Year in Review: 10 Fire Department Stories of 2011

Both the Setauket and Stony Brook fire departments had a busy year protecting the community. Here are some of the fire stories that made headlines in 2011.

• About 100 firefighters from Setauket, Stony Brook, Port Jefferson and other local fire companies spent six-and-a-half hours battling that completely engulfed the house in July.

• , a longtime Setauket Fire Department volunteer and former FDNY firefighter, died suddenly in November at his Miller Place home.

• For the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the Setauket Fire Department launched a fundraising campaign to , finally unveiling the new area during a public ceremony on Sept. 11.

• In October, firefighters from Setauket, Stony Brook, and other companies battled a blaze that gutted a home on Pond Path, complicated by the difficulties fire officials had in initially locating the home.

• The Setauket Fire District turned to the community in April for ideas for how to proceed with , organizing a series of public meetings on the topic.

• In September, Patch took a deeper look at the problems faced by the Stony Brook Fire District and Fire Department:

• In September, the Setauket Fire Department and other local fire companies on Maple Avenue in Strong's Neck.

• In November, firefighters were able to contain that sent one firefighter to the hospital.

• Setauket Fire Department and the Town of Brookhaven's Bay Constables helped off the shores of Old Field.

• A in June, prompting many to believe that Se-Port Deli was on fire – a rumor that spread via social networking sites.