Robert Stridiron Five firefighters were injured when their truck careened through the wall of a building while responding to a blaze in Queens Sunday night, according to FDNY officials. Members of Engine Co. 303 were responding to a report of a fire when their truck struck the side of an auto-parts warehouse at Liberty Avenue […]
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FDNY Aims to Boost Women, Minorities in Its Ranks
Commissioner Daniel Nigro wants more than 50% of firefighters to be minority and 15% to be women in 12 years By Zolan Kanno-Youngs Feb. 8, 2018 7:02 p.m. ET The New York City Fire Department commissioner said he wants more than 50% of firefighters to be minority and 15% to be women in 12 years—a […]
St. Pat’s honors city’s first line of defense at now-annual First Responder’s Day
Photos courtesy of St. Patrick’s Catholic Academy St. Pat’s students with their very own first responders. 11:47 AM St. Patrick Catholic Academy hosted another successful “First Responders Day” – a school-wide event that pays tribute to members of the NYPD, FDNY, EMS and DSNY – on Friday, February 2. The morning started with a special […]
FDNY warns residents not to walk on frozen water
New York City Fire Department (FDNY) released this warning in January 2018, saying “Never walk on frozen water, no matter how low the temperature dips or how solid the ice may be.” February 7, 2018 | 10:39 AM EDT More
FDNY lieutenant, 59, dies of 9/11-related cancer months after retiring Tweet email
Retired FDNY Lieutenant Edward Meehan died on Feb. 2, 2018. Tweet email Retired FDNY Lieutenant Edward Meehan died on Feb. 2, 2018. BYTHOMAS TRACY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thursday, February 8, 2018, 11:46 AM (FDNY) An FDNY lieutenant has died of 9/11-related cancer just four months after retiring, authorities said Thursday. Ret. Lt. Edward Meehan […]
45th Annual Ice Hockey Heroes: FDNY v NYPD
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11-YEAR-OLD DIES AFTER FALLING THROUGH ICY POND IN QUEENS
y NY1 News | February 6, 2018 @7:36 PM SHARE An 11-year-old boy died Tuesday after he fell through the ice of a pond in a Queens park, according to the city police department. Police confirmed Anthony Perez’s death Tuesday evening. Officials said he fell through the ice in Forest Park sometime before 4:05 p.m. Officials said […]
Rockets’ staffer revived by FDNY medics after suffering heart attack in Manhattan gym
(L-R) Department Chief Dinorah Claudio, Lt. David Cira and EMT Joseph Siciliano used CPR to save the life of a Houston Rockets official who suffered a heart attack during practice. They are pictured with the Philips Heartstart Defibrillator used during the emergency. (ANTHONY DELMUNDO/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) Both teams won Monday. Lt. David Cira […]
Death of 9/11 hero Lt. Edward Meehan
Edward Meehan in an undated photo By Ray O’Hanlon The death has taken place of FDNY Lieutenant Edward Meehan, who had been battling cancer stemming from his rescue work at the World Trade Center in the days and weeks after 9/11. Lieutenant Meehan was honored at the Irish Echo’s First Responders Awards last November. […]
Cat gets stuck in car’s engine on Upper West Side, prompting rescue from FDNY
Fireman Cezar Perez pulls a cat that got stuck in a car’s engine on the Upper West Side. ANDREW SAVULICHLAURA DIMON NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Sunday, February 4, 2018, 4:59 PM The rescue went purr-fectly. Firefighters on Sunday saved a small cat that had gotten stuck deep inside the engine of a parked car on […]
