FDNY investigators charged 47-year-old Farooq Rashid with arson, reckless endangerment and tampering with physical evidence. (HANDOUT) BYTHOMAS TRACY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Saturday, April 15, 2017, 12:52 PM FDNY 2 — firebugs 0.Fire marshals have arrested a contractor for arson after his reckless use of a torch during a rooftop repair set a Brooklyn […]
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9/11 First Responder With Terminal Cancer Hopes To Help Others With His Dying Wish
HICKSVILLE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A first responder, now in hospice care, wants to help other people with 9/11-related illnesses. “You look good Ray,” CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff tells him. “Everybody says that, but they usually say that before you die anyway,” Ray Pfeifer replies. At 59 years old, Pfeifer doesn’t know how much longer he has to […]
Panic, chaos at Penn Station during rush hour
Terrified passengers flee Penn Station after false reports of gunfire on Friday, April 14, 2017 NEW YORK – Panic ensued inside a packed Penn Station during the already-chaotic Friday night commute, leading to thousands of terrified people to flee after false reports of gunfire in the nation’s busiest train station. The New Jersey Transit train became […]
Fire Commissioner Promotes 30 Fire Officers
On Wednesday, April 12th, FDNY Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro promoted 30 Fire Officers to the rank of Lieutenant at Brooklyn College. Commissioner Nigro highlighted the 1.7 million emergencies FDNY Members responded to last year – ranging from fires, medical calls, water rescues, and trapped patients. He stated, “the work our members do is nothing […]
FDNY Creates EMS Units for Mass Casualty Situations
NY Daily News – April 14, 2017 by GINGER ADAMS OTIS The FDNY has beefed up its preparedness for mass casualty incidents by creating special EMS units equipped to enter danger zones and triage victims on the spot — even if police haven’t yet secured the area, the Daily News has learned. The 25-member task […]
FDNY Investigates Brooklyn Synagogue Fire
NY 1 – April 14, 2017 by NY 1 News An investigation is underway after a fire broke out on the roof of a Brooklyn synagogue early Thursday morning. The FDNY says the call came over just after midnight about the fire at Congregation Kneses Israel of Sea Gate on Nautilus Ave. Flames were under […]
MTA Bus Catches Fire In Midtown, FDNY Says
AMNY – April 14, 2017 by Nicole Brown An MTA bus caught fire in midtown on Thursday morning, the FDNY said. Photos from the scene show the charred back of the M101 bus and multiple windows blown out. Fire officials got the call about the fire at about 6:40 a.m. at 45th Street and Lexington […]
Contractor Arrested After Inferno Overtakes Queens Apartment Building, Leaving Dozens Displaced: FDNY
WNBC 4 – April 14, 2017 by Marc Santia Nearly a dozen firefighters suffered minor injuries in the blaze FDNY fire marshals arrested a contractor a day after an inferno tore through a Queens building, damaging more than 100 apartments and displacing dozens of people. Declan Mcelhatton, 53, of Maintenance Asset Management in Yonkers was […]
FDNY probies give blood, join organ donor program to save lives before graduating from academy
Probationary firefighters Shannon Maloney (center) and Charles Denman (left bottom corner) donate blood inside the FDNY Training Division located at 1 Berry Place in Randall’s Island on Tuesday. (ANTHONY DELMUNDO/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) BYTHOMAS TRACY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 10:01 PM They’re a week away from becoming firefighters and they’re […]
Louis Maffeo, 86, retired FDNY captain, substitute teacher, dies
BY DIANE C. LORE Louis Maffeo STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Louis Maffeo of New Dorp, a retired FDNY captain and substitute teacher, has died. Maffeo, who was 86, died Monday at home. Born and raised in New Dorp, he married the former Jean Whittet in 1960, and they raised their family in that community. A […]
