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Flames Tear through Catholic Church in NYC

NY Post – January 05, 2015 by Reuven Fenton Flames tore through a Catholic church in Queens early Sunday, stunning parishioners who showed up for Mass only to find their house of worship on fire. Firefighters got the call at 5:45 a.m. and rushed to Our Lady of Sorrows at 104-11 37th Ave. in Corona, […]

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Thank you for Keeping his Image Alive, Says Family of FDNY Lt. Matt Ambelas, S.I.’s Most Inspirational person in 2014

SI Advance – December 29, 2014 by Mark D. Stein Thank you for Keeping his Image Alive, Says Family of FDNY Lt. Matt Ambelas, S.I.’s Most Inspirational person in 2014 STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — FDNY Lt. Gordon (Matt) Ambelas was named Staten Island’s most inspirational person of 2014 on Monday. The FDNY lieutenant died in […]

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FDNY Saves Mustachioed Cat in Brooklyn Fire

NY Daily News – December 22, 2014 by Dale W. Eisinger, Barry Paddock, Denis Slattery A lucky cat is down to eight lives after FDNY firefighters rescued the frightened feline from a fast-moving fire in Brooklyn on Saturday. The two-alarm blaze started about 8:15 a.m. in a three-story building at 210 Skillman Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant […]

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Nearly 200 firefighters, 44 Trucks Respond to Bronx Blaze

NY Post – December 18, 2014 by Lorena Mongelli and Dana Sauchelli A five-alarm fire tore through several Bronx buildings early Wednesday and firefighters spent more than three hours battling the flames, fire officials said. Nearly 200 firefighters and 44 trucks responded to the flames, which erupted inside a 99-cent store around 5:30 a.m. and […]

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FDNY Has Had Its Busiest Year Ever: de Blasio New York’s Bravest is on Pace to Respond to 1.6 Million Emergency Calls by the End of 2014

NY Daily News – December 17, 2014 by Erin Durkin The Fire Department has had its busiest year ever. The FDNY is on pace to respond to 1.6 million emergency calls by the end of 2014, the highest number ever recorded, Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Daniel Nigro said Tuesday.   That tops a record […]

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Terminal-Leave Breakthrough Makes Uniformed Coalition’s Day Under Pact

Chief Leader – December 16, 2014 by RICHARD STEIER A tentative contract deal reached Dec. 9 between the de Blasio administration and eight uniformed unions representing superior officers, while generally patterned on previous civilian-union settlements, includes two special elements: it would allow affected employees to receive accrued terminal leave in a lump sum after retirement […]

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