Photo by Ellis Kaplan Construction is halted at a Long Island City site after six workers were injured in a partial collapse Monday. By Bill Parry Six construction workers were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after a partial collapse of a construction site in Long Island City Monday morning, according to the FDNY. The incident […]
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Over 30 People Hurt After A Train Derails Near 125th Street, Officials Say
By Trevor Kapp, Emma Whitford, Jake Offenhartz and Aidan Gardiner | June 27, 2017 10:21am | Updated June 27, 2017 1:41pm TwitterFacebookEmailMore Straphangers aboard the A train on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Skip Suva MANHATTAN — More than 30 people were hurt and dozens evacuated when the brakes on a southbound A train were abruptly triggered, sending two cars off the rails […]
An operable smoke alarm cuts your chances of dying in a fire nearly in half.
An operable smoke alarm cuts your chances of dying in a fire nearly in half. Do you know what a smoke alarm is? It’s really, really important! It lets everyone know when there’s a fire in your apartment, even when you’re sleeping! Here are some important things to remember about smoke alarms: There should always […]
Queens Leaders, Residents Call For Reopening of Long Island City Firehouse
CBS 2 – June 24, 2017 by CBS News NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Queens community wants its neighborhood firehouse back. Residents are fighting to get it reopened after it closed 14 years ago, saying it will make them feel safer at night. “Time is now to reopen Engine Company 261, once and for all,” […]
High Incidence of Sarcoidosis Found in Ground Zero Firefighters and EMS Workers Post-9/11
JUNE 23, 2017 BY ANA PAMPLONA, PHD A recent epidemiological study showed a high incidence of sarcoidosis among firefighters and emergency medical service (EMS) workers who took part in recovery and rescue efforts following the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York that claimed the lives of almost 3,000 people. […]
FDNY gathers for funeral of Retired Firefighter William J. Gormley of Ladder 174
By John Alexander Brooklyn Daily Eagle On Wednesday, more than 300 firefighters attended a funeral Mass for retired firefighter William John Gormley at St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church at 1550 Hendrickson St. in Flatlands. Gormley’s wife Lizanne and sons are presented with Gormley’s helmet from Ladder 174. Gormley, a veteran of the United States […]
8 FDNY firefighters injured while battling 5-alarm blaze
More than 200 firefighters responded to the fire that damaged six buildings Today at 12:36 PM By FireRescue1 Staff NEW YORK — Nine people, including eight firefighters, were injured in a Bronx 5-alarm fire Thursday night. NBC New York reported that more than 200 firefighters battled the blaze that damaged six buildings, according to officials. […]
Bronx fire engulfs homes, injures several people, FDNY says
By Alison Fox and Lauren Cook alison.fox@amny.com, lauren.cook@amny.com June 22, 2017 Nine people, including eight firefighters, were injured Thursday when a massive fire damaged six buildings in the Bronx, the FDNY said. The five-alarm blaze broke out at 1136 Olmstead Ave. in Unionport around 3:40 p.m., but quickly spread to neighboring buildings, according […]
FDNY hits record number of black, Asian, Latino and women recruits for entrance exam
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 […]
Columbus Circle Track Fire Causes Problems For West Side Subways
The Patch – June 22, 2017 by Marc Torrence (Patch National Staff) UPPER WEST SIDE, MANHATTAN — A track fire Wednesday morning at 59th Street-Columbus Circle caused problems on several of the trains that crisscross through the busy subway station. The small fire broke out around 9:15 a.m., an FDNY spokesman told Patch, and crews […]
