BROOKLYN – Regina Wilson is breaking barriers, facing racism and putting out fires as one of New York’s bravest. Wilson, who has been with the FDNY for 20 years, was only the 12th African-American woman hired to the force. She tells News 12 she was recruited by the FDNY in the 90s, saying the department told her they wanted […]
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FDNY: Man arrested after vandalizing US flag proudly displayed on ambulance
Wednesday, February 06, 2019 11:13PM EAST VILLAGE, Manhattan (WABC) — A man is under arrest after officials say he vandalized an American flag that was proudly displayed on an FDNY ambulance in Manhattan. The incident happened Jan. 25 around 2:30 p.m. in the East Village and was caught on video. Read More
FDNY Swarms Midtown Construction Site to Rescue Workers in Carbon Monoxide Incident
Firefighter swarmed a midtown construction site to rescue and treat construction workers overcome by carbon monoxide Tuesday evening. The FDNY said firefighters and paramedics were called to the construction site at 30 East 29th St. around 4:30 p.m. for a report of a construction worker feeling ill and dizzy. Read More
FDNY firefighters rescue kittens and puppy from pet store fire
FDNY rescues puppies and kittens Firefighters and pet store employees rescue 40 kittens and puppies from American Kennels outlet at 62nd St. and Lexington Ave. in Manhattan on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (Aaron Fedor) Firefighters and employees came to the rescue of trapped kittens and puppies when smoke filled an American Kennels pet store in […]
Praise be! Search for ‘Big Sexy’ gets boost from higher power
By THOMAS TRACY | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | An FDNY chaplain is joining the hunt for Buddy — aka Big Sexy — who disappeared last month during a photo shoot for the 2020 FDNY Calendar of Heroes. (Handout) The search for Big Sexy is getting some help from a higher power. Rev. Ann Kansfield, an FDNY chaplain, […]
NYC firefighter saves Texas father of three’s life with his stem cells
By THOMAS TRACY | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | JAN 30, 2019 | 3:05 PM Jeff Faller, pictured with his wife Winae and their three children Miah, Jonathan and Caleb, received some life-saving stem cells from FDNY Firefighter Robert Paolillo, who became a donor because a similar donor helped his Aunt Lucille when he was a child. (Handout) Aunt […]
UWS Water Main Break Floods Broadway: Witness, FDNY
City Councilman Mark Levine announced that city agencies would make sure the flood does not freeze over. By Brendan Krisel, Patch National Staff | Jan 31, 2019 10:13 am ET | Updated Jan 31, 2019 1:30 pm ET UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A Thursday morning water main break flooded a stretch of Broadway on the Upper West Side during the […]
Children of firefighter who pitched his invention on ‘Shark Tank’ donate to FDNY charity
By Kemberly Richardson Wednesday, January 30, 2019 06:37PM DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN (WABC) – The children of a firefighter who died from a 9/11 related cancer are donating money they raised to an FDNY charity. And they say they’ll be giving even more money in the future from a business they started thanks to the ABC show ‘Shark […]
Catherine Lohan, one of the first women to become an FDNY firefighter, dies at 68
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS , THOMAS TRACY and JOHN ANNESE | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | JAN 30, 2019 | 7:20 PM After a historic lawsuit brought by Brenda Berkman (lower left front row, in Engine 47 hat), 41 women joined the all-male Fire Department. Among them was Cathy Lohan (pink sweater on Berkman’s left), who died Tuesday at 68. (Obtained by the […]
Taxpayers are on the hook for de Blasio’s FDNY diversity push
What happens when a biased federal judge, who couldn’t care less about taxpayers, teams up with an ideologically driven mayor? Jane and Joe New Yorker pay through the nose. That’s what’s still happening with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s settlement of a 2007 lawsuit claiming FDNY entrance exams discriminated against minorities. As The Post reported Sunday, Mark […]
