CBS 2 – November 25, 2016 by CBS News NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Thanksgiving can be a difficult day for anybody who has lost a loved one – especially if they were killed in the line of duty. CBS2’s Ali Bauman spoke Thursday to families of New York City’s fallen first responders at a breakfast […]
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FDNY launches proactive recruiting campaign
MIKA BASSON | 11/24/2016, midnight The FDNY has set out on a proactive mission to recruit more firefighters and EMTs in an active November campaign to encourage young people to join the Fire Department. “There’s a very aggressive campaign that the Fire Department is running at this moment in all five boroughs in which you […]
New York City Mayor, Fire Commissioner Announce New FDNY Equal Employment Opportunity Pact
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro today announced the issuance of a new Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy that reaffirms and strengthens FDNY’s commitment to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion throughout the department. The new EEO policy stipulates the legal rights and responsibilities for all employees in the […]
Fire KO’d at mobile home park at Goethals Bridge SILive.com
Update: 1 injured in fire at mobile home park at Goethals A burned stove was seen at a mobile home park fire near the Goethals Bridge. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel) PrintEmail By Maura Grunlund | grunlund@siadvance.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on November 23, 2016 at 8:17 AM, updated November 23, 2016 at […]
FDNY Rescues Blind and Deaf Dog Trapped in Wall of Bronx Home
The Fire Department of New York City had a very special rescue this weekend. On Friday, the FDNY received a call from a family in the Bronx who had lost their blind and deaf puppy. According to WABC, the family spent several days desperately searching for the disabled dog, but had no luck. Finally, on Friday, the […]
Michael Fahy death: More charges in explosion
Additional charges have been filed against the two men linked to a house explosion in the Bronx that killed Michael Fahy, an FDNY chief, in September, according to the Bronx District Attorney’s Office. Garivaldi Castillo, 32, of New York City, and Julio Salcedo, 34, of Cliffside Park, New Jersey, were arraigned Monday in State Supreme Court […]
Retired city firefighter and cop with Queens ties looks to make chess game he invented high-tech
Photos provided by Joe Miccio Retired firefighter Joe Miccio patented QuickChess 25 years ago. By Suzanne Monteverdi Retired NYPD officer and FDNY firefighter Joe Miccio created and patented the innovative teaching game QuickChess 25 years ago. Now, he’s looking for the community’s help to bring it into the digital age. Miccio, 57, now resides in Long Beach, […]
OFF-DUTY NEW YORK FIREFIGHTER ON VACATION RESCUES MAN TRAPPED INSIDE BURNING CAR IN GEORGIA
Thursday, November 17, 2016 07:58AM WOODBINE, Georgia – A dramatic rescue was caught on camera, as an off-duty New York firefighter saved a man from a burning car. FDNY Captain Ciro Napolitano said he and his wife just happened to pass the fiery crash in Georgia while they were on vacation, and he knew he […]
FDNY Expands Water and Ice Rescue Training for Firefighters as Calls Rise
By Katie Honan | November 18, 2016 8:39am @katie_honan NEW YORK CITY — It was more than 60 degrees in Lower Manhattan this week, but Firefighter Niko Negron zipped up into his dry suit as if he were about to dip into below-freezing waters. A dummy was bobbing in the East River near South Street, and Negron — who was […]
FDNY lieutenant running marathon to shatter silence surrounding stillbirths
Mark Donohue will dedicate each mile to a stillborn baby and read a stillbirth statistic. NIKKI M. MASCALI Of the tens of thousands of runners expected to hit the streets in the New York City Marathon on Sunday, there is probably an equal number of reasons those participatants will tie up their laces. FDNY Lt. […]
