Maryanna Antoldi Monday, November 20, 2017 08:43PM HAMILTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) – Nearly 150 people are without a place to live after a massive fire in Upper Manhattan last week. The Red Cross says it is assisting 56 families who were displaced in the Hamilton Heights fire. The 6-alarm fire burned through the six-story building last […]
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Two Dead in Dyker Heights, No Smoke Detectors in Apartment Building Blaze
By Paul Stremple – November 9, 2017 The apartment building at 6709 11th Ave in Dyker Heights, where this morning’s fire broke out (Screenshot via Google Maps) DYKER HEIGHTS – There were no working smoke detectors in the Dyker Heights building where fire left two dead and sent a handful of others to the hospital […]
You Could See Out to the Street:’ NYC Building Evacuated After Stories-Tall Crack Opens Up
By Ida Siegal Lara Wilson can see through her wall. That’s because her upper Manhattan apartment building has a gaping crack — at least a couple centimeters wide — up an exterior wall that has splintered up from the second floor to the roof. And the crack is growing — leading fire officials to hastily […]
EMS unions sue FDNY, city in fight for better pay
Emergency Medical Services Locals 2507 and 3621 are suing for information on pay history, accusing the city and fire department of withholding information Yesterday at 11:23 AM By EMS1 Staff NEW YORK — EMS unions sued the city of New York as well as the FDNY to obtain documents needed in their fight for better […]
Deadly Brooklyn Fire being Investigated as Possible Arson
WABC – November 10, 2017 by Eyewitness News DYKER HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) — Authorities are now investigating a deadly fire that killed two people and injured seven others in Brooklyn Thursday morning as a possible case of arson. The flames broke out inside an apartment on 11th Avenue in Dyker Heights just after 7 a.m. […]
Son of convicted terrorist joins FDNY
By Susan Edelman and Dean Balsamini November 4, 2017 | 6:26pm | Updated Omar Ahmed Sattar The 279 firefighters who graduated from the FDNY Academy last month include the son of a firefighter killed on 9/11 — and the son of a terrorist. Rookie firefighter Omar Ahmed Sattar, 30, is the eldest son of Ahmed Abdel Sattar, who was convicted in 2005 […]
Family, Henderson firefighters honor man who was 9/11 hero
By: John Langeler Posted: Nov 02, 2017 08:46 PM PDT Updated: Nov 02, 2017 08:46 PM PDT http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/family-henderson-firefighters-honor-man-who-was-911-hero/850292503 LAS VEGAS – There was a small but poignant ceremony held in Henderson Thursday for a former New York City firefighter who died. Paul Geidel served as a firefighter for three decades, but it was the tragedy of 9/11 where […]
FDNY EMT sings national anthem at NFL game
The 4th annual First Responders Night included 150 responders holding the American flag while EMT Sarah McShane sang Today at 10:53 AM By EMS1 Staff EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — An FDNY EMT kicked off Thursday’s NFL game by performing the national anthem. As part of the NFL’s Salute to Service month, 150 first responders held […]
FDNY Promotes Department’s First Black Female Deputy Chief
An EMS veteran will make history this week when she becomes the New York City Fire Department’s first female African-American deputy chief. Nov. 2, 2017, at 6:51 a.m. FDNY Promotes Department’s First Black Female Deputy Chief NEW YORK (AP) — An emergency medical services veteran will make history this week when she becomes the New York City […]
Terrorism Suspected In Tribeca Truck Attack: Sources Shared from the Tribeca-FiDi, NY Patch
A truck driver sped down a bike path near the West Side Highway, killing at least six people, sources said. By Brendan Krisel (Patch National Staff) – Updated Oct 31, 2017 5:16 pm ET TRIBECA, NY — At least six people were killed and more injured when a truck sped down a bike path near the West Side Highway, […]
