediate neighboring volunteer fire department in West Babylon, NY, that provides mutual-aid response to Lindenhurst and vice versa (e.g., February 2026 Fairfield Suburbia Garden Apartments fire). Operates the same combination/EMS service model for a similarly sized Suffolk County population.
• Babylon Fire Department: Mutual-aid partner responding to Lindenhurst incidents; serves the Village of Babylon with a comparable fire/EMS/rescue capability and similar small-village coastal operating profile.
• North Lindenhurst Fire Department: Adjacent volunteer fire district covering the hamlet of North Lindenhurst; conducts joint responses with Lindenhurst FD (e.g., December 2025 Phyllis Drive house fire) under shared mutual-aid agreements. Operationally and structurally near-identical to the subject.
• Amityville Fire Department: Mutual-aid partner (December 2025 Phyllis Drive response) operating a volunteer/EMS combination model in the adjacent Babylon area; same call-volume profile and apparatus mix as the subject.

Broad incumbents

• FDNY (Fire Department of New York): The dominant professional fire service in New York State. While career rather than volunteer, FDNY sets statewide policy and training standards (NY State LOSAP referenced by Lindenhurst), functions as a broad incumbent in the same regulatory environment, and frequently coordinates with Suffolk County departments on large incidents.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lindyrescue
• Instagraminstagram.com/lindenhurstrescueco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lindenhurst-fire-department

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Subsidiaries6 records

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