Hempstead in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Victory Eng. Co. #4

Victory Eng. Co. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, November 1, 2025

1. Victory Eng. Co. Marker

Inscription.
Victory Eng. Co. #4
Survived Suffolk Wild Fires
Aug. 24&25, 1995

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is August 24, 1995.

Location. 40° 42.592′ N, 73° 37.602′ W. Marker is in Hempstead, New York, in Nassau County. It is on Jackson Street west of Main Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 132 Jackson St, Hempstead NY 11550, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Denton Green (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Denton Green (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hempstead World War I Memorial

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(approx. ¼ mile away); St. George Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Samuel Carman (approx. 0.3 miles away); Historic St. George Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. George’s Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); United Methodist Church of Hempstead (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hempstead.

Also see . . .
1. Battleground: The Sunrise Fire of 1995 | News 12 (YouTube). (Submitted on November 15, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)
2. Battleground: The Sunrise Fire of 1995 (News 12).

There was no rain for weeks and the tinder on the forest floor on the East End of Long Island was prepared to ignite – all it needed was a spark. When it finally did on a gusty August afternoon, the flames caused trees to explode into a dark smoke – creating a sticky tar that clung on to responders for days. The Sunrise Fire of 1995 turned day into night for those battling the flames – and it didn’t seem real to those who witnessed it. “We had never seen anything to that magnitude before,” says John Jordan, commissioner of Suffolk County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services.

(Submitted on November 15, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

Village of Hempstead Fire Department Engine Co. No. 4 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, November 1, 2025

2. Village of Hempstead Fire Department Engine Co. No. 4

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 48 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 15, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.