Updated 30 mins ago UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) – The FDNY is on scene of a fire burning on the roof of a building on the Upper East Side Tuesday. (Vic Medina ) The flames broke out just after 2 p.m. at East 83rd Street and Park Avenue, a complex that houses Loyola High […]
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Funeral Held for Four Victims in Deadly April Queens House Fire
CBS 2 – May 07, 2017 by CBS News NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The wake and funeral for four of the five victims killed in a Queens house fire last month were held Saturday. Friends and family gathered as a long line had already formed Saturday morning outside the New Greater Bethel Ministries church in […]
More diverse applicants file for FDNY’s firefighter exam than white men for first time
The FDNY recruitment drive out of St. John’s Place firehouse in Brooklyn attracted more women than men. Taker Thompson, 22, fills out form with the help of firefighter Abdel Aziz. (TODD MAISEL/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) BYGINGER ADAMS OTIS NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Monday, May 8, 2017, 4:00 AM For the first time in the […]
FUNERAL HELD SATURDAY FOR 4 QUEENS FIRE VICTIMS
Eyewitness News Saturday, May 06, 2017 06:22PM QUEENS VILLAGE, Queens (WABC) – Friends and family said goodbye Saturday to four of the victims who died in a devastating fire in Queens last month. . Two-year-old Chayse Lipford, 10-year-old Rayshawn Matthews, 16-year-old Jada Foxworth and 20-year-old Destiny Dones — all members of the same extended […]
EXCLUSIVE: Two FDNY members who donated life-saving bone marrow to cancer survivors get chance to meet their grateful recipients
FDNY EMT William Curle, 30, received a heartfelt email from the recipient of his bone marrow donation, which enabled her to see the birth of her grandchild. (DEBBIE EGAN-CHIN/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) BYTHOMAS TRACY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Friday, May 5, 2017, 4:00 AM When FDNY EMT William Curley opened up a thank you […]
Michael Strahan takes on firefighter challenge
http://abcnews.go.com/US/michael-strahan-takes-firefighter-challenge/story?id=47192243 “Good Morning America” anchors Michael Strahan and Jesse Palmer marked International Firefighters’ Day today by shadowing Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) firefighters as they fought a simulated fire at the FDNY training facility on Randall’s Island in New York. The facility, nicknamed “The Rock,” features a mock restaurant that can […]
International Firefighters Day: Thank an FDNY member today
A firefighter works to extinguish a recent house fire in Great Kills. May 4 is International Firefighters Day, a time to thank firefighters for their service. (Staten Island Advance) 1.2kshares BY DIANE C. LORE STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Thursday, May 4 is International Firefighters’ Day (IFFD). May 4 is the feast day of St Florian, the […]
Upper East Side Fire: 4 Injured In Early Morning Blaze
The fire broke out just after 1 a.m. on the top floor of a six-story building on East 85th Street near East End Avenue. ShareTweetGoogle PlusRedditEmailComments UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Four people were injured when a fire tore through the top floor of a six-story apartment building on the Upper East Side early Thursday […]
Don’t Worry if You See a Huge Emergency Presence Near Rockefeller Center Thursday Night
If you happen to see a swarm of firefighters and other emergency personnel near Rockefeller Center Thursday night, there’s nothing to be worried about. The FDNY plans to conduct a “full-scale emergency exercise” near West 49th Street and Avenue of the Americas between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., the city said in an advisory. […]
Man Hit And Killed By E Train at Sutphin Blvd., FDNY Says
ShareTweetGoogle PlusRedditEmailComments JAMAICA, QUEENS — A man was hit and killed by a train at a Queens subway station Wednesday, FDNY officials said. The man was hit by a northbound E train at the Sutphin Blvd/Archer Ave./JFK Airport stop. The incident happened about 1 p.m. The man, who was not immediately identified, was pronounced dead […]
