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WPIX 11 – July 09, 2015 by Kirstin Cole NEW YORK — A firefighter who survived Sept. 11 terror attacks then later lost a limb on the job plans to climb 110 flights of stairs as he continues to serve his community, this time focusing on rescuing children from the pain of living with severe […]

SI Advance – July 09, 2015 by Mira Wassef STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A female driver needed to be extricated from her car after she crashed into a parked vehicle and flipped over Wednesday afternoon in West Brighton, according to witnesses at the scene. Several firefighters and police officers responded to the scene at the […]

For Immediate Release: July 8, 2015 Contact: Mike Morosi (Maloney) 202-225-7944 Daniel Schwarz (Nadler) 202-225-5635 Kevin Fogarty (King) 202-225-7896 More than 100 House Members Back Permanent Extension of Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Law Health and compensation for injured and ill 9/11 survivors and responders set to expire without Congressional action   WASHINGTON –Support for […]

SI Advance – July 08, 2015 by Eric Bischoff – Special to the Advance This letter is in response to Mr. Vinny Colverie’s letter to the editor of the Advance (“End FDNY pension abuses,” June 23). I would like to clarify many misrepresentations about firefighters that were depicted in Mr. Colverie’s letter. Being a New […]

NY Post – July 08, 2015 by Natasha Velez Two firefighters and five others were injured early Tuesday when a blaze ripped through a Queens home, authorities said. The fire erupted at 3:17 a.m. on the first floor of the two-story private house at 105th Street and 101st Avenue in Ozone Park, according to officials. […]

NY Daily News – July 08, 2015 by Carter Coudriet, Rocco Parascandola A Midtown manhole explosion knocked out power in one building Tuesday morning and disrupted the start of the work day. The blast, at just past 9:30 a.m., apparently left no one injured, and no one became trapped in elevators, authorities said. But it […]

Huffington Post – July 07, 2015 by Kimberly Yam A Sept. 11 first responder just had an incredible stroke of luck. Carmelo Mercado, a 63-year-old who lives in Orange County, New York, and was one of the firefighters who responded on Sept. 11, recently won a $5 million jackpot from a Cash X100 New York […]

NY 1 – July 07, 2015 by Lori Chung The FDNY says a deadly early morning fire in Brooklyn was accidental. According to the FDNY, the fire was electrical “in the area of extension cords and power strips.” It broke out around 1:45 a.m. Monday in a building on Nostrand Avenue in East Flatbush. Tony […]

Associated Press – July 07, 2015 NEW YORK — Fire officials say two firefighters and five other people sustained minor injuries in an overnight fire at a home in Queens. A fire department spokesman says the fire at the 2-story private house in Ozone Park erupted at 3:17 a.m. Tuesday. The fire was on the […]

NY Daily News – July 07, 2015 by Edgar Sandoval, Tina Moore Onlookers trying to save a man trapped on the third floor of a blazing Brooklyn building Monday dragged what they thought was a mattress under the window so he could jump to safety. They urged the father of three to make the leap, […]