The Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department’s district is 10 square miles. It serves more than 44,000 residents, and three times as many people during the workweek. The fire department covers two major hospitals, an industrial park, three high schools, seven middle and elementary schools, numerous shopping centers, houses of worship, office buildings and stores, major access highways and the Town Hall of North Hempstead, as well as more than two miles of shorefront.