NY Daily News – March 23, 2015 by Reuven Blau, Stephen Rex Brown, Laura Bult A heartbroken father sought solace in his Jewish faith Sunday as he mourned the loss of seven of his children in a Brooklyn blaze. Friends and relatives joined devastated dad Gabriel Sassoon at Shomrei Hadas Chapel in Borough Park for […]
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UFA Launches Campaign to Provide Recent Hires Improved Disability Aid
Chief Leader – March 17, 2015 by SARAH DORSEY Hundreds of firefighters in blue t-shirts crowded onto the steps of City Hall March 16 to protest the reduced disability benefits provided to police and firefighters hired from 2010 onward if they must resign due to on-the-job injury. Those benefits add up to about $27 a […]
Firefighters, Neighbors Rescue Three People from Burning Queens Home
NY Daily News – March 15, 2015 by Ryan Sit Three people were injured Saturday when a fire erupted in a house in Queens, officials said. Firefighters rescued one woman who was trapped on the top floor of the two-story home after the blaze broke out in the basement on 119th Road near 118th St. […]
FDNY to Announce Boxing Match Between New York City Fire Fighters and Ireland’s Police Force
Nowboxing.com – March 12, 2015 FDNY Boxing Coach Bobby McGuire will join the Irish National Police Force, Garda Siochana officials tomorrow for a press conference and official weigh-in announcing a St Patrick’s Day Boxing Match taking place at Madison Square Garden between New York City Fire Fighters and the Irish National Police. Participating boxers will […]
Harlem High-Rise Fire, Site of Deadly ’87 Blaze, Leaves 1 in Critical Condition
The Wall Street Journal – March 12, 2015 by Mark Morales A fire inside an East Harlem high-rise left one person in critical condition and several others injured, including a pair of New York City firefighters, early Wednesday, authorities said. The blaze was sparked just before midnight on the 17th floor of a 35-floor high-rise […]
Flames Spark on 17th Floor of East Harlem High-Rise Building: FDNY Sources
NY Daily News – March 11, 2015 by Ryan Sit, Joseph Stepansky More than 140 firefighters rushed to a burning East Harlem high-rise overlooking Central Park late Tuesday, Fire Department sources said. The three-alarm blaze was sparked on the 17th floor of one of two towers of Schomburg Plaza on Fifth Ave. at E. […]
4 Homes Are Badly Damaged in a Brooklyn Fire
NY Times – March 10, 2015 by ASHLEY SOUTHALL and JOHN SURICO A fire in southern Brooklyn left four homes on a canal badly damaged and six firefighters injured on Monday, the authorities and neighbors said. The Fire Department said the blaze broke out just before 2:20 p.m. on National Drive in Mill Basin in […]
Massive Fire Engulfs 2 Homes in Mill Basin, FDNY Says
DNA Info – March 10, 2015 by Heather Holland MILL BASIN — A massive fire erupted in Brooklyn Monday afternoon, engulfing two homes and injuring a pair of firefighters, the FDNY said. The blaze started at 2218 National Dr., near Mill Avenue, about 2:19 p.m., FDNY said. The fire quickly spread to the home next […]
FDNY Rescue Company 1 Celebrates 100 Years Of Service To NYC
CBS 2 – March 09, 2015 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The FDNY celebrated 100 years of dedicated service by Rescue Company 1 on Sunday. The Manhattan-based company was organized on March 8, 1915. It’s now one of five rescue companies that respond when there is a need for specialized equipment and training. Rescue 1 Capt. […]
Jury Will be Allowed to Decide if FDNY caused Deaths of Firefighters in Black Sunday Blaz
NY Daily News – March 09, 2015 by Barbara Ross The families of six firefighters who died or were critically injured a decade ago on the department’s “Black Sunday” are finally getting their day in court. An appellate court ruled last week that the city must face charges that the FDNY caused the deaths and […]
