November 3, 2016 On Thursday, November 3, Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro presided over the ceremony promoting 76 FDNY Fire Officers at Brooklyn College. “We are the busiest Fire Department in the world, and for that reason, we rely heavily on our Fire Officers to ensure the safety of our members,” said Commissioner Nigro. “Last […]
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FDNY Rescues Man From High-Rise Under Construction On Manhattan’s West Side
November 3, 2016 10:52 AM Filed Under: FDNY, rescue (credit: CBS2) 4 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The FDNY raced to a high-rise that’s under construction on Manhattan’s West Side after a worker needed rescuing. The incident began at around 9:50 a.m. at 11th Avenue and 33rd Street. The FDNY had to use a basket to lower […]
295 PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTERS JOIN THE FORCE AT FDNY GRADUATION
By Joe Torres Wednesday, November 02, 2016 07:36PM NEW YORK (WABC) – Five women have joined the thousands of firefighters who serve and protect New York City every day, among hundreds who graduated from the FDNY Academy Wednesday. And there’s one woman in particular among the 295 new probationary firefighters who fulfilled her lifelong dream […]
Five female firefighters set to join the ranks of the FDNY, the biggest group since 1982 BY LEONARD GREENE
BY LEONARD GREENE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, November 1, 2016, 6:43 PM Elizabeth Parks is one of five women to graduate and join the FDNY as probationary firefighters — the most women to join the department at the same time since 1982. (COURTESY FDNY) When Elizabeth Parks’ firefighter cousin took her with him to […]
FDNY firefighter to run NYC marathon for stillborn daughter
By Gina Daidone and Shawn Cohen October 31, 2016 | 1:00am FDNY Lieutenant Mark Donohue (second from right) with his family.Photo: Kate Meyer FDNY Lt. Mark Donohue will be thinking about something much more important than his time while running the New York City Marathon on Nov. 6. Donohue, 37, is competing in memory of […]
FDNY responds to all-hands fire in West Brighton
‘All hands’ fire in West Brighton fire Fire, police and emergency personnel were at 52 Barker Street in West Brighton Sunday afternoon, for a reported attic fire at a two-story house. (Staten Island Advance/ Annalise Knudson) Kyle Lawson | Klawson@siadvance.com
At Least 240 Firefighters Battle Six-Alarm Fire in NoMad, 10 Firefighters Injured
Firefighters use foam try to contain a 6th-alarm fire in a computer store on West 29th Street in Manhattan on Sunday, Oct. 30. A six-alarm fire struck a Manhattan commercial building in the early hours of Sunday morning, injuring 10 firefighters. The fire at 9 W. 29th Street was called in just after 1 a.m, […]
Firefighters From Across Country Take Part In Annual Stair Climb At Citi Field
First responders from across the country paid tribute to their fallen firefighters at an annual event at New York’s Citi Field. (Photo credit: FDNY) NEW YORK (AP) — First responders from across the country paid tribute to their fallen firefighters at an annual event at New York’s Citi Field. The National Stair Climb for Fallen […]
Mayor de Blasio praises FDNY hero for rescue of elderly man trapped inside burning Upper East Side building
Friday, October 28, 2016, 3:03 PM BYANTHONY IZAGUIRRELARRY MCSHANE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Mayor de Blasio gave a five-star review to a genuine FDNY action hero for his death-defying rescue of an elderly man trapped inside a burning building. “It’s a true life story you would expect in a Hollywood movie,” de Blasio said Friday after meeting […]
Firefighter pulls unconcious Queens man out of burning home by his foot
Firefighter Gerard McManus said he “saw a foot on the floor, felt the foot,” and pulled the Queens man from a burning house. (FDNY) BY JOHN ANNESE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thursday, October 27, 2016, 2:09 AM An eagle-eyed smoke-eater rescued an unconscious, burned man from a Queens house fire Wednesday afternoon, after spotting […]
