Long Island firefighters responded to a house fire in Elmont Christmas Eve.
The Elmont Fire Department was dispatched to the fire around 4:30 p.m. and Engine 701 confirmed a working fire, according to the video posted by TomFirePhotography.
Mutual aid responded from Bellrose Terrace, Floral Park, South Floral Park and Valley Stream fire departments.
Peter Matthews is the conference director and editor-in-chief of Firehouse. He has worked at Firehouse since 1999, serving in various roles on both Firehouse Magazine and Firehouse.com staffs. He completed an internship with the Rochester, NY, Fire Department and served with fire departments in Rush, NY, and Laurel, MD, and was a lieutenant with the Glenwood Fire Company in Glenwood, NY. Matthews served as photographer for the St. Paul, MN, Fire Department and currently is a photographer for the Fort Worth, TX, Fire Department.
