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Updated April 24, 2017 12:44 PM By Nicole Fuller and Mark Morales  nicole.fuller@newsday.com, mark.morales@newsday.com Reprints + – A fast-moving house fire in Queens Village Sunday afternoon killed five people ranging in age from 2 to 20 — the largest loss of life in a single fire in the city in two years.The victims were identified […]

The FDNY shared a photo on its social media pages Saturday afternoon, showing firefighter William Tolley on the day of the September 11th terror attacks. (Credit: Facebook/FDNY) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The FDNY shared a photo on its social media pages Saturday afternoon, showing firefighter William Tolley on the day of the September 11th terror attacks. Tolley, a 14-year veteran […]

CBS 2 – April 22, 2017 by CBS Local NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Firefighters were preparing Friday, to drape purple and black bunting on the firehouse in Queens where William Tolley served his 14 year career with the FDNY. Tolley fell to his death while battling a fire in Queens. His friends said he had […]

UFANYC.org – April 22, 2017 Wake & Funeral Arrangements – FF William Tolley, L-135 FDNY Mourning Loss of Veteran Firefighter William Tolley, L-135 NEW YORK CITY – Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA) President James Slevin issued the following statement following the death of FF William Tolley of Ladder 135 this afternoon in Queens: “Our thoughts and […]

THOMAS TRACY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Friday, April 21, 2017, 5:41 PM Firefighter William Tolley may have plunged five stories to his death after his tower ladder impacted with a Queens building, causing the ladder to sway as he stepped onto the building’s roof, an FDNY source with knowledge of the investigation said Friday. The […]

FDNY Engine 286 and Ladder 135 in Ridgewood, Queens is the site of a makeshift memorial in honor of fallen firefighter William Tolley, who died in the line of duty on April 20, 2017. (Credit: Charles Eckert) By Nicole Brown, Alison Fox and Lauren Cook   nicole.brown@amny.com April 21, 2017 The FDNY announced wake and […]

Firefighter William Tolley, 42, died while battling a blaze in Ridgewood, Queens on April 20, 2017, the FDNY said. (Credit: FDNY; Alison Fox) 1COMMENTS NEWS FDNY firefighter dies after fall from roof of burning Queens building, FDNY says By Lauren Cook and Alison Fox   lauren.cook@amny.com, alison.fox@amny.com April 21, 2017 A firefighter died Thursday after […]

http://pix11.com/2017/04/21/who-was-fdny-firefighter-william-tolley/ GLENDALE, Queens – William Tolley served 14 years for the New York City Fire Department before falling to his death while responding to an apartment fire in Queens. Tolley, 42, was on the roof of a five-story apartment building, where a fire had broke out in a second-floor dwelling, when he fell, according to Fire […]

By EMS1 Staff NEW YORK —An organization wants to make sure fallen FDNY EMT’s Yadira Arroyo’s five sons are taken care of. ABC7NY.com reported that the Tunnel to Towers Foundation presented a check to Arroyo’s sons for $200,000 at a gala at the One Word Trade Center Thursday night. Donations poured in from 37 states […]

Eyewitness News Updated 11 mins ago RIDGEWOOD, Queens (WABC) – A 14-year veteran firefighter of the FDNY fell to his death while battling a fire at an apartment building in Queens Thursday. The routine fire call came in at 2:20 p.m. Fire was burning in the second floor of 1615 Putnam Avenue, a five-story apartment […]