The East Meadow Fire Department (EMFD) is a volunteer fire department headquartered in East Meadow, New York. As one of the larger fire districts in Nassau County (7.5 square miles), it is responsible for parts of neighboring hamlets and unincorporated communities of Levittown, Westbury, Uniondale, and East Garden City. The East Meadow Fire Department has approximately 250 members using 19 pieces of apparatus located throughout 5 Stations.
The Chief of the Department is John J. Priest. The First Assistant Chief is Walter P. Griffin Jr.. The Second Assistant Chief is Robert W. Salvesen Jr. The Third Assistant Chief is James Kane.
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