NY Daily News – January 05, 2015 by Tina Moore A 64-year-old man was killed and his 89-year-old mother was injured when a fire tore through their Queens home before dawn Monday, cops said. The blaze apparently broke out in the basement of 168-37 118th Rd. about 3:30 a.m., an FDNY spokesman said. About […]
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Flames Tear through Catholic Church in NYC
NY Post – January 05, 2015 by Reuven Fenton Flames tore through a Catholic church in Queens early Sunday, stunning parishioners who showed up for Mass only to find their house of worship on fire. Firefighters got the call at 5:45 a.m. and rushed to Our Lady of Sorrows at 104-11 37th Ave. in Corona, […]
Another Silent Protest of Mayor de Blasio as Officer Liu Is Laid to Rest
NY Times – January 05, 2015 by J. DAVID GOODMAN and KIRK SEMPLE For the second time in just over a week, a river of pressed blue uniforms filled the streets of a New York City neighborhood on Sunday as law enforcement officers from across the country paid respects to a slain colleague. And for […]
Firefighters Sworn In By Mayor at Ceremony on Randall’s Island
NY 1 – December 30, 2014 The newest members of the city’s bravest were sworn in Monday. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro led the ceremony for 320 probationary firefighters. The “probies,” as they are called, will begin their four-and-a-half month training period. At the end of their training, they will join […]
Thank you for Keeping his Image Alive, Says Family of FDNY Lt. Matt Ambelas, S.I.’s Most Inspirational person in 2014
SI Advance – December 29, 2014 by Mark D. Stein Thank you for Keeping his Image Alive, Says Family of FDNY Lt. Matt Ambelas, S.I.’s Most Inspirational person in 2014 STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — FDNY Lt. Gordon (Matt) Ambelas was named Staten Island’s most inspirational person of 2014 on Monday. The FDNY lieutenant died in […]
Heroes’ Salute: Fire Department Honors Slain NYPD Officers
WNBC 4 – December 21, 2014 New York Fire Department personnel saluted as an ambulance and motorcade carrying one of the two New York Police officers who were shot dead passed by an FDNY honor guard in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Saturday. The officers were shot at 2:47 p.m. by a gunman […]
FDNY Saves Mustachioed Cat in Brooklyn Fire
NY Daily News – December 22, 2014 by Dale W. Eisinger, Barry Paddock, Denis Slattery A lucky cat is down to eight lives after FDNY firefighters rescued the frightened feline from a fast-moving fire in Brooklyn on Saturday. The two-alarm blaze started about 8:15 a.m. in a three-story building at 210 Skillman Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant […]
Nearly 200 firefighters, 44 Trucks Respond to Bronx Blaze
NY Post – December 18, 2014 by Lorena Mongelli and Dana Sauchelli A five-alarm fire tore through several Bronx buildings early Wednesday and firefighters spent more than three hours battling the flames, fire officials said. Nearly 200 firefighters and 44 trucks responded to the flames, which erupted inside a 99-cent store around 5:30 a.m. and […]
FDNY Has Had Its Busiest Year Ever: de Blasio New York’s Bravest is on Pace to Respond to 1.6 Million Emergency Calls by the End of 2014
NY Daily News – December 17, 2014 by Erin Durkin The Fire Department has had its busiest year ever. The FDNY is on pace to respond to 1.6 million emergency calls by the end of 2014, the highest number ever recorded, Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Daniel Nigro said Tuesday. That tops a record […]
Terminal-Leave Breakthrough Makes Uniformed Coalition’s Day Under Pact
Chief Leader – December 16, 2014 by RICHARD STEIER A tentative contract deal reached Dec. 9 between the de Blasio administration and eight uniformed unions representing superior officers, while generally patterned on previous civilian-union settlements, includes two special elements: it would allow affected employees to receive accrued terminal leave in a lump sum after retirement […]
