Chief Leader – June 02, 2015 by RICHARD STEIER Normally we are inclined to sympathize with Mayor de Blasio in his battles with Governor Cuomo, who often seems to view torturing him as a prime source of entertainment. But his continued insistence on denying cops and firefighters hired after 2009 the full Tier 2 disability […]
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2 Injured in Lower East Side Fire, 2 Others Hurt in Queens Blaze
NY Daily News – June 01, 2015 by Chris Sommerfeldt , Joseph Stepansky A fire tore through an apartment building on the Lower East Side on Sunday afternoon, injuring two people and sending panicked residents fleeing for safety, authorities said. A few hours later, the FDNY was called to a Queens blaze that raged to […]
Spokane Firefighter Completes 343 Stair Climbs to Honor Fallen Comrades
KXLY Spokane – May 28, 2015 by Melissa Luck, KXLY4 Executive Producer This week, America paused to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. In Spokane, a man used the Memorial Day holiday to complete a nearly three year mission to honor the brave firefighters who died trying […]
FDNY Put Out House Fire in Tompkinsville
SI Advance – May 28, 2015 by Ryan Lavis STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Firefighters made quick work of a house fire in Tompkinsville Wednesday evening. FDNY got the all hands call at 5:07 p.m. of a fire on the second floor of 80 Hannah Street, a fire department spokesman said. The fire was placed under […]
FDNY: A Lit Cigarette Accidentally Caused Great Kills Blaze
SI Advance – May 28, 2015 by Mira Wassef STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.—The Great Kills fire that displaced two families Sunday was accidental, according to an FDNY spokesman. Someone was smoking a cigarette in the house that inadvertently ignited the two-alarm fire, he said. The blaze, which started just before 2 p.m. at 115 Nelson Avenue, […]
FDNY Union Officer Blasts Mayor De Blasio, City Council Speaker for Not Backing Pension Benefits Boost
NY Daily News – May 28, 2015 by Erin Durkin, Jennifer Fermino An FDNY union officer slammed Mayor de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito as indifferent to uniformed workers because they don’t back legislation boosting cop and firefighter pension benefits. “Worn a uniform & put your life on line (vets, cops & firefighters)? […]
South Beach Residents Believe Fireworks Sparked 3-Alarm Brush Fire
SI Advance – May 27, 2015 by Mira Wassef STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Fire marshals are still investigating what caused a raging three-alarm fire in the South Beach wetlands late Monday evening, according to an FDNY spokesman. The results should be back in a couple of days, he said. However, a few neighborhood residents contacted […]
Retired Firefighter Rescues Two Teen Kayakers in Long Island Sound
CBS 2 – May 27, 2015 GREENPORT, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A retired firefighter is being praised for saving two teens over the holiday weekend on Long Island. Retired firefighter Paul Hashagen was relaxing at his vacation home in Greenport when he was summoned to help rescue two teenagers in the Long Island Sound. “One of […]
Marine Corps Gen. John F. Kelly Honors Fallen Police Officers and Firefighters at Manhattan Memorial Day Ceremony
Newsday – May 26, 2015 by EMILY NGO A U.S. Marine Corps general hailed New York City’s fallen firefighters and police officers Monday as among those whose sacrifices should also be honored on Memorial Day. During a ceremony at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in Manhattan, Gen. John F. Kelly paid tribute to […]
1 Dead, 3 Injured as Car Slams into Pole on Belt Parkway: NYPD
NY Daily News – May 25, 2015 by Tobias Salinger One person was killed and three others were hospitalized when a car crashed into a pole on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn early Monday, according to the NYPD. The driver was dead on the scene of the 1:15 a.m. accident on the Erskine St. exit […]
