CBS 2 – April 23, 2015 LONG BEACH, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – There’s a fire fight going on in Long Beach, but it’s not the kind having to do with flames. As WCBS 880’s Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs reported, there are accusations that Long Beach city officials are trying to eliminate its paid fire […]
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FDNY ‘rescues’ fire truck stuck in sinkhole
By Lorena Mongelli and Antonio Antenucci April 22, 2015 | 12:36am A fire engine had to be rescued in Brooklyn on Tuesday. The stuck truck was parked on the street outside Brookdale Hospital in East Flatbush when a 15-foot-deep sinkhole opened up and swallowed its front right wheel around noon. About a dozen firefighters stacked […]
‘We Made a Promise’
The Legislative Gazette – April 21, 2015 by Matthew D’Onofrio Bipartisan senators and House members joined first responders, survivors and labor leaders to say they have a moral obligation to permanently renew expiring legislation that established health care and compensation for Sept. 11 volunteers and survivors. The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, passed […]
Norman Carpet One Recognizes 9/11 First Responders
Main Line – April 21, 2015 by Cheryl Allison It isn’t every day that a team of real-life heroes walks into your store, but that is what happened Friday morning at Norman Chaikin’s Norman Carpet One in Bryn Mawr. Four members of the Fire Department of New York, all 9/11 first-responder survivors, visited the business […]
Borough Elected Officials Join in Call for Pension Parity by Firefighters
Bronx Times – April 20, 2015 by Patrick Rocchio A labor union representing firefighters got a boost from borough elected officials as it seeks better disability pensions for rookie firefighters injured in the line of duty. The Uniformed Firefighters Association got support recently from several Bronx elected officials, including Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and […]
Large Crowd Turns Out to Honor Fallen Firefighter at Matt’s 5K Race
SI Advance – April 20, 2015 by Jim Waggoner There were tears in the eyes of Nanette Ambelas as she spoke of her late husband Sunday morning at Clove Lakes Park. Mrs. Ambelas was preparing to run in Matt’s 5K Race, an event that brought more than 400 runners together to honor the memory of […]
FDNY Crews Fight Stapleton Waterfront Blaze
SI Advance – April 20, 2015 by Zak Koeske STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Firefighters made quick work of an all-hands blaze that sent thick, black plumes of smoke wafting above the Stapleton Homeport area on Sunday. The fire, which broke out in an industrial area near Front and Thompson streets, was called in just before […]
Fire & Water: A Film by Local Filmmaker Thomas Brookins
The Rockaway Times – April 17, 2015 by Katie McFadden Arts, Columns Director, filmmaker and Rockaway Beach resident, Thomas Brookins, is putting the final touches on his latest film that will give people a deeper view of New York surfing and firefighting history. For the majority, the last thing people think about when they think […]
Health Problems Linger for 9/11 First Responders
Time – April 17, 2015 by Justin Worland It’s been more than a decade since the attacks of 9/11, but many of the first emergency workers to arrive at the World Trade Center site continue to feel health effects. Nearly 17% of emergency medical service (EMS) workers who responded to the 9/11 terrorist attacks display […]
Streets With 2 Names Cause ‘Chronic’ 911 Problems, Official Says
DNAinfo – April 16, 2015 by Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska QUEENS — When Forest Hills resident James Freeley called 911 earlier this month because he suspected someone had broken into his car, the operator couldn’t find his address. Five minutes later, the dispatcher finally found Freeley’s home on Puritan Avenue. That was only after he provided the […]
