By NY1 News Updated Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 09:54 PM EDT In one of the largest promotion ceremonies in years, the FDNY on Thursday bumped up several September 11th responders. NY1’s Michael Herzenberg filed the following report. One hundred and sixteen firefighters took the oath to faithfully discharge the duties of a new rank in […]
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Giants visit the “real heroes” at FDNY Engine 34 Ladder 21
Fifteen years goes by fast, and to many men and women of the FDNY, September 11th, 2001, feels like yesterday. “We lost seven members, and we have all their pictures up to remind us every day of the sacrifices they made,” said Engine 34 firefighter Derek Harwood. “It’s such an honor to be a part […]
Worker Killed in Fall From Midtown Skyscraper: FDNY
The man was reportedly a construction worker, though FDNY could not confirm that. By Mark Osborne (Patch Staff) – September 16, 2016 6:50 am ET MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — A man was killed in a fall from a high-rise building in Midtown on Thursday afternoon.According to the FDNY, the fall, which happened at 2:22 p.m., […]
Off-Duty Firefighter Saves Man, Urges People to Learn CPR
By Petr Svab, Epoch Times Left: FDNY Firefighter Brian Finley. (FDNY); Right: CPR training on a simulation dummy at Truckee Meadows Community College on Feb. 22, 2014. (Truckee Meadows Community College/CC BY 2.0) On- or off-duty, it’s good to have a firefighter around. A Queens man was lucky to have one as a neighbor on Sept. […]
FDNY 9/11 Faithful Remembered With Reverence at Cathedral Service
By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINE Maria R. Bastone The faithful proudly gather at a Sept. 10 memorial service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan sponsored by the FDNY in remembrance of those in the department who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, as well as those who have died since that date due to illnesses […]
Blaze in Historic SoHo District Damages 3 Buildings, 4 Firefighters Hurt: FDNY
A massive fire damaged several buildings in Manhattan’s historic SoHo district, jumping across several rooftops before firefighters were finally able to put it out. The fire started inside an upper-floor apartment inside 51 Greene St. at about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, and quickly spread to a penthouse above, then jumping 20 to 30 feet to neighboring […]
Updated 9/11 Documentary Honors Former FDNY Chief From Hampton Bays
Sept 13, 2016 3:24 PM By Amanda BernoccoIt was an exceptionally emotional experience for one Hampton Bays woman to watch the documentary “9/11: Fifteen Years Later” with her family on CNN on Sunday night—the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. As Tara Byrnes Cummings watched the film, which features the only known footage of firefighters […]
Updated 9/11 Documentary Honors Former FDNY Chief From Hampton Bays
George Jones, a brigadier general who fought in WWII and the Korean War and served as a New York firefighter for 20 years died Sept. 2. He was 93. Jones was born April 28, 1923 in midtown, an area known as Hell’s Kitchen. At age 16, he joined the U.S. Army and was assigned to […]
FDNY chief to talk about 9/11 at Weber Center
Picciotto was one of the many firefighters who answered the call that September morning. Soon after arriving at the World Trade Center buildings, he found himself trapped under the rubble of the North Tower with his crew for four hours until their calls were heard by other firefighters. He was virtually unharmed and didn’t […]
Mayor de Blasio celebrates disability benefits deal for FDNY minus Gov. Cuomo
Hizzoner meets with members of the FDNY and the labor unions to announce a new disability system that better protects firefighters hurt on the job at Ladder 1 in Manhattan on Monday. (TODD MAISEL/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) BY JENNIFER FERMINO NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 12:41 AM Enemies Gov. Cuomo and Mayor […]
