(MINEOLA, NY) – On April 27, 2016, Nassau County Legislator Ellen W. Birnbaum (D-Great Neck) visited the Nassau County Firefighters Museum & Education Center in Garden City which was the site of the Nassau County Fire Commission Annual Firematic Awards Ceremony. Prior to the Awards Ceremony, Legislator Birnbaum presented citations to the Alert Fire Department, the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department and the Vigilant Fire Company in recognition of their efforts to save a woman who was pinned to her bed due to a fallen tree on her Great Neck home. The Vigilant Fire Company was also recognized for their efforts to rescue a woman who fell on the railroad tracks by the Great Neck Train Station.
PHOTO CAPTION: (Photo 9828) Alert Fire Department Former Chief and Board Member Ron Campbell; Chief James E. Neubert; Legislator Ellen W. Birnbaum; 2nd Assistant Chief John Purcell; (Photo 9819) Legislator Ellen W. Birnbaum with members of the Vigilant Fire Company including Chief Josh Forst and Fire Captain Laurence Jacobs; (Photo 9824) Legislator Ellen W. Birnbaum with members of the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department including Chief Mark Kiess;