Tweet email The Mighty One is in a big hole BYMIGHTY QUINN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Wednesday, March 1, 2017, 7:31 PM “Hello, Mighty. The FDNY Bravest Boxing Team is celebrating it’s 35th anniversary this year. To help commemorate this historic event we will take on a very tough New England Law Enforcement Team on […]
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Sterling Gives Back to Fire Departments in Need
Sterling Gives Back to Fire Departments in Need 03/01/2017 Sterling Rope Company, Inc., the life-safety manufacturer that built the first ever 100% Technora® fire escape rope for FDNY, now offers the FCX Rescue Device; a competitively-priced and advanced self-rescue device that clearly puts the firefighter first. Standing behind a commitment to life-safety, Sterling donates a […]
Two FDNY firefighters rescued pilot in fatal Long Island plane crash
BYJOHN ANNESE In this image from video provided by News 12 Long Island, a small plane sits in the brush at Frances S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, N.Y. Two city firefighters on a Army National Guard helicopter training mission helped save a pilot from a fiery Suffolk County plane crash that killed his two […]
Two Monmouth County firefighters who died in line of duty to be honored during firefighters tribute march
Bob Jenkins, Reader submitted6:14 p.m. ET Feb. 28, 2017 Firefighters from Monmouth and Ocean Counties and throughout the state will pay honor to two Monmouth County Firefighters who died in the line of duty last year during the 16th Annual Firefighters’ Memorial March in the Belmar-Lake Como St. Patrick’s Day Parade Sunday, March 5. The […]
Fire Breaks Out On Pier 92 On Hudson River
A fire broke out on Pier 92 on the Hudson River on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (Credit: CBS2) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The FDNY sent out a massive response Tuesday evening when a fire broke out on a Hudson River pier. Firefighters were called at 6:11 p.m. to a fire at Pier 92 on the […]
Victims in Small Plane Crash in NY Identified; Off-Duty FDNY Firefighters Were Among Guardsmen Who Rescued Sole Survivor
WNBC 4 – February 28, 2017 by Wale Aliyu and Katherine Creag Two off-duty FDNY firefighters were among the group of U.S. Army National Guardsmen who rescued a pilot from a plane crash on Long Island that killed two others on Sunday. Flight instructor Arieh Narkunski, 64, of Brooklyn, and 65-year-old Robert A. Wilkie of […]
Fire in New Brighton under investigation
Fire in New Brighton under investigation Fire in New Brighton By Paul Liotta | pliotta@siadvance.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on February 26, 2017 at 6:39 PM, updated February 26, 2017 at 7:35 PM STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Sunday evening fire in New Brighton is under investigation, a spokesman for the FDNY […]
Popular Eatery Temporarily Shuttered After Blaze Tears Through 2 Buildings on Upper West Side: FDNY
WNBC 4 – February 27, 2017 by NBC News An elderly woman was injured in a quick-moving fire Friday night that spread across two buildings on the Upper West Side, including one that houses a popular restaurant. The fire started on the third floor of 509 Amsterdam Ave., then got into a shaft and shot […]
4-Alarm Fire Rips Through Upper West Side Building, Injuring 7
Gothamist – February 27, 2017 by JEN CHUNG A huge fire broke out in a Manhattan apartment on the Upper West Side and 170 firefighters responded to what ended being a four-alarm blaze. The fire began at 509 Amsterdam Avenue but spread to a neighboring building. according to NBC New York, “The fire started on […]
4-Alarm Fire Burns in ‘Jacob’s Pickles’ Building on UWS
WABC – February 25, 2017 by Josh Einiger UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — A 4-alarm fire is burning through the building that’s home to a popular Upper West Side restaurant. A fire broke out just after 6 p.m. inside the building on 85th and Amsterdam. E’s Bar is on the first floor and Jacob’s […]