DNA Info – July 19, 2017 by DNAinfo.com MIDTOWN — A construction worker was rushed to the hospital after suffering an electric shock on the roof of a Park Avenue high-rise Tuesday, according to officials. It was unclear what caused the incident on the roof of 2 Park Ave. near East 32nd Street, according to […]
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Miller And Nolan Pay Tribute To Firefighter William Tolley
Assemblymembers Mike Miller and Catherine Nolan met with the firefighters of Engine 286/Ladder Company 135, to present a Resolution that was adopted in both the state Assembly and Senate this session in honor of the late Firefighter William Tolley. Assemblymembers Mike Miller and Catherine Nolan met with the firefighters of Engine 286/Ladder Company 135, also […]
FDNY: Nine Injured in Harlem Subway Blaze
VINCENT BARONE AND NICOLE BROWN ON JUL 18, 2017 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY New York City commuters faced heavy delays Monday morning after a subway track fire suspended service for hours and left nine people with minor injuries. July 18–A track fire near Harlem’s 145th Street station hit Monday’s morning rush hour with delays, overcrowded stations and left […]
Plea for FDNY to change ‘unfair’ firefighter hiring process
Firefighters at the scene of a two-alarm fire broke out in a vacant Midland Beach house at Graham Blvd. Tuesday evening.(Staten Island Advance/Hilton Flores) 3.2kshares By Anna Sanders asanders@siadvance.com CITY HALL — A Great Kills man is among dozens of FDNY hopefuls removed from the city’s hiring roster despite scoring an 98 on the exam five […]
EMT who pressured patient to drink alcohol quits:
A rookie FDNY emergency medical technician is the sick jokester who videotaped a drunken patient en route to the hospital — and encouraged her to guzzle more booze, the FDNY says. Kyle Bossio, 27, who was stationed in The Bronx, abruptly quit last week after investigators confronted him about the shocking videotape The Post reported on […]
NJT Train Trying to Move Backwards Out of Penn Station
A New Jersey Transit and Amtrak train, carrying close to 1,000 people between them, got stuck in a Penn Station tunnel Saturday, officials said. The NJ Transit train disabled and was stuck behind the Amtrak train, which disabled just before 11:30 a.m., officials said. The NJ Transit train, which could not move forward and carried […]
Alabama Teen Honored as NY Firefighter Via Make-A-Wish
FDNY/Facebook Shelton Waldrop always wanted to be a law enforcement officer. His wish was to meet first responders from 9/11. He didn’t know he was going to be pinned as an honorary FDNY firefighter as well. Waldrop, 16, has been undergoing treatment for Synovial cell sarcoma, a rare form of soft-tissue cancer that may involve […]
Firefighters and Public Join FDNY and NFFF to Honor Fallen Firefighter
FireEngineering.com – July 09, 2017 by fireengineering.com On Sunday, October 1, the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) will host the 3rd Annual National Stair Climb for Fallen Firefighters at Belmont Park. “The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation performs extraordinary work providing resources for the families of fallen heroes […]
BY KYLE LAWSON STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A head-on collision Monday in West Brighton injured four and disrupted traffic on Richmond Terrace. The incident was reported at 1:09 p.m. near the intersection of Richmond Terrace and Pelton Avenue, according to an FDNY spokesman. Four people were injured, including three who sustained serious injuries, officials said. None […]
Man Grins After Wriggling Free From Fallen Safe at Brooklyn Yeshiva
The worker curled up “like a turtle” when the safe fell on him, a witness said. Handout BOROUGH PARK — A worker was beaming when he wriggled free from a massive safe he’d been trapped in for about 30 minutes after it fell on him in a Brooklyn yeshiva Monday morning, video shows. Staff at […]
