Some of the most dramatic fires on Long Beach Island of the past 60 years are real memories to two Barnegat Light Volunteer Fire Company members recently honored for their longevity of service.

Frank Mikuletzky, 78, was 17 when he joined the fire company. By the time he was in his 20s, he was chief. On the 1960 autumn night in Beach Haven when the Baldwin Hotel collapsed in flames, he with his colleagues had battled the fire using equipment and training far less than what backs volunteer…