The cause of the Harlem fire is still under investigation, the FDNY said. The cause of the fire that killed FDNY firefighter Michael Davidson is still under investigation, the FDNY said on Monday. Photo Credit: Charles Eckert By Lauren Cooklauren.cook@amny.com @L_Cook865Updated March 26, 2018 3:01 PM PRINT SHARE FDNY firefighter Michael Davidson died of smoke inhalation while battling […]
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FDNY-NYPD hockey teams honor fallen firefighter Michael Davidson at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden dedicated a moment of silence for fallen FDNY firefighter Michael Davidson, who was killed on a Harlem blaze, at a FDNY-NYPD hockey game. (KEVIN C DOWNS/FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) DALE W. EISINGERLARRY MCSHANE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Saturday, March 24, 2018, 8:57 PM The moments of silence were followed by moments […]
Hundreds attend funeral for Keith Young, FDNY firefighter from Wantagh
An FDNY firefighter carries the urn containing the remains of Keith Young into St. Frances de Chantal church in Wantagh Saturday, March 24, 2018. Photo Credit: David L. Pokress / David L. Pokress By David Olsondavid.olson@newsday.comUpdated March 24, 2018 7:19 PM FDNY firefighter Keith Young didn’t ask questions when he traveled to Ground Zero after […]
FDNY firefighter who died of 9/11-linked cancer honored with plaque at East Harlem firehouse
Fallen firefighter Ronald (Ronnie) Brenneisen’s family at his plaque dedication ceremony at Ladder Company 43 firehouse. (HOWARD SIMMONS/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) BYROSHAN ABRAHAMJANON FISHER NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Friday, March 23, 2018, 10:10 PM Firefighter Ronald (Ronnie) Brenneisen, who died in September 2014 of 911-related cancer, was memorialized with a plaque at Ladder Company 43 firehouse […]
Wake & funeral scheduled for firefighter killed in Harlem blaze who had connections to Queens
By Long Island Press Staff tbolger@moreypublishing.com Friday, March 23, 2018 11:15 AM BY TIMOTHY BOLGER AND ROBERT POZARYCKI Photo via FDNY Firefighter Michael Davidson (left) of Engine Company 69 in Manhattan, who was killed while fighting a fire on March 22, attended Queens’ Archbishop Molloy High School. Arrangements have been finalized for the funeral of […]
FDNY firefighter dies battling massive blaze at Harlem movie shoot
By Larry Celona and C.J. Sullivan March 23, 2018 | 1:20am | Updated A firefighter was killed late Thursday while battling a blaze that broke out at a Harlem building where film crews were shooting a new Edward Norton and Bruce Willis movie, police and fire sources said. Michael Davidson of Harlem’s Engine Company 69 — a father of four — was […]
City’s emergency call system goes back to having 911 operators connect callers directly to FDNY dispatchers
Under the terms of a deal reached by City Hall, the NYPD and the FDNY, 911 operators will immediately ask callers if they are reporting a police, fire or medical emergency, rather than asking where the emergency is, authorities said. (JANIFEST/GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO) BYGINGER ADAMS OTISROCCO PARASCANDOLA NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Updated: Thursday, March 22, 2018, […]
FDNY honors firefighter killed in Iraq helicopter crash as new details emerge
AARON KATERSKY Tuesday, March 20, 2018 03:02PM The New York City Fire Department honored one of its own Tuesday, Lt. Christopher Raguso – one of seven U.S. Airmen killed when their helicopter crashed near al Qaim in western Iraq last week. Purple and black memorial buntings were draped on the exterior of Engine 249/Ladder 113 […]
UNION: LACK OF FDNY COVERAGE AT HUDSON YARDS ALARMING
By Michael Scotto | March 21, 2018 @8:25 AM SHARE As the massive Hudson Yards development on Manhattan’s Far West Side takes shape, fire union officials say one important building is missing — a firehouse. And they say that omisson puts the new neighborhood at risk. NY1’s Michael Scotto has the exclusive story. Every day, the far west […]
Congresswoman Clarke, FDNY Deputy Chief Boyd to Be Honored for Their Pioneering Leadership
By Andrea Leonhardt March 22, 2018, 11:38 am During Healthfirst’s annual Women’s History Celebration, Congresswoman Clarke and Deputy Chief Boyd will be recognized for their community service and their trailblazing role as women in leadership Two pioneering Brooklyn women will be among the ten honorees for Healthfirst’s annual Women’s History Community Awards Celebration on Thursday, March […]
