Editing Copiague, New York (section)

== Emergency services ==
Founded in 1928, the Copiague Volunteer Fire Department is the sole provider of fire and rescue services for the hamlet of Copiague.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.copiaguefd.com/|title=Copiague Fire Department|website=www.copiaguefd.com}}</ref> Three fire companies and two emergency squads are dispatched by the Town of Babylon Central Fire Alarm dispatch center out of two fire stations and the Tanner Park Marina. The north station, located on Dixon Ave. houses the Vigilant Engine Company and the Yellowbirds firematic drill team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nydrillteams.com/reports/rosters-2550-39.html|title=Roster Report|website=nydrillteams.com}}</ref> The south station on Great Neck Rd. houses the Eagle Engine Company, the Hook, Ladder and Rescue Company, the Emergency Medical Services squad, and the Special Operations and Rescue squad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/cfd_marine_unit/|title=Copiague F.D. Marine Unit (@cfd_marine_unit) • Instagram photos and videos|website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>

The department operates four engines, two utility vehicles assigned to each engine company, a 90-foot tower ladder, a heavy rescue truck, three ambulances, an ALS first response vehicle. The Special Operations and Rescue squad operates a fully enclosed and climate controlled 5-ton high water rescue vehicle, three boats ranging from a 19-foot Boston Whaler to a small inflatable, a Special Ops rescue van, a Yamaha side by side, and a double decker boat trailer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unyquefiretrucks.com/New-York-/Suffolk-County-Long-Island|title=Suffolk County (Long Island)|website=www.unyquefiretrucks.com}}</ref>