Smithtown Fire Department

11/27/2025

🍁🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from the Smithtown Fire Department!
Today we reflect on what we’re thankful for, and at the top of that list is our incredible community. Thank you for your support all year long. Wishing you a holiday full of warmth, gratitude, and great food!

11/27/2025

🚨 The Official 46th Annual Smithtown Fire Department Christmas Parade Schedule is HERE! 🎄

Get ready, Smithtown! The holiday magic rolls out on Saturday, December 20th, 2025, with the parade kicking off at 4:00 PM!

✨ Spread Cheer & Give Back
We’ll be collecting non-perishable food donations at the following scheduled stops:

• Town Hall / Redwood Lane – 4:15 PM
• Meat Farms Parking Lot – 5:45 PM
• Smithtown High School West – 7:15 PM

Help us make the season a little brighter for those in need!

🍪 COOKIES WITH SANTA!
Start the day off right by stopping by the Main Firehouse on Elm Avenue for Cookies with Santa from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM! Bring the kids, snap a picture, and enjoy a festive treat before the parade begins! 🎅

🗺️ See the Parade Live on Your Block
We’ll be traveling through as many streets as possible—but Smithtown is BIG! Routes and times are approximate, so keep your ears open and your holiday lights on!

🎅 Track Santa in Real Time!
Want to know exactly where Santa is along the route? Follow our official Santa Tracker here:
➡️ www.SmithtownFD.org

📣 Help Us Spread the Word!
Share this post with your friends, neighbors, and family! We can’t wait to celebrate another unforgettable holiday tradition with YOU on December 20th!

🎥 From last years parade courtesy of 4-2-97
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11/25/2025

🔥 Less Than 48 Hours Till Thanksgiving… So Here Are a Few Friendly Reminders From Your Local Fire Department: 🔥

🦃 Don’t fry your turkey inside the house.
We… really don’t think we need to explain why. (But check the photo if you’re unsure. 😂)

🍗 Still have that mystery food spill baked onto the bottom of your oven?
Yeah, that one. Now’s the time to clean it. If you don’t, your guests will definitely smell your secrets when your oven is smoking.

❄️ Turkey still frozen?
There’s still time to thaw it…
Unless it’s Thursday and you’re reading this. In that case… we heard the diner is open.

🔥 Grease fire? DO NOT spray water.
This is cooking, not a magic show. Water makes it worse — smother it or use the right extinguisher.

🏈 And hey — it’s a busy day for everyone, including us.
But if you do have an emergency, we’ll be there.
Just… make sure the football game is on when we walk in. Just kidding, kind of.

Stay safe, cook smart, and may your turkey be the only thing roasting this year. 🦃🔥

11/17/2025

Afternoon Car Fire on Meadow Road 🔥🚙

Today at 3:44 PM, the Smithtown Fire Department was alerted to a car fire at the intersection of Meadow Road & Dillmont Drive. First-arriving unit 4-2-31 confirmed an active engine-compartment fire.

Engine 5 arrived shortly after, stretched one hose line, and made a quick knockdown of the fire.

Units on scene included Chiefs 31, 32, 33, Engine 5, Engine 4, Ladder 7, and Ambulance 6-1. All units were back in service within 30 minutes. All operations were under the command of Assistant Chief Kelly.

A huge thank you to Joe Sperber for sharing these photos and videos with us. Be sure to check out his page for more great shots:
👉 https://josephsperber.smugmug.com/browse/

11/11/2025

🇺🇸 Honoring Our Veterans 🇺🇸

This Veterans Day, we pause to thank all who have served our nation with courage, dedication, and sacrifice.

The Smithtown Fire Department is proud to have many members who have worn the uniform of the United States Armed Forces. Their continued service to our community is a true reflection of their commitment to others — both at home and abroad.

To all veterans, past and present — thank you for your service. ❤️🤍💙

11/11/2025

🔥 Looking for more action in your life? 🔥

Do you like helping your neighbors?
Not sure what career path you want to take?
New to town and looking to meet people?
Or maybe you just want to do something meaningful and rewarding.

There are plenty of reasons to join — what will yours be?

🚑🚒 Learn about the perks, requirements, and what it takes to become a volunteer firefighter and/or EMT.
👉 Visit SmithtownFD.org/Join or email [email protected]

11/10/2025

11/10/2025

It was a non-stop Sunday evening for the Smithtown Fire Department — not one, but two working fires, including a commercial building fire, and a serious motor vehicle accident in between.

🚒 First Working Fire – 3:57 PM
The evening kicked off when units were alerted by for a vehicle fire in the driveway of a home on Torlen Court. Chiefs and crews from Engine 4 and Ladder 7 were already on the road returning from another alarm and arrived to find a fully involved vehicle fire that had extended to the residence.
A working fire was transmitted, and members operated on scene for nearly two hours with assistance from our mutual aid partners.

🚑 Serious MVA – 6:32 PM
While crews were cleaning up and restocking, tones dropped again — this time for a motor vehicle accident with one person unconscious and trapped and car smoking at Route 347 & Route 111.
Units arrived quickly, extricated the patient, and stabilized all vehicles involved. In total, three patients were assessed and transported to local hospitals.

🔥 Second Working Fire – 8:14 PM
Just as things were settling down, the department was alerted for vehicles on fire inside the building at Mavis Tire on Maple Avenue.
Crews arrived to find heavy fire throughout the structure, prompting a second alarm. An aggressive interior attack was initiated, but when the roof collapsed and structural integrity became compromised, operations transitioned to a defensive attack using multiple tower ladders and large hose lines.
Due to leaking gasoline from one of the vehicles, foam operations were used to fully extinguish the blaze. After over three hours, the fire was placed under control.

All incidents were under the command of Chief of Department Dongvort, and both fires were turned over to Smithtown Department of Public Safety Fire Marshals for investigation.

🙏 A huge thank you to our mutual aid partners for your assistance throughout this extremely busy night — we appreciate the teamwork and hope everyone got a good night’s rest! 😂

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11/07/2025

Last week, we asked our followers to pick which two calls were truths and which one was the lie.
Well… either a lot of you are tuned in on your scanners, read up in the buff groups (that 5th Division group LOVES the parade hat 👀), or you’re just really good guessers — because 54% of you got it right! ✅

Here’s the breakdown:
🚗 1) Car Inspection for Tow Truck
TRUTH – A caller noticed one of the hoses under the hood seemed a little wet but wasn’t actually leaking before the car needed to be towed. So… they called 911.

🐱 2) Cat in a Tree at an Elementary School
LIE – 🙄 C’mon, how stereotypical can we get? 😂

🌊 3) Inflatable Doll in the Nissequogue River
TRUTH – Crews were dispatched for a reported drowning victim near Smithtown Landing Country Club. Smithtown FD, SCPD, and Smithtown Department of Public Safety all responded… only to find a blow-up doll floating in the river. 🫣

No matter the call — from the serious to the silly — your Smithtown FD volunteers are always ready to help our community! 🚒❤️

11/03/2025

🎃➡️🎄 Halloween’s over… which means it’s officially Christmas season! (Sorry, turkeys 🦃—we’ll circle back to you later.)

There are 47 days until the Smithtown Fire Department’s Annual Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 20th at 4 PM!

Santa’s sleigh (with a little fire department horsepower 🚒) will be back spreading holiday cheer throughout town. Routes, viewing tips, and more info will be shared as we get closer!

And someone please add this to the Smithtown Mom’s Group… they still won’t let us in 😂