NY 1 – August 30, 2016 by Cheryl Wills Beginning NY1’s coverage of the 15th anniversary of 9/11, our Cheryl Wills visits the Medical Examiner’s office for an update on the thousands of unidentified remains, and she speaks with some families who are still seeking closure. On September 11, 2001, Lisa Luckett kissed her husband, […]
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Chuck Schumer Wants Congress to Create Voluntary Health Registry that Tracks Firefighters with Cancer
NY Daily News – August 30, 2016 by Ginger Adams Otis Sen. Charles Schumer wants to create a national health registry to track cancer among firefighters. The registry, the first of its type ever proposed, would help doctors track and treat firefighters battling cancer, Schumer said Sunday at a Manhattan press conference. Numerous studies have […]
Extreme Athletes Raise $4G for Children of 9/11 Victims with 75-mile Trek from L.I. to NYC
NY Daily News – August 30, 2016 by Danny Lewis Two extreme athletes raised $4,000 for the children of 9/11 victims on Sunday when they finished a 75-mile trek from Long Island to the Survivor’s Tree in lower Manhattan. Long-distance runner Eva Casale and former Air Force veteran and handcyclist Michael Roesch battled the heat […]
A Story Worth Reading-9/11 Survivors: We were Saved by the Man with the Red Bandanna
NY Post – August 29, 2016 by Tom Rinaldi On Sept. 11, 2001, Welles Crowther sat at his desk on the 104th floor in the south tower of the World Trade Center and dialed his mother’s cellphone. His mother, Alison, never heard the call. Welles left a short message. “Mom . . . this is Welles. I […]
The UFA Scholarship Fund – Apply Now!
Dependent children of active, retired, or deceased Firefighters, Fire Marshals, or Marine Wipers who are full-time students, and active UFA members and their spouses are eligible to apply for scholarship awards for UNDERGRADUATE education. Dependent children and spouses of LOD deceased UFA members, and dependent children of non-LOD deceased UFA members are also eligible to […]
Save the date: Roanoke 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb
Posted: Sunday, August 28, 2016 12:00 am By Karen Belcher karen.belcher@roanoke.com 981-3402 A way for firefighters and members of the community to honor and remember the FDNY firefighters, police and EMS who died in the line of duty. Each participant will pay tribute to a FDNY firefighter, police officer or EMS by climbing the equivalent […]
FDNY block party promotes fire safety
Dozens of Bronx residents came out to Morris Avenue on Saturday afternoon for a block party held by the fire department. Attendees got the chance not only to eat food and listen to music, but also to learn how to perform CPR, tour the fire house and check out the fire trucks. Kids even had the […]
Rescue 4, a rolling memorial to 9/11, welcomed in Princeton
Two men, one driving a minivan and the other a fire truck and on their way to North Carolina, decided to take Exit 9 off Interstate 77 Thursday afternoon and have some food at a nearby Arby’s. “We were eating a sandwich and then looked into the parking lot,” said Cordell Tjaden of Fort Wayne, […]
Meet Bella, the Gold-Chain-Wearing Yorkie Who Rides With the FDNY-By Noah Hurowitz
She’s the hero New York needs. Bella, a 6-year-old teacup Yorkshire terrier, stole the show on Thursday afternoon when she and her comrades at FDNY Engine 8/Ladder 2/Battalion 8 responded to a burning car in a Midtown garage. Bella has been hanging around Engine 8, located on East 51st Street between Third and Lexington avenues, for most […]
Fire Burns Behind Citi Field Prior to Game: FDNY
FLUSHING, NY — A junkyard fire behind Citi Field garnered plenty of attention before the game with the Phillies on Friday evening. According to an FDNY official, they reported to a fire near 126th Street and 37th Avenue at 4:56 p.m. A fire in a junkyard spread to a vacant steel garage, but the FDNY […]
