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Second FDNY firehouse closes due to scabies

By Ben Feuerherd and Susan Edelman A second FDNY firehouse in Queens was shuttered on Friday after a firefighter there was confirmed to have scabies — the second station to be closed in the borough in two days because of the skin infection, officials said. FDNY Engine 251 on Union Turnpike near 255th Street in Glen Oaks was […]

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Firefighter Hurt Battling 2-Alarm Blaze In Washington Heights

The fire broke out Thursday night in a six-story apartment building on West 180th Street. By Brendan Krisel, Patch National Staff | Jan 4, 2019 9:50 am ET WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — A firefighter was hurt Thursday night while operating on the scene of a two-alarm fire in a Washington Heights apartment building, an FDNY spokesman said. Firefighters responded […]

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Cuomo signs bill creating civil service tests for top positions in FDNY Emergency Medical Service

By DENIS SLATTERY | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS   Civil service tests will now be administered for EMS positions from lieutenant to division chief. (Rose Abuin / New York Daily News)   The unions representing the FDNY’s Emergency Medical Service workers scored a major victory as Gov. Cuomo signed legislation leveling the playing field for those hoping […]

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Early morning fire burns through a row of businesses so intensely, firefighters remain on scene in Queens into night

SUNNYSIDE, Queens — Firefighters, police officers and utility workers are expected to remain in place well into Thursday night, and possibly into Friday morning, at the scene of a massive fire that left at least 12 people injured. The blaze also completely destroyed a row of businesses here, and caused a roof collapse and explosion […]

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