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 […]
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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 […]
FDNY Hosts Charity Boxing Event in Rockaway
TimesLedger.com – July 07, 2017 by timesledger.com FDNY Boxing is hosting a charity event in Rockaway beach Friday. The community event, dubbed “The Thrilla in Camilla,” will pit FDNY boxers against West Midlands Fire Service from Birmingham, England, and feature other grudge matches. Proceeds from the event will go towards veterans and Building Homes for […]
FDNY Rescues Workers Over 200 Feet Below Ground
Four rescued at Con Ed plant in Brooklyn 07/06/2017 FDNY members descended 200 ft below ground via complex rope operation to rescue four workers. (FDNY Twitter photo) NEW YORK (AP) — New York City firefighters have rescued four workers from an elevator stuck 230 feet below ground at a utility plant. A fire department […]
NJ TRANSIT Train Derails Entering Penn Station
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An NJ TRANSIT train derailed at Penn Station late Thursday, spurring a major FDNY response and halting service to the terminal. NJ TRANSIT Train No. 3276 on the North Jersey Coast Line had left Long Branch at 7:20 p.m., and had been expected to arrive at Penn Station at 8:53 p.m. The […]
