BYRYAN SITJOSEPH STEPANSKYAIDAN MCLAUGHLINTHOMAS TRACY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Updated: Thursday, October 27, 2016, 4:11 PM The angel responsible for saving Jim Duffy’s life swapped his halo for an FDNY helmet. Firefighter James Lee, in a daring Upper East Side rescue, plucked the 81-year-old man from a burning five-story apartment building — and rappelled them […]
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Upper East Side fire kills 1, injures 16, officials say
A fire broke out at 324 E. 93rd St. on the Upper East Side early Thursday morning, Oct. 27, 2016. (Credit: Lou Minutoli) By Nicole Brown nicole.brown@amny.com October 27, 2016 A firefighter was praised on Thursday for his daring rescue of a man who was dangling out of a third-story window during a 6-alarm […]
MD5 Announces Winning Teams from Hackathon Launch Event at Brooklyn Navy Yard’s New Lab
ver 100 participants from diverse public and private-sector backgrounds worked together to build prototype solutions for disaster relief October 26, 2016 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Over the weekend of October 14th, the newly launched MD5 National Security Technology Accelerator, a public-private partnership between the Department of Defense (DoD), New York University (NYU) […]
Deadly 1966 blaze kills 12 firefighters in Manhattan building, changes NYC policy Tweet email
Firefighters had trouble finding the source of a stubborn fire in the Flatiron District 50 years ago, with tragic results. Twelve Bravest died when a floor collapsed. (JOHN PEDIN/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) BYDAVID J. KRAJICEK NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Sunday, October 23, 2016, 3:42 AM Herbert Brown smelled “something strange.” Brown, his wife, and […]
IT’S FINEST VS. THE BRAVEST
NYPD takes on FDNY at Yankee Stadium Sunday The NYPD soccer team takes on its FDNY counterparts in the annual friendly match between the two rivals at Yankee Stadium Sunday. This charity game between the teams will be held after New York City FC’s final regular-season game against the Columbus Crew at 4 p.m. […]
Daughter of Fire Chief Killed in 9/11 Attacks Gets Surprised by Dream College During Speech
A New York high school senior was shocked when a representative from the university she wished to attend next year gave her the news she was the first student accepted to the school’s class of 2021. Long Island resident Daniella Giammona was giving a speech Tuesday night at Answer the Call – New York Police […]
Man arrested after blast killed FDNY chief pleads not guilty
By Anthony G. Attrino | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on October 20, 2016 at 8:48 AM, updated October 20, 2016 at 8:49 AM CLIFFSIDE PARK – A man arrested in the borough last month following an explosion in The Bronx that killed an FDNY battalion chief has […]
Steel from World Trade Center placed at memorial for Morgan firefighter
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — John Dragotta does not want the community to forget about his best friend, Owen Thomas Carlock, and with a memorial outside the Morgan Hose and Chemical Company constructed of salvaged steel from the World Trade Center, they are not likely to. Carlock, a Middletown resident, had been a longtime […]
OH RATS!
Not every one hates the pesky rats that hang out on New York City’s streets! And it seems the New York Fire Department has a bit of a soft spot for the creatures after a paramedic rescued one hungry rat that was stuck in a garbage can. The Brooklyn rat was saved on Tuesday after […]
2 SUSPECTED IN BRONX HOUSE EXPLOSION THAT KILLED FIREFIGHTER BACK IN COURT
Diana Rocco reporting live Wednesday, October 19, 2016 12:12PM NEW YORK (WABC) – Two men charged with operating a grow house in the Bronx home that exploded in September, killing an FDNY deputy chief, are expected to return to court Wednesday. Julio Salcedo-Contrer, who rented the apartment that exploded, is also accused of using it […]
