The Mastic Beach Fire Department received an alarm around 11:30 P.M. for a signal 13 at Shakers Pub on Neighborhood Road and Cranberry Drive.

The first on scene was fire Chief Pantanella who upon arrival reported that smoke was showing. The second to get on scene was Chief McGown who radioed to fire headquarters for unit two to respond as soon as it had it's fire crew.

Fire Chief Biondi arrived on scene shortly after Chief McGown and radioed to county control requesting a signal 3  for additional man power for a working fire. Chief Biondi also requested that county control page out Mastic Fire Department and Brookhaven Fire Department for a signal 24 to the scene for a signal 13/35.

Chief Biondi asked county control to start Lipa Electric, Brookhaven Fire Marshall and Suffolk County Arson to the scene.

The departments at the scene were Mastic Beach Fire with units 2, 9, 3, 7 and unit 1 the 100 foot bucket truck that was used to get to the roof to ventilate the heavy smoke from the building. Mastic Fire Dept had their pumper at the scene with additional man power and Brookhaven had their pumper and bucket trucks on scene with more men to fight the fire inside the bar.

The temp at the time was some where around 10 degrees and the water from fighting the fire was freezing as it fell to the ground. 

The fire was in an over head crawl space located above the bar area and fireman had to get up into the space with a hose line to extinguish the fire that is under investigation by County Arson Squad.