BROOKLYN – Dozens of men and women took the next step in their careers with promotions within the FDNY. The ceremony took place at the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn for 46 people who can now call themselves paramedics with the FDNY. Read More
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Upper West Side Apartment Fire Kills Man: FDNY
Two fires in the span of an hour and one of them killed a 28-year-old man. Michael George reports. (Published Monday, May 28, 2018) By Erica Byfield and Michael George Published at 5:25 PM EDT on May 28, 2018 | Updated at 8:03 AM EDT on May 29, 2018
New Details Emerge in Inferno that Killed Firefighter at Manhattan Film Shoot
A fire at a Harlem film shoot that killed a decorated FDNY firefighter also injured eight other people and destroyed the home and business of one family, officials said Saturday. The fire broke at an apartment building that is the set of “Motherless Brooklyn,” which, according to IMDB, is being directed by Norton and stars […]
2 Women Killed In Massive East New York Fire, Officials Say
A three-alarm fire on Belmont Avenue claimed the lives of two women early Wednesday morning, officials said. By Kathleen Culliton, Patch Staff | Feb 28, 2018 8:38 am ET | Updated Feb 28, 2018 8:50 am ET EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — Two women died when a massive fire erupted on Belmont Avenue Wednesday morning, officials said. Firefighters pulled the two […]
24 hours in the FDNY firehouse that never sleeps
By N.J. Burkett Monday, February 12, 2018 10:03PM FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) – It’s long past midnight in Flatbush, Brooklyn, and firefighter Mark Merrell of Engine 255 is explaining to me why medals aren’t important and being called a hero doesn’t matter all that much. “What you try to achieve is for somebody to say, ‘you’re a […]
Space Heater Started Brooklyn Fire that Killed Two Longtime Friends and Neighbors
NY Daily News – January 04, 2018 by THOMAS TRACY The Brooklyn fire that killed two longtime friends was sparked by a space heater, FDNY officials said Wednesday. Ernestine Moore, 79 and Arthur Madison, 76, died on Dec. 29, when their building on Patchen Ave. near MacDonough St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant went up in flames, authorities […]
Firefighters Suffer Minor Injuries Battling Three-Alarm Blaze in Flushing Basement
NY 1 – March 15, 2016 A three-alarm fire broke out in the basement of a home in Queens Sunday. Fire officials say it started around 9 a.m. Sunday on Laburnum Avenue between Union and Robinson Streets in Flushing. It took firefighters about an hour and a half to get the flames under control. They […]
Ailing Saugerties teen becomes honorary FDNY firefighter
SAUGERTIES >> A Saugerties teenager has become an honorary New York City firefighter. Michael Schatzel, 17, of Saugerties, became an honorary firefighter of the Fire Departement of New York at FDNY Training Academy on Randall’s Island on Thursday as part of the “Make a Wish” program. Schatzel is battling a severe kidney disease. “Today, Michael, […]
There’s a chance the Hudson is leaking into the WTC site
An underground leak has been discovered within the World Trade Center complex — and officials fear the seepage may be coming from the slurry wall that separates the newly rebuilt Ground Zero site from the Hudson River […] They fear that the slurry wall may not have been properly insulated, allowing water to seep through it, sources […]
Remember Me Run Honors Those Lost at WTC Attacks
Listed below are the names of members of the FDNY who have died as a result of working on the “pile.” It is shameful that so many Americans demand closure from the 9/11 attacks believing it is time to “get past it!” Yet daily, the deaths caused by the attack only increase. Americans are proud […]
