NY Daily News – November 04, 2014 by Todd Maisel, Joseph Stepansky, Tina Moore, Ginger Adams Otis New York City’s troubled, computerized 911 system crashed on Monday, forcing EMS operators to assign ambulances via radio. The 911 computer system, which automatically dispatches available ambulances to respond to medical calls across the five boroughs, stopped working […]
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Firefighters, Bronx Residents Saved from Carbon Monoxide Trap after Responding EMS Crew’s Meter Goes off in Building
NY Daily News – November 04, 2014 by Joseph Stepansky, Ginger Adams Otis Firefighters responding to a call for a sick person in the Bronx Monday night nearly got caught in a carbon monoxide trap — but an EMS crew coming behind them averted disaster. The firefighters were unaware they had walked into a building […]
Urgent GOTV 2014 Urgent – All Hands Needed to Turnout on Election Day
UFANYC.org – November 04, 2014 Tuesday November 4th 8:30am-9pm The UFA needs off-duty members to help at the following election site: Terrence Murphy HQ New York State Senate District 40 964 East Main Street, Shrub Oak, NY 10588 Contacts: Matt Slater or Ian Miller 914-582-2361 / 914-352-6873 UFA Contact: Bill Greco – 212-545-6966 This […]
NYPD Marathon Team Beats the FDNY for the First Time in 12 Years
NY Daily News – November 03, 2014 by Caitlin Nolan The city’s finest are, at least this year, the fastest. NYPD officials beat their FDNY counterparts at Sunday’s marathon, and running away with the Mayor’s Cup for the first time since 2002. Police Officer Mario Segura crossed the finish line first, completing the marathon in […]
Homecoming for Two Staten Island Families on the 2-year Anniversary of Hurricane Sandy
SI Advance – October 30, 2014 by Tracey Porpora STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — FDNY Lt. Chris Kotula narrowly escaped the floodwaters on Oct. 29, 2012 — he and his Labrador retriever swam out the door when the raging torrent came crashing through his Milton Avenue home in New Dorp. His wife, Carolyn, and then-1-month-old daughter, […]
FDNY lieutenant Gets New Home after Sandy Destroyed Family&Rsquo;s Old Home
WPIX 11 – October 29, 2014 by Lisa Mateo STATEN ISLAND (PIX11) – A New York City firefighter and his wife will carry their second child into a brand new home thanks to volunteers who helped them rebuild after Hurricane Sandy destroyed their Staten Island residence. FDNY Lt. Chris Kotula, his wife Carolyn and their […]
De Blasio Praises Ebola First Responders
Capital New York – October 29, 2014 by Sally Goldenberg Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday personally thanked the emergency medical service workers who last week transported Dr. Craig Spencer, New York City’s only confirmed Ebola patient, from his West Harlem apartment to Bellevue Hospital where he remains in serious but stable condition. The mayor […]
As Concerns About Ebola Increase, Health Workers Get a Crash Course
Chief Leader – October 28, 2014 by SARAH DORSEY As huge monitors projected images of the woman on stage donning and doffing layers of Ebola-resistant clothing, Oct. 21 health-care workers leaned over to each other for a play-by-play. “What about the boots?” said one home-health aide. “Is she going to check them?” Another commented on […]
The Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies, and The Academy for Critical Incident Analysis at John Jay College
9-1-1 Recordings – To Release or Withhold Journalistic, Legal, Public Safety, and Family Perspectives Join distinguished panelists at this one-day event as they discuss the legal and moral controversy over the release of 9-1-1 recordings and new technologies such as body cameras from high-profile crimes, accidents and terrorism incidents including 9/11, Columbine and Sandy Hook […]
Worker Safety Group Asks de Blasio for Executive Order Mandating Ebola Protocols
NY Daily News – October 27, 2014 by Erin Durkin A top worker safety group is asking Mayor de Blasio to issue an executive order mandating the use of Centers for Disease Control guidelines and training for Ebola response at all city hospitals. “We urge you to issue an executive order that will make the […]
