Editing North Merrick, New York (section)

==Fire department==
North Merrick is protected by a [[volunteer fire department]] that is responsible for one of the smallest fire districts in Nassau County covering {{convert|2.1|sqmi|km2}}.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map|url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/?zoom=0&x=1313564&y=266122.5&code=53264&tab=tabServiceProviders&satellite=false&landuse=true&landuseopacity=0.8&mainlayers=Fire_boundary,LIE,ParkwayMainRd,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities&labellayers=Fire_boundary,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities,LIE&serviceproviderlayers=|access-date=2021-08-13|website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}</ref> The North Merrick Fire Department has approximately 85 members using 16 pieces of apparatus located at one station.<ref>{{Cite web |title=North Merrick Fire Department - North Merrick, NY |url=https://northmerrickfd.org/ |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=North Merrick Fire Department |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:North Merrick Fire Department, North Merrick, Long Island, New York May 31, 2022.jpg|thumb|The North Merrick Fire Department's headquarters in May 2022.]]