Updated February 14, 2017 6:46 PM By Chau Lam chau.lam@newsday.com Reprints + – The coffin of FDNY Robert Newman arrives at St. Kilian Roman Catholic Church for the funeral mass on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 in Farmingdale. Photo Credit: Howard Schnapp. undreds of people gathered at a Farmingdale church Tuesday to pay tribute to 9/11 […]
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Dream comes true: Son of fallen firefighter joins FDNY
John W. Barry , Poughkeepsie Journal1:05 p.m. ET Feb. 10, 2017 Aric Tegtmeier was only six years old when his dad, a NYC firefighter, died acting as a first responder to the World Trade Center terrorist attack. Now, 15 years later, he is a volunteer with the Roosevelt Fire District. Alex H. Wagner/Poughkeepsie Journal t […]
FDNY Investigates Suspicious Fire That Killed Staten Island Man
NY 1 – February 10, 2017 by Anthony Pascale City firefighters on Staten Island are investigating the cause of a three-alarm fire Thursday morning that claimed the life of a resident who became trapped in the flames. NY1’s Anthony Pascale filed the following report. The intense flames and thick smoke that engulfed a Post Avenue […]
FDNY: Snow Storm Made Battling Port Richmond Fire Harder
SILive – February 10, 2017 by Anna Sanders CITY HALL — The snowstorm made battling Thursday’s fatal fire in Port Richmond more difficult, according to FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro. Officials said a man was killed and his brother was in critical condition after a fire at 1028 Post Ave. left 14 others injured, including two […]
170 Firefighters Battle Upper East Side Fire, FDNY Says
DNA Info – February 09, 2017 by Ben Fractenberg and Aidan Gardiner UPPER EAST SIDE — About 170 firefighters extinguished a blaze that climbed through the walls of an Upper East Side building Wednesday morning, FDNY officials said. The quick-moving fire started in the basement below Duke’s, a restaurant on the first floor of of […]
An operable smoke alarm cuts your chances of dying in a fire nearly in half
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EXCLUSIVE: Faces of Four Bravest to Grace Every FDNY Firehouse to Encourage Recruiting
NY Daily News – February 07, 2017 by GINGER ADAMS OTIS The faces of four real-life Bravest will be smiling from the facades of every firehouse in the city on Monday — part of a new recruitment tactic put in place by the Fire Department. For the first time ever, banners will be draped across […]
Recruiting Campaign Kicks Off for Upcoming City Exam for Firefighter
Chief Leader – February 07, 2017 by BOB HENNELLY This week, as part of a multi-media FDNY recruiting campaign, banners that depict the growing diversity of the department, with larger-than-life photos of active firefighters, will be hung outside every firehouse. The filing window for the Firefighter test will be from April 5-25. Intent on Diversifying […]
Off-duty FDNY, family dog, ‘heroes’ of West Brighton house fire
West Brighton family loses everything they own in house fire Click to view in our new gallery experience. GALLERY: VIEW 10 IMAGES By Tracey Porpora | porpora@siadvance.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on February 05, 2017 at 5:21 PM, updated February 05, 2017 at 5:50 PM STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On Monday morning […]
Budget Watchdog Pushes for Reorganizing FDNY to Deal With Medical Calls Unions Representing Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Workers Argue Current Structure is Fine
The Wall Street Journal – February 05, 2017 by THOMAS MACMILLAN As the role of the New York City firefighter has evolved to include more emergency medical care, budget watchdogs have been calling for a reorganization of the fire department. Union officials, however, argue that the current structure is working fine. After emergency medical services […]
