Crime & Safety
Fallen Former Deer Park Firefighter To Be Honored
Newsday reports that Babylon Town will rename W. 22nd Street in Deer Park after Victor A. Isler.
A stretch of W. 22nd Street in Deer Park will soon be renamed for a fallen firefighter.
According to Newsday, the roadway between Long Island Avenue and Lake Avenue will be renamed to honor Victor A. Isler, a former member of the Deer Park Fire Department and the New York City Fire Department.
Isler, a Long Island native, moved to North Carolina in 2007 and joined the Salisbury Fire Department in Salisbury.
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The Salisbury (N.C.) Post reported that on March 7, 2008, Isler, 40, and fellow firefighter Justin Monroe, 19, were killed while battling a fire at Salisbury Millwork. Isler and Monroe were the first Salisbury firefighters killed in the line of duty since 1971.
The Town has not set a date for the street renaming ceremony
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