SI Advance – October 30, 2014 by Tracey Porpora STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — FDNY Lt. Chris Kotula narrowly escaped the floodwaters on Oct. 29, 2012 — he and his Labrador retriever swam out the door when the raging torrent came crashing through his Milton Avenue home in New Dorp. His wife, Carolyn, and then-1-month-old daughter, […]
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FDNY lieutenant Gets New Home after Sandy Destroyed Family&Rsquo;s Old Home
WPIX 11 – October 29, 2014 by Lisa Mateo STATEN ISLAND (PIX11) – A New York City firefighter and his wife will carry their second child into a brand new home thanks to volunteers who helped them rebuild after Hurricane Sandy destroyed their Staten Island residence. FDNY Lt. Chris Kotula, his wife Carolyn and their […]
De Blasio Praises Ebola First Responders
Capital New York – October 29, 2014 by Sally Goldenberg Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday personally thanked the emergency medical service workers who last week transported Dr. Craig Spencer, New York City’s only confirmed Ebola patient, from his West Harlem apartment to Bellevue Hospital where he remains in serious but stable condition. The mayor […]
As Concerns About Ebola Increase, Health Workers Get a Crash Course
Chief Leader – October 28, 2014 by SARAH DORSEY As huge monitors projected images of the woman on stage donning and doffing layers of Ebola-resistant clothing, Oct. 21 health-care workers leaned over to each other for a play-by-play. “What about the boots?” said one home-health aide. “Is she going to check them?” Another commented on […]
The Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies, and The Academy for Critical Incident Analysis at John Jay College
9-1-1 Recordings – To Release or Withhold Journalistic, Legal, Public Safety, and Family Perspectives Join distinguished panelists at this one-day event as they discuss the legal and moral controversy over the release of 9-1-1 recordings and new technologies such as body cameras from high-profile crimes, accidents and terrorism incidents including 9/11, Columbine and Sandy Hook […]
Worker Safety Group Asks de Blasio for Executive Order Mandating Ebola Protocols
NY Daily News – October 27, 2014 by Erin Durkin A top worker safety group is asking Mayor de Blasio to issue an executive order mandating the use of Centers for Disease Control guidelines and training for Ebola response at all city hospitals. “We urge you to issue an executive order that will make the […]
Doctor in New York City is Sick with Ebola
NY Times – October 24, 2014 by MARC SANTORA A doctor in New York City who recently returned from treating Ebola patients in Guinea became the first person in the city to test positive for the virus Thursday, setting off a search for anyone who might have come into contact with him. The doctor, Craig […]
7 FDNY Firefighters Treated, Released in BROOKLYN, N.Y.
ABC News – October 23, 2014 BROOKLYN, N.Y. (WABC)- Seven firefighters were injured while battling a blaze in Brooklyn. The fire, which has been under control since about 2 a.m., started in a two-story factory in the 300 block of Belmont Avenue and was contained in a kiln inside. No one was in the building […]
NYC Practices Response to Nuclear Explosion
NY Post – October 23, 2014 NEW YORK — The voice over the speakers at New York City’s emergency command center calmly stated the unthinkable: a nuclear explosion had gone off in Times Square. More than 100,000 people are feared to have died instantly. A massive radiation cloud is being blown north by the wind, […]
‘911 failed’ in Queens Fire that Killed Two Children: NYC Investigator
WPIX 11 – October 22, 2014 by James Ford FAR ROCKAWAY, Queens (PIX11) – The city’s 911 system failed in the case of a fire that left two young children dead, the city’s chief investigator said on Tuesday after issuing a report of his department’s six-month probe into the April 2014 incident. The report added […]
