UFANYC.org – March 10, 2018 by UFANYC.org Join the Knicks on Saturday, March 31st, 2018, from 10 am – 12 pm, as they hold the first Knicks 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. Participants will climb the equivalent of the 110 stories of the World Trade Center to honor the 343 FDNY firefighters who made the ultimate […]
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Track Fire Breaks Out At Upper West Side Station, FDNY Says
The Patch – March 09, 2018 by patch.com Panicked subway passengers stampeded off a train entering the station, according to one witness. Nobody was injured, officials said. By Brendan Krisel, Patch National Staff | Mar UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A track fire broke out in an Upper West Side subway station Wednesday afternoon, an […]
The Finest vs. the Bravest, on the Ice
NY Times – March 09, 2018 by NY Times Last Friday afternoon in Oyster Bay, on Long Island, the New York Police Department hockey team was on the ice practicing hard for the annual charity game against its archrival, the New York Fire Department. The big game at Madison Square Garden, already sold out, was […]
Faulty Cable Causes Terrifying Explosion on Subway Platform
NY Post – March 09, 2018 by Danielle Furfaro An arcing cable on an Upper West Side subway line set off an explosion of flames during the Wednesday afternoon rush hour that sent terrified straphangers stampeding, witnesses and officials said. “I see a bunch of sparks coming towards the platform, [and] I think the train […]
Duracell Taps Actor Milo Ventimiglia to Deliver a Powerful Message about Fire Safety Through a Light-Hearted PSA
The brand is reminding people to change their smoke detector batteries when changing their clocks on Daylight Saving Milo Ventimiglia teamed up with Duracell to visit the FDNY on March 8, 2018 in New York, to remind everyone to change their smoke detector batteries when changing their clocks on Daylight Saving, this Sunday. Milo lent […]
2 dead, 9 injured in Bronx apartment fire
BELMONT, the Bronx — Two are dead and nine others are injured after a fire broke out in the Belmont section of the Bronx early Monday. The FDNY said the two-alarm fire began just before 2 a.m. on the first floor of a 5-story apartment building on Hoffman Street near East 184th Street. The flames […]
4 firefighters injured by falling roof during Brooklyn blaze:
BED-STUY, Brooklyn — Four firefighters were injured while battling a 3-alarm fire in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn Monday, the FDNY said. FDNY officials said the blaze began around 12:33 a.m. in a brownstone building on Jefferson Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard. The fire then spread to two neighboring brownstones. The fire was on the […]
2 firefighters suffer minor shock injuries in Bloomfield blaze
Updated Mar 2, 12:59 PM; Posted Mar 2, 12:55 PM The firehouse on Castleton Avenue. (Staten Island Advance/Mira Wassef) 1 0shares By Mira Wassef mwassef@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two firefighters suffered minor shock injuries hours after battling a fire in Bloomfield Friday morning, according to an FDNY spokesman. The emergency call came in at around 11 a.m. from […]
‘Our hero': New York firefighters to honor Maui boy who lost battle with cancer
Hawaii News Now – KGMB and KHNL (Image: Dukes Family) NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK (HawaiiNewsNow) -Almost exactly a year ago, Trucker Dukes, a 3-year-old boy from Maui, lost his battle to cancer. Trucker spent much of his fight in New York City at a top-ranked cancer center right next to a fire station. There, […]
2 Women Killed In Massive East New York Fire, Officials Say
A three-alarm fire on Belmont Avenue claimed the lives of two women early Wednesday morning, officials said. By Kathleen Culliton, Patch Staff | Feb 28, 2018 8:38 am ET | Updated Feb 28, 2018 8:50 am ET EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — Two women died when a massive fire erupted on Belmont Avenue Wednesday morning, officials said. Firefighters pulled the two […]
