Chief Leader – December 16, 2014 by SARAH DORSEY For probationary Firefighters, it’s perhaps the most daunting task they’ll face before graduating from the Fire Academy: the Functional Skills Training. The technical-sounding name—usually shortened to FST—belies a grueling set of tasks that would fell an unprepared “probie.” They crawl through dark tunnels, drag a 165-pound […]
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One Killed, Several Injured After Two Brooklyn Fires
by Mark Morales One man was killed and several others, including firefighters, were injured in two separate incidents in Brooklyn early Friday morning, authorities said. A fatal fire broke out at a high-rise building on W. 33rd Street in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Coney Island just before 3 a.m., fire officials said. The blaze started […]
9/11 Health Center Not Testing for Prostate Cancer Despite Concern
NY Post – December 14, 2014 by Amber Jamieson Health authorities pushed for prostate cancer to be included on the list of 9/11 cancers in 2013, but Mount Sinai Hospital — which treats and studies them at its World Trade Center Health Program — doesn’t even test for it. Potential cancer sufferers don’t realize they […]
66-Year-Old Man Found Dead In Sheepshead Bay Fire
CBS 2 – December 15, 2014 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – One person has been confirmed dead in a fire in Brooklyn. The fire broke out on the second floor of a home on East 29th Street near Avenue R in Sheepshead Bay around 3 a.m. Monday. The blaze quickly spread to the top level, […]
Four-Alarm Brooklyn Apartment Blaze Injuries 4, Halts J Train
NY Daily News – December 12, 2014 by Ryan Sit, Jason Molinet Four people were sent to the hospital early Friday morning after fire ripped through a three-story apartment building in Brooklyn. Residents were forced to scramble down the fire escape — many in their pajamas — as choking smoke poured from 161 Hendrix […]
Man Dies after Blaze Erupts in 19th Floor Brooklyn Apartment Building
NY Daily News – December 12, 2014 by Ryan Sit, Sean Keane A man died after a fire erupted in a Coney Island apartment early Friday. Smoke quickly filled the 19th floor apartment on W. 33rd St. when the blaze broke out shortly before 3 a.m. Emergency responders rushed a father and son to […]
Fire Breaks Out in East New York, Leaves Several Hurt
7 Online – December 12, 2014 EAST NEW YORK. N.Y. (WABC) — A fire that left several injured was brought under control in East New York Friday morning. The fire broke out just after 1 a.m. in the 100 block of Hendrix Street at Fulton Street in a three-story building. At one point a four-alarm […]
City Council pushes FDNY on female firefighters
BY ERIN DURKIN City Council members are turning up the heat on the FDNY to hire more women as firefighters. Only 44 of the department’s 10,500 firefighters are women – a mere 0.4%. “This is simply unacceptable,” said Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Queens), chair of the fire committee. “It is time we break down any barriers that […]
City Council Pressures FDNY to Hire More Women, Balance Out Genders in Department
NY Daily News – December 11, 2014 by Erin Durkin City council members turned up the heat Wednesday on the FDNY to hire more women as firefighters. Only 44 of the department’s 10,500 firefighters are women, less than one-half of 1%. “This is simply unacceptable,” said Queens Democrat Elizabeth Crowley, chairwoman of the Committee on […]
East Village Writer, Bar Owner Found Dead after Fire Tears Through Her Basement Apartment
NY Daily News – December 11, 2014 by Ryan Sit, Rocco Parascandola, Dale Eisinger, Thomas Tracy An erotic writer who co-owned a Brooklyn bar died early Wednesday when a fire ripped through her East Village apartment, officials said. Evelyn Dahab, 33, was found dead in her bed when firefighters arrived at her basement-level home on […]
