NY 1 – March 15, 2016 A three-alarm fire broke out in the basement of a home in Queens Sunday. Fire officials say it started around 9 a.m. Sunday on Laburnum Avenue between Union and Robinson Streets in Flushing. It took firefighters about an hour and a half to get the flames under control. They […]
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Three Firefighters Suffer Minor Injuries in Two-Alarm Blaze
SI Advance – March 11, 2016 by Ryan Lavis STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Three firefighters sustained minor injuries Wednesday afternoon while battling a two-alarm blaze that ripped through a Graniteville home, fire officials said. FDNY responded to a call of a fire at 38 Ada Drive around 3 p.m., bringing the flames under control about […]
In Focus: President of FDNY Bravest Boxing Team Bobby Mcguire
Irish Central – March 11, 2016 by Debbie McGoldrick Occupation: President of the FDNY Bravest boxing team which will take on Ireland’s Garda Siochana boxing club on March 26 at Webster Hall in New York for the Easter Eve Uprising matches, with all proceeds going to charity. Tell us about your Irish American background. “My […]
Brooklyn Blaze Leads Firefighters to Discover Stash of Illegal Firearms, Grenades and Sticks of Dynamite
NY Daily News – March 11, 2016 by Rocco Parascandola, Thomas Tracy After dousing a Brooklyn blaze, firefighters still found some heat. Twelve rifles, two semiautomatic handguns and five shotguns — plus loads of loose ammunition and clips filled with bullets — were found inside the burning second floor apartment on Buffalo Ave. near Atlantic […]
Gov. Cuomo Calls on One World Trade Center Owners to Meet with 9/11 Nonprofit Group to Resolve Stair Climb Dispute
NY Daily News – March 10, 2016 by Graham Rayman Gov. Cuomo is calling on the owners of One World Trade Center to reconsider their cancellation of a charity stair climb for a 9/11-related nonprofit group. Cuomo has persuaded the Durst Organization, which owns the skyscraper, and the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation to […]
Firefighters Rescue Dazed Queens Family from Carbon Monoxide-Poisoned Home
NY Daily News – March 10, 2016 by Graham Rayman Firefighters and paramedics rescued a family after their new Queens home flooded with carbon monoxide gas early Tuesday, officials said. Emergency workers were initially called to the home on 77th Ave. near 226th St. in Flushing for a woman who had fallen and hurt herself […]
Firefighters rescue dazed Queens family from carbon monoxide-poisoned home
BY GRAHAM RAYMAN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, March 8, 2016, 3:02 PM Firefighters and paramedics rescued a family after their new Queens home flooded with carbon monoxide gas early Tuesday, officials said. Emergency workers were initially called to the home on 77th Ave. near 226th St. in Flushing for a woman who had […]
EXCLUSIVE: MTA to Change Bus Radio Transmissions Despite FCC Warning, Raising Safety Concerns
NY Daily News – March 03, 2016 by Greg B. Smith The MTA plans to move city bus radio transmissions into the same bandwidth as that of the Fire Department and EMS, despite a federal order that warns about possible interference with first responders, the Daily News has learned. A recently approved $202 million contract […]
More than 1,000 First-Responders Suffering 9/11-Related Health Woes Finally Receive Full Compensation Checks
NY Daily News – March 03, 2016 by Rich Schapiro Better late than never It took nearly 15 years — but more than 1,000 first-responders suffering 9/11-related health woes are finally receiving their full compensation checks, officials announced Tuesday. The first batch of long-overdue payments — totaling more than $233.4 million — are on the […]
Firefighters’ Union: FDNY Underreports 911 Response Times ‘By Up To 92%’
The Gothamist – March 03, 2016 by Jen Chung The Uniformed Firefighters Association has released what it’s calling a “bombshell analysis” challenging the FDNY’s response time statistics. The union accuses the fire department of “significantly underreporting average response times to fires and other emergencies, in some cases by up to 92 percent.” Here are some […]
