NY Daily News – March 25, 2016 by Thomas Tracy Six firefighters were hospitalized after a raging fire ripped through a vacant century-old Brooklyn home Wednesday, officials said. More than 100 firefighters raced to douse the blistering blaze at the Stratford Road house in Ditmas Park. The intense fire gutted the building and consumed entire […]
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1 Person Killed After Being Ejected From Crash on Grand Central Parkway in Queens
NY Daily News – March 22, 2016 by Rikki Reyna, John Annese A speeding driver died and two other people were injured, one critically, after their sedan crashed into a Grand Central Parkway divider in Queens on Sunday, cops said. The 42-year-old motorist’s white BMW jumped the guardrail and smashed into the overpass support beams […]
Three Port Authority Cops Almost Crushed Rescuing Construction Worker Who Was Pinned Under Cement Truck
NY Daily News – March 22, 2016 by Ryan Sit Three Port Authority Police Officers from a marine unit recounted the dramatic land rescue of a construction worker pinned beneath a cement truck in a remote section of Queens, telling the Daily News they were nearly crushed alongside the man. Police Officers Randall Kraft, Ronald […]
FDNY’s New Entry Exam Asks About Everything but Firefighting
Toggle navigation UFANYC.ORG FDNY’s New Entry Exam Asks About Everything but Firefighting NY Post – 2016-03-21 by Susan Edelman like African killer bees and on math questions such as comparing veggie chips to pretzels, but little on firefighting. With the city planning to give the first FDNY entry exam in five years in 2017, critics […]
Man Crushed by Cement Truck in Queens
NY Post – 2016-03-21 by Philip Messing and Amanda Woods A man repairing a cement truck in Queens was critically injured Saturday when a jack failed and the huge vehicle fell on top of him. The 30-year-old victim, whose name was not released, had been working in a backyard on Broad Street in Rosedale at […]
Fire Breaks Out at Funeral Home in Lower East Side NY Post – March 17, 2016
NY Post – March 17, 2016 by Sarah Trefethen and Daniel Prendergast A fire tore through a Lower East Side funeral home Monday evening, officials said. The flames started around 10 p.m. at the Boe Fook Funeral Home on Ludlow Street and was later extinguished by FDNY units that responded. The building suffered heavy damage […]
FDNY Rescue Boat to Become Sleepy Hollow Restaurant
Journal News – March 17, 2016 by Megan McCaffrey An FDNY boat that played a significant role in the fire department’s Sept. 11 rescue efforts will soon be a fixture in the Westchester dining scene. The 129-foot boat was purchased at an auction earlier this month by Michael Kaphan and Edward Taylor, owners of Purdy’s […]
De Blasio In Washington To Fight Proposed Cuts To Federal Counterterrorism Funding
CBS 2 – March 17, 2016 WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and other mayors are in Washington to fight a proposal that would slash federal counterterrorism funds. De Blasio testified Tuesday before a House Homeland Security Committee to argue against a proposal that would cut the Urban Area Security Initiative […]
NY’s Bravest to the Rescue after Earl McGrath Memorial
NY Post – March 16, 2016 by Mara Siegler After music-industry exec and art gallery owner Earl McGrath was memorialized on Saturday at Galleria Ca’ d’Oro, a bunch of big names who came to say farewell to their friend got trapped in an elevator on the way out — and firefighters had to come to […]
FDNY Launches Twitter Feed to Release Updates on Fires and Emergencies
NY Daily News – March 16, 2016 by John Annese, Keldy Ortiz The FDNY has announced a new Twitter feed for New Yorkers looking for updates on fires and emergencies as they’re happening. The department used to live-tweet info about fires on its main Twitter account, @FDNY, but starting Monday, those updates have been moved […]
