Lynbrook firefighters were called out at 11:49 PM on September 10th to a reported fire at 23 Durland Road off Union Avenue.  A number of calls were received at FIRECOM reporting the fire.

Lynbrook Chief Nick Pearsall, along with his assistant chiefs and Lynbrook police officers, were first on the scene and found the rear and roof of the house full involved in fire.  Flames were 20 feet in the air and could be seen blocks away.  Chief Pearsall immediately broadcast a Signal 10 for a "working fire" and automatically set into operation a request from neighboring fire departments for aid.  

Engine Company 1 was first on the scene and took the hydrant in front of the next door neighbor's home.  Attack hose lines were immediately stretched into the burning home as other Lynbrook fire companies arrived and assisted with the firefighting effort.   Three lines were brought into the house.    

The firefighters made their way through the home and up to the second floor and then to an attic staircase to get up to the main body of fire in the attic.  The fire was so intense it broke through the roof and was moving down to the second floor.  The whole attic from front to back was ablaze.  While the fire in the attic was being attack other firefighters were pulling down the ceiling on the second floor to stop the spread downward.  

East Rockaway, Rockville Centre, Malverne, and Hewlett Fire Departments sent units to the scene while Valley Stream firefighters stood-by to cover other fire calls in Lynbrook.  It took about 40 minutes to bring the fire under control but firefighters were at the scene for another two-hours.  The department's Emergency Medical Company stood-by as did Northwell ambulances but luckily there were no injures to the homeowners or the firefighters.  

The Nassau County Fire Marshal was also called to the scene due to the large amount of fire when firefighters arrived.   

Chief Pearsall praised the quick efforts by the firefighters under very serious and dangerous firefighting conditions to extinguish the fire.