WNBC 4 – March 31, 2015 by Brynn Gingras A mother has been arrested after her 1-year-old son died after being found unconscious and foaming at the mouth inside a burger restaurant bathroom in midtown, police say. Latisha Fisher, 35, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of 20-month-old Gavriel Ortiz-Fisher, according to the […]
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Auto-Immune Disease New Post-9/11 Concern
Chief Leader – March 31, 2015 by SARAH DORSEY Emergency workers who responded to the Sept. 11 attacks have a new ailment to watch out for: autoimmune diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. A new study looking at firefighters and Emergency Medical Service workers found that the longer a person spent at the Trade Center […]
Two Bodies Pulled Out of Rubble of NYC Explosion
The Wall Street Journal – March 30, 2015 by Pervaiz Shallwani and Melanie Grayce West Investigators found two bodies Sunday in the rubble of Thursday’s explosion and fire in Manhattan’s East Village, according to the New York Police Department. The bodies were taken to the medical examiner’s office as the investigation into the exact cause […]
Nicholas Figueroa Identified As One of Two Bodies Pulled from East Village Blast Site; He Died While Paying Check on Sushi Date, Family Says
NY Daily News – March 30, 2015 by Caitlin Nolan , Edgar Sandoval , Ben Kochman , Stephen Rex Brown A $13 tab and a twist of fate doomed a young man in the hellacious East Village explosion. One of the two people killed in the gas blast that leveled three Second Ave. buildings died […]
Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, Kelly Ayotte Push for 9/11 Health and Compensation Act Extension
NY Daily News – March 26, 2015 by Dan Friedman New Hampshire Republican Kelly Ayotte will join Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in offering a measure urging extension of the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. The act, aiding former Ground Zero workers in honor of James Zadroga, expires next year. The senators’ proposal is a nonbinding […]
FDNY to Spend $50 Million for Women’s Facilities at 47 Firehouses
Newsday – March 25, 2015 by MATTHEW CHAYES The FDNY is planning to spend $50 million to finish installing facilities for women firefighters in the 47 firehouses that still accommodate only men, the fire commissioner testified Tuesday. Renovations to install separate locker rooms, toilet facilities and showers have been completed in 168 of the city’s […]
How Fatal Flames Change Firefighters
NY Daily News – March 25, 2015 by Dennis Smith As the city mourns the unspeakable loss of seven children to a fire in their Brooklyn home, I hope we also pause to think about the public servants who tried to rescue the boys and girls. “It’s difficult to find one child in a room […]
World Trade Center to Host Charity Stair Run
AMNY – March 24, 2015 by IVAN PEREIRA New Yorkers looking to scale the city’s tallest building will have their chance in May — and for a good cause, too. The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation and Captain Billy Burke Foundation, charities that help the families of 9/11 first responders and military veterans, announced […]
Newer Firefighters Protest Lowered Benefits for On-the-Job Disabilities
NY Times – March 24, 2015 When he became a Firefighter, Kevin Hamilton knew he was signing up for a risky job. But it wasn’t until he graduated from the Fire Academy in 2012 that he realized how much his loved ones would be at risk if he got hurt. “I gotta think for my […]
The Bravest of Reforms
NY Post – March 24, 2015 by Post Editorial Board March 21, 2015 The FDNY got the call too late to save the seven children who perished in Saturday’s horrific fire in Midwood, Brooklyn. But it’s increasingly easy to imagine engines pulling up to the scene of a raging inferno — and having some of […]
