News Jamesport man, a retired FDNY firefighter, battles 9/11-related cancer by Joe Werkmeister | 09/11/2016 9:00 On the night of Sept. 10, 2001, Steve Brickman helped his friend Bill Roberts build a deck at his home. When they finished, Mr. Roberts headed to work as a New York City fireman with Ladder 113 and Mr. […]
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How La Verne firefighters raised $160,000 for FDNY after 9/11
La Verne Fire Department members (front row) Jim Portis, Leonard Kilman, Mike Vetti, Mark Horine, (back row) then-La Verne City Councilman Patrick Gatti, Battalion Chief Ed Fenneman, and organizer Dave Bonanno all hold boots from the September 2001 Fill the Boot community campaign to raise funds for families of New York firefighters killed in the […]
Why we must keep telling the FDNY’s 9/11 story
CNN)I never planned on becoming a fireman. As a young New York actor, my brother had persuaded me to take the test so that I had something to fall back on if the acting thing didn’t work out. I could never have imagined how, years later, what would turn out to be my two big […]
St. Marys man and FDNY firefighter connect after 15 years
By Lance Mihm – lmihm@civitasmedia.com Coffey Mann ST. MARYS — Tyler Coffey, of St. Marys, learned in an emotional way this week that kind words carry a lot of weight. Coffey wrote a letter when he was 9 years old to a first responder in New York as the Sept. 11 terror attacks were […]
FDNY bagpipers team up with Scotland’s Red Hot Chilli Pipers for special recording of 9/11 tribute song
They’re piping hot — and hoping to get hotter. Two bagpipe bands who first came together to play for the families of the 343 FDNY members killed on 9/11 have reunited again for a special tribute on the 15th anniversary of the tragic terrorist attacks. Willie Armstrong, a member of the Red Hot Chilli Pipers […]
Restored FDNY Rescue Truck From Sept. 11 Starts San Diego Tour Stop
By Rafael Avitabile FDNY Rescue 5 on display at Toby Wells Family YMCA as part of the Remembrance Rescue Project’s Coast to Coast Remembrance Tour. A rescue truck used in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, made its first appearance in San Diego Thursday morning. FDNY […]
Former FDNY instructor in Summerville sheds tears recalling 9/11 attacks
Jenna-Ley Harrison jharrison@journalscene.com @jlharrison_news Jenna-Ley Harrison/Journal Scene A former FDNY/EMS instructor, Summerville resident Johan Zamoscianyk wears his old department-issued uniform and lanyard with a photo of deceased co-worker Carlos Lillo. He said Lillo died while responding to the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. A decade and a half after terrorists […]
St. Patrick’s Cathedral to host ceremony honoring firefighters who died on or due to 9/11
BY THOMAS TRACY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thursday, September 8, 2016, 3:11 PM They want to remember their loved ones in the company of loved ones. Scores of FDNY families who lost relatives to the 9/11 attack will flock to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown this Saturday as the department marks the 15th anniversary of the […]
Kendall and Kylie Jenner Get Rescued By FDNY After Getting Stuck In Elevator
One New York City elevator could not keep up with the Kardashians Thursday as Kendall and Kylie Jenner found themselves stuck in a lift during New York Fashion week. The sisters, along with friends Hailey Baldwin and Jordyn Woods used Snapchat to help get through their crisis. “We’re actually stuck in an elevator in real […]
Cuomo Signs Bill That Gives New FDNY Firefighters the Same Disability Benefits as Older Ones
By NY1 News Updated Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 09:18 PM EDT Standing just a few blocks from the World Trade Center site, Governor Andrew Cuomo addressed a roomful of hundreds of firefighters Thursday, praising them for their bravery and citing the heroism of those who rushed toward the burning towers. “They knew exactly where […]
