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30 East Main Street | |
| East Islip, New York 11730 | ||
| Phone: 631-224-1712 Fax: 631-581-1039 | ||
East Islip Fire Department
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30 East Main Street | |
| East Islip, New York 11730 | ||
| Phone: 631-224-1712 Fax: 631-581-1039 | ||
This page is dedicated to the members of the East Islip Fire Department, both past and present, who have for over 100 years unselfishly served their community, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. |
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The Firemen's Prayer
When I'm called to duty God, where ever flames may rage.
Give me strength to save some life, whatever be its age.
Help me to embrace a child before it is too late.
Or save an older person from the horror of that fate.
Enable me to be alert and hear the weakest shout.
And quickly and efficiently put the fire out.
I want to fill my calling and to give the best in me,
To guard my every neighbor and protect his property.
And if according to you will I am to loose my life,
Please bless with your protecting hands, my children and my wife.
My Brother has fallen; no, I don't know his name.
Have not the same parents still family all the same.
He lives in this town, I live in another,
It doesn't really matter 'cause this man is my Brother.
My Brother I call him, yet I've never seen his face.
I have brothers and sisters all over the place!
You see I am a Firefighter and our families are one.
Around the world, a brotherhood of unity,
A closeness, a bond, most people don't see.
I'll watch his back; She'll watch mine,
"You go, I go," time after time.
His family's my family, Her family theirs,
We're part of one family where everyone cares,
I'll look after your kids, please look in on my wife,
Should that day finally come when I laid down my life.
We dedicate our lives helping our fellow man,
Living day after day doing all that we can,
Where ever we're needed whether nighttime or day,
To save the life of another we'll step in harms way.
My Brother has fallen doing what he loved best,
And among the Honored, he now stands with the rest
For a mile in dress uniform here everyone stands,
For my Brother has fallen, God into your hands.
Author Unknown
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The East Islip Fire Department is located on the south shore of Long Island in Suffolk County approximately 50 miles from New York City. The Department consists of four companies and a rescue squad with approximately 107 active members. East Islip is comprised of mostly residential dwellings as well as numerous state and county parks and bordering the Great South Bay. The only industrial complex in town is the new Long Island Computer Center located on the former Grumman Aerospace property.