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Fire Department Chases Smoke Smell
Volunteers respond to seven calls Saturday, including one where people were setting off fireworks illegally.

Taylor K. Vecsey is the Local Editor for East Hampton Patch, launching the site in October 2010. She receive a First Place in the Online, Non-Deadline News category from the Society of Professional Journalists Press Club of Long Island for an article that appeared on East Hampton Patch in Nov. 2011, "911 Call Shows Address Mix-Up Delayed Help for Dying Man." In her spare time, she is a volunteer with the Bridgehampton Fire Department. She is a member of the Fire Police company, and an emergency medical technician.
Volunteers respond to seven calls Saturday, including one where people were setting off fireworks illegally.

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