Chief Leader – August 12, 2014 by SARAH DORSEY The Bloomberg administration mismanaged its 911- system overhaul and relied too heavily on poorly-monitored outside contractors, leading to hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns, Comptroller Scott Stringer and the city Department of Investigation charged Aug. 6. The Comptroller issued a critical 24-page report two […]
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Man Rescued after Getting Stuck in Clothing Bin
NY Post – August 13, 2014 by Natasha Velez This was no charity rescue. A dimwitted thief trying to get his hands on donations inside a charity clothing bin in Upper Manhattan had to be rescued by firefighters early Tuesday — after his leg got stuck when he attempted to climb into the container, authorities […]
Student Firefighters Contract MRSA Superbug at FDNY Academy
RANDALL’S ISLAND —Several probationary firefighters at the FDNY Academy have contracted a serious drug-resistant bacterial infection and at least one has had to be hospitalized, according to officials. The students from the current class, which began in July, were pulled from the academy after the first case of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, was reported last week, according to […]
8 People Hurt In Fire – Astoria
ASTORIA — Eight people, including two firefighters, were hurt in a fire that broke out early Tuesday in a two-story building, officials said. The blaze started at 1:02 a.m. on the second floor of 25-88 41st St., near 28th Avenue, an FDNY spokesman said. It was caused by an unattended candle, according the fire department’s […]
Window Washers Left Dangling 21 Stories Up On High-Rise
NY Post – August 12, 2014 by Matt McNulty and Kevin Sheehan Two window-washers were left trapped 21 stories up after their scaffolding got stuck outside a high-rise federal building in Lower Manhattan on Monday, authorities said. The two workers were washing windows at the 32-story Ted Weiss Federal Building at 290 Broadway just after […]
Meet the 4 Women Who Will Join the FDNY This Year
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/08/four-women-join-the-fdny.html Check out this great article on the four women who have joined the FDNY this year.
Explosion Kills Jackson Heights Woman
TimesLedger.com – August 10, 2014 by Bill Parry An early morning fire claimed the life of a 46-year-old Jackson Heights woman Saturday, according to the NYPD. Residents of The Saybrook building, at 85-10 43rd Ave., said Sophia Paz was killed when something caused an explosion in her sixth-floor apartment just after 3 a.m. “You could […]
Tribeca Blaze Injures 8 — Though None Seriously
NY Daily News – August 11, 2014 by Joseph Stepansky, Alfred Ng Eight people, including a firefighter, suffered minor smoke inhalation in a blaze at a residential high-rise in Tribeca. The FDNY says the fire broke out in a fifth-floor apartment at Independence Plaza North at 310 Greenwich St. around 8:40 p.m. Sunday. The blaze […]
Ground Zero Cross Can Remain at 9/11 Museum, Court Says; Atheists’ Suit Tossed
NY Daily News – July 29, 2014 by Bill Hutchinson They didn’t stand a prayer! A federal appeals court has tossed a lawsuit by a group of atheists who challenged the display of the “Cross at Ground Zero” at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court ruled […]
Retired FDNY Firefighter Receives Cutting-Edge Spinal Treatment to Minimize Pain
NY Daily News – July 22, 2014 by Meredith Engel As a New York City firefighter, Blaise DelBianco was used to daily tests of his strength. But his biggest challenge came once he hung up his hat for good. Now-retired DelBianco, 61, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2011. It was metastatic — meaning it […]
