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Fur is flying between animal-rights group PETA and the FDNY Foundation over outerwear-maker Canada Goose. The Foundation partnered with Canada Goose to produce and sell a limited-edition fundraiser jacket, which is available Friday. But the day before coats hit shelves, PETA caused a flap by claiming it convinced Foundation chairman Steve Ruzow that Canada Goose […]

Jose Gonzalez, 25, is seen at his arraignment on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 in the Bronx. (JAMES KEIVOM/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) BYGINGER ADAMS OTISLAURA DIMON   The career criminal accused of killing an FDNY Emergency Medical Technician with her own ambulance could be spared prison, because a court appointed psychologist says he’s unfit for trial. […]

Keith Young, 53, an FDNY retiree and a former Freeport Fire Department volunteer, died on March 17 of a Sept. 11-related illness. COURTESY THE YOUNG FAMILY By Nadya Nataly He was known as the “firehouse chef,” after he appeared on celebrity chef Bobby Flay’s television show “Throwdown.” When he wasn’t in the kitchen, Freeport High School […]

As the FDNY mourned three of its own this Holy Week, firefighters felt as if they were back in the dark days after 9/11—and recalled the unity America felt just after the attack. MICHAEL DALY 04.01.18 1:59 AM ET The FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums played “America” as eight white-gloved firefighters carried the flag-draped […]

A funeral was held on Long Island Saturday for an Air Force master sergeant and New York City firefighter who was killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq. Christopher Raguso, 39, who had faced bloodshed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and hurricanes in Texas and the Caribbean, always came home to Long Island, alive – except this last time. Read […]

Thousands Attend Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson’s Funeral Service On Tuesday, March 27, 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro and thousands of FDNY members, family and friends attended the funeral service for Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson of Engine Company 69 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. “Michael Davidson was a hero and people like […]

George Froehlich, a retired FDNY firefighter, died on March 29, 2018, from 9/11-linked cancer.  (FACEBOOK) A retired FDNY firefighter who helped ferry supplies back and forth to the World Trade Center site for months after the 9/11 attacks died Thursday from a cancer caused by Ground Zero toxins, family said. He was 64. George Froehlich […]

By Eyewitness News Updated 2 hrs 40 mins ago NEW YORK (WABC) — Family, friends and fellow firefighters joined a sea of New York’s Bravest Tuesday as hundreds gathered to bid a final farewell to a fallen hero. Funeral services were held for firefighter Michael Davidson at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown, where mourners paid […]