“” Fire truck responding to a high-rise fire in Queens sparked a three-vehicle crash on Saturday morning, hurting 10 people, the FDNY said. The fire truck struck a Lexus SUV, which ricocheted into a Mercedes SUV, at Kissena Boulevard and Booth Memorial Avenue, near Kissena Park in Flushing, according to officials. The fire truck was about […]
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‘Such a Wonderful Gift’: New Canaan Fire Commissioner’s First Grandchild Enters World with Assist from FDNY
By: MICHAEL DINAN | 19 HOURS AGO Dedication to the fire service runs deep in Katie Turkington’s family. Her father, Jack Horner, has served on the New Canaan Fire Commission for a dozen years, including as chairman. Two men on her mother’s side—great-great-grandfather, William Bockage, and great-great-uncle, Fred Bunker—had served in the Cincinnati Fire Department, the latter as […]
Man, 19, Dies After Being Recovered from Waters off Queens Newburgh Gazette http://newburghgazette.com/2017/08/24/man-19-dies-after-being-recovered-from-waters-off-queens/
A Bronx teen drowned Wednesday evening while swimming in waters off of a Far Rockaway beach known for its unsafe currents, officials said. Keith Johnson, 19, went into the ocean near Beach 17th Street at 6:30 p.m., half an hour after lifeguards went off duty, police said. Cops found Johnson at 8:50 p.m., and tried […]
Flatbush Fire Tears Through Auto Shop; Firefighter Injured
The Euro Shop suffered “extensive” damage, FDNY said FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN — Firefighters rushed to the scene of a blaze inside of an auto shop in Flatbush on Wednesday afternoon. The fire tore through The Euro Shop on Rogers Avenue near Cortelyou Road starting just before 4 p.m., an FDNY spokesman told Patch. The fire was […]
Broken Elevator Traps Disabled, Elderly Tenants in Bed-Stuy Senior Housing
DNA Info – August 23, 2017 by Gwynne Hogan BEDFORD-STUYESANT — Dozens of elderly and disabled tenants have been virtual prisoners in their upper-floor apartments of an assisted living facility for weeks due to a busted elevator and building mangers have no timeline for fixing the problem, they said. Residents of Bridge Street A.W.M.E. Church […]
Car Bursts Into Flames After Collision on Henry Hudson Parkway
The Patch – August 23, 2017 by Brendan Krisel (Patch National Staff) UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A car burst into flames Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle collision on the Henry Hudson Parkway, witnesses and fire officials said. Smoke was seen billowing from the highway in the vicinity of West 72nd Street. The fire broke […]
Funeral, Wake Arrangements for Ret FF, John J. O’Sullivan Former UFA Queens Trustee and Former UFA Financial & Recording Secretary
UFANYC.org – August 24, 2017 by www.UFANYC.org Wake Wednesday, August 23rd from 2-5pm & 7-9pm Thursday, August 24th from 2-5pm & 7-9pm Thomas F. Dalton Funeral Home 47 Jerusalem Ave. Hicksville, NY 11801 516-931-0262 Funeral Mass Friday, August 25th at 9:45am St. Ignatius Loyola Church 129 Broadway Hicksville, NY 11801 All Off-Duty Members should attend […]
WTC Funeral – Retired Battalion Chief Joseph D. McKeon, Battalion 46
UFANYC.org – August 24, 2017 by www.UFANYC.org Wake Wednesday, August 23rd from 4-6pm & 7-9pm Donohue Cecere Funeral Home 290 Post Ave. Westbury, NY 11590 516-333-0615 Funeral Mass Thursday, August 24th at 10am Our Lady of Hope RC Church 534 Broadway Carle Place, NY 11514 516-334-4908 All Off-Duty Members should attend in Class A Uniform. […]
Firehouse Kitchen’s Ray Cooney to Judge America’s Best Firehouse Chili Contest
On Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at The New York City Fire Museum, Retired FDNY Firefighter and host of the television show, Firehouse Kitchen, will be deciding who makes America’s Best FireHouse Chili. Nothing elicits a sense of pride at fire stations across the country quite like a firehouse kitchen that produces quality eats, especially chili. That’s why […]
Window Washers Rescued From 35th Floor of Midtown High Rise, FDNY Says
By Ben Fractenberg, Aidan Gardiner and Trevor Kapp | August 21, 2017 12:33pm TwitterFacebookEmailMore The window washers got stuck outside 900 Third Ave. at about 11:53 a.m., officials said. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Trevor Kapp MIDTOWN — Two window washers were rescued after getting stuck on the 35th floor of a Third Avenue high-rise building on Monday, officials said. The workmen were trapped outside the 35th floor of […]
