By DENIS SLATTERY and ANNA SANDERS | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | JUN 21, 2019 | 5:39 PM (Monaster, Tom) ALBANY — City workers with illnesses linked to Sept.11 could soon see their right to unlimited sick leave enshrined into law. State legislators gave final approval early Friday to a bill that would grant all city employees suffering from 9/11-related […]
On May 7, 2019, Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro appointed two veteran EMS Chiefs to the top ranks in the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services – Lillian Bonsignore as Chief of EMS and Alvin Suriel as Assistant Chief of EMS. Chief Bonsignore, a 28-year veteran who most recently served as Chief of EMS Academy, will […]
By THOMAS TRACY | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Two more retired FDNY firefighters have died of 9/11 cancers they received while working at Ground Zero. (Todd Maisel) Three retired FDNY firefighters suffering from 9/11 illnesses died within 48 hours this week as the number of those succumbing to lethal toxins at Ground Zero continues to […]
By DENIS SLATTERY | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Civil service tests will now be administered for EMS positions from lieutenant to division chief. (Rose Abuin / New York Daily News) The unions representing the FDNY’s Emergency Medical Service workers scored a major victory as Gov. Cuomo signed legislation leveling the playing field for those hoping […]
by Lauren Cook lauren.cook@amny.com July 21, 2017 Ten people were rescued from a disabled seaplane in the East River on Friday after the aircraft had trouble during takeoff, FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Michael Gala said. The pilot tried to take off from the water about 300 yards away from FDR Drive at 23rd Street around 5:30 p.m., but on the […]
VINCENT BARONE AND NICOLE BROWN ON JUL 18, 2017 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY New York City commuters faced heavy delays Monday morning after a subway track fire suspended service for hours and left nine people with minor injuries. July 18–A track fire near Harlem’s 145th Street station hit Monday’s morning rush hour with delays, overcrowded stations and left […]
FDNY/Facebook Shelton Waldrop always wanted to be a law enforcement officer. His wish was to meet first responders from 9/11. He didn’t know he was going to be pinned as an honorary FDNY firefighter as well. Waldrop, 16, has been undergoing treatment for Synovial cell sarcoma, a rare form of soft-tissue cancer that may involve […]
FDNY applicants attend a test prep session at FDNY’s Brooklyn headquarters on Thursday. Here, firefighters Damien Byfield, Wesley Moore, Aaron Gardner and Daniel Sterling GINGER ADAMS OTIS NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Friday, June 23, 2017, 2:00 AM After several delays to try and attract more FDNY candidates, the filing for the city’s upcoming firefighter […]
ABC News , WHAS 9:09 PM. EDT June 19, 2017 (Photo: ABC 7 / ABC News, Custom) CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST (ABC News) — A New York City boy who suffered a wound after he was impaled by his bicycle handlebars has received a gift from the firefighters who came to his aid. Tyreis […]
The men are in critical condition, according to the FDNY. ShareTweetGoogle PlusRedditEmailComments QUEENS, NY — Three construction workers were critically injured after the roof of an Astoria building undergoing construction collapsed, according to Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro. Two of the men had to be taken out of the basement of the construction site, located at […]
