More than 200 firefighters responded to the fire that damaged six buildings Today at 12:36 PM By FireRescue1 Staff NEW YORK — Nine people, including eight firefighters, were injured in a Bronx 5-alarm fire Thursday night. NBC New York reported that more than 200 firefighters battled the blaze that damaged six buildings, according to officials. […]
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Bronx fire engulfs homes, injures several people, FDNY says
By Alison Fox and Lauren Cook alison.fox@amny.com, lauren.cook@amny.com June 22, 2017 Nine people, including eight firefighters, were injured Thursday when a massive fire damaged six buildings in the Bronx, the FDNY said. The five-alarm blaze broke out at 1136 Olmstead Ave. in Unionport around 3:40 p.m., but quickly spread to neighboring buildings, according […]
FDNY hits record number of black, Asian, Latino and women recruits for entrance exam
FDNY applicants attend a test prep session at FDNY’s Brooklyn headquarters on Thursday. Here, firefighters Damien Byfield, Wesley Moore, Aaron Gardner and Daniel Sterling GINGER ADAMS OTIS NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Friday, June 23, 2017, 2:00 AM After several delays to try and attract more FDNY candidates, the filing for the city’s upcoming firefighter […]
Columbus Circle Track Fire Causes Problems For West Side Subways
The Patch – June 22, 2017 by Marc Torrence (Patch National Staff) UPPER WEST SIDE, MANHATTAN — A track fire Wednesday morning at 59th Street-Columbus Circle caused problems on several of the trains that crisscross through the busy subway station. The small fire broke out around 9:15 a.m., an FDNY spokesman told Patch, and crews […]
FDNY gives two-wheel surprise to boy impaled by his bike
ABC News , WHAS 9:09 PM. EDT June 19, 2017 (Photo: ABC 7 / ABC News, Custom) CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST (ABC News) — A New York City boy who suffered a wound after he was impaled by his bicycle handlebars has received a gift from the firefighters who came to his aid. Tyreis […]
FIT Campus Evacuated After Fire Spikes Carbon Monoxide Levels: FDNY
By Nicole Bode and Katherine Lavacca | June 21, 2017 12:03pm | Updated on June 21, 2017 1:33pm TwitterFacebookEmailMore FDNY firefighters evacuated 227 West 27th St. Wednesday morning after a fire triggered elevated CO2 levels, officials and witnesses said.View Full Caption DNAinfo/Katherine Lavacca GARMENT DISTRICT — The Fashion Institute of Technology had to be evacuated after a fire in the […]
Roof Of Building Collapses On Workers At Queens Construction Site, FDNY Says
The men are in critical condition, according to the FDNY. ShareTweetGoogle PlusRedditEmailComments QUEENS, NY — Three construction workers were critically injured after the roof of an Astoria building undergoing construction collapsed, according to Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro. Two of the men had to be taken out of the basement of the construction site, located at […]
Patient Jumps From Moving FDNY Ambulance, Sues the EMTs
MAX GOLDBERGView Max Goldberg’s Articles instagram.com/maxems As an EMT or Paramedic, you are bound to come across a lot of difficult cases in your career, from pediatric traumas to uncooperative patients. All of these calls are difficult in their own way, but hopefully emergency medical providers always try their hardest to ensure the best possible […]
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Fire Tears Through Headquarters of City Council Candidate in Brooklyn
WABC – June 19, 2017 by Eyewitness News BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) — A two-alarm fire tore through the campaign headquarters of a City Council candidate in Brownsville, Brooklyn Sunday night. The fire burned the storefront headquarters of Alicka Samuel on Belmont Avenue just after 9:15 p.m. The fire burned through the campaign office and an […]
