NY Post – December 09, 2014 by Josh Saul A group of black and Hispanic firefighter wannabes who were barred from suing the city in a landmark class-action discrimination lawsuit because they actually passed the FDNY entrance exams are now taking another crack at getting their payday, court papers show. “The defendants have intentionally excluded […]
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Multiple People Hurt after 2-Alarm Fire in Manhattan Apartment
NY Post – December 09, 2014 by Christopher Brito MIDTOWN (PIX11)– At least five people are injured after a 2-alarm fire broke out at a Manhattan apartment late Monday, according to officials. FDNY says the blaze started shortly before midnight Tuesday at 245 East 37th Street. The victims were sent to a local hospital. Firefighters […]
FDNY EMT Finally Demoted for Catching Zs on Duty
BY AMBER JAMIESON AND SUSAN EDELMAN ON DEC 8, 2014 SOURCE: NEW YORK POST/Firehouse She’s the FDNY’s “Sleeping Duty.” The city stripped EMT Serele Ehrlich of her lieutenant’s rank after co-workers and bosses accused her of sleeping on the job an astounding 12 times. The 57-year-old serial snoozer endangered the public for half a decade while […]
Next Issue for New York’s Mayor and Police: A Contract
The Wall Street Journal – December 08, 2014 by Michael Howard Saul Mayor Bill de Blasio has struck deals with most of New York City’s union employees this year but now faces a daunting challenge: an escalating fight with police unions that say officers are being underpaid by the city and undermined by the mayor. […]
Bronx Cops and Firefighters Honored by Yankees and Community Leaders
NY Daily News – December 07, 2014 by Denis Slattery There were three cheers for cops and firefighters at Yankee Stadium last week. The upstanding civil servants were the stars of an award ceremony in the swanky Audi Club Restaurant high above the ballfield. The event, dubbed 4+44, was started by Bronx Community Board 4 […]
Woman Dies in NYC Blaze after trying to Call for Help
NY Post – December 07, 2014 by Natasha Velez A woman became trapped in a Queens blaze and died shortly after she desperately tried to call for help using a medical alert device she was wearing, police sources said. Anoinette Natale, 64, lived alone in the apartment on 64th Avenue and 221st Street in Oakland […]
FDNY FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO STATEN ISLAND COLLAPSE
On November 28, firefighters responded to a collapse at a car dealership in Staten Island, New York. The incident occurred in a single story 300 x 300 structure. Fire Department of New York (FDNY) Engine 154 reported a roof collapse with one person trapped at a car dealership under demolition at 0826 hours. At 0832 hours, Battalion […]
‘The Smoke Condition… Brought Me Down to My Knees’ — Hero Firefighter Recalls Rescue of 73-Year-Old Woman
SI Advance – December 03, 2014 by Kristin F. Dalton STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Firefighters who pulled a 73-year-old woman out of a burning apartment building in New Springville battled thick black smoke, zero visibility and shooting flames in order to save the woman’s life. With numerous emergency units already at a fatal roof collapse […]
7 Years after Murder, FDNY ‘Black Widow’ Janet Redmond-Mercereau Serves Out Sentence of 25 Years to Life
SI Advance – December 02, 2014 by Kristin F. Dalton STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On Dec. 2, 2007, an Oakwood FDNY marshal was executed in his sleep with his own service weapon, while his two young daughters — ages 5 and 6 — slept in the next room. Tuesday marks seven years from the day […]
City Takes Control of Flawed 911 System Overhaul Away from Private Consultants
NY Daily News – December 03, 2014 by Juan Gonzalez Mayor de Blasio has finally taken the city’s problem-plagued 911 system overhaul out of the hands of private consultants and shifted its management in-house, the Daily News has learned. Over the past few weeks, de Blasio’s aides have renegotiated and sharply cut the scope of […]
