Christine Priore, daughter of Lt. Joseph Priore, looks at her father’s name on the plaque. “My Father’s House” revolves around Christine’s meeting with her new family – the FDNY. (HERMANN, MARC A.) BYLAURA DIMON NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Monday, October 16, 2017, 10:22 PM A poignant documentary from the FDNY about the E. 23rd St. […]
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14 Injured, 1 Critically, After Roaring Fire Breaks Out in Brooklyn Apartment
“” A roaring, three-alarm fire broke out inside a Brooklyn apartment building early Monday, injuring at least 14 people, one critically, the FDNY says. Fire officials say the fire began in a closet on the second floor of the building on 49th Street near 12th Avenue in Borough Park at about 4:30 a.m., quickly spreading […]
Adorable Abandoned Pit Bull Gets Adopted By A Fire Station
Meet Ashley and her new firefighter friends! MITCHELL BYARS · 1 SECOND AGO SHAREPIN IT Instagram/Probyash Who said only dalmatians get to crash at fire stations? Meet Ashley, a pit bull who was abandoned by her owners in 2016. Erica Mahnken, co-founder of No More Pain Rescue, and her fiancé Michael Favor, told The Dodo the dog had been […]
Man Killed in Forest Hills Fire Sparked Blaze by Smoking in Bed, FDNY Says
DNA Info – October 14, 2017 by Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska QUEENS — A Forest Hills apartment fire that left a man dead after he ran out of the building in flames was sparked by a cigarette the victim had been smoking in bed, fire officials said. Ramon Rahim, 59, was inside his second-floor apartment in the […]
Woman Killed in Fiery Brooklyn Car Crash; Driver Found at Hospital
WABC – October 14, 2017 by Eyewitness News BROOKLYN (WABC) — A woman’s body was found in a car after a fiery crash on the Gowanus Expressway in Brooklyn Friday morning, and authorities say the driver — believed to be a man she was dating — hailed a cab in the middle of the highway […]
Three Hurt in Decatur Avenue House Fire
By DAVID GREENE BILLOWING SMOKE AND flame shoot through the roof of a home on Decatur Avenue. Photo by Liana Perez One person, a firefighter and a paramedic suffered minor injuries after a fast-moving house fire destroyed a three-story home on Decatur Avenue. According to fire officials, the fire broke out at 7:30 a.m., on the second-floor of 3080 […]
FDNY remembers fallen comrades Yadira Arroyo, William Tolley in Memorial Day ceremony
Family members of fallen firefighters pay respects at the FDNY’s 110th Annual Memorial Day Service on Wednesday. (JAMES KEIVOM/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) BYESHA RAYLARRY MCSHANE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Wednesday, October 11, 2017, 5:51 PM For FDNY heroes William Tolley and Yadira Arroyo, death came suddenly this year on the jobs they loved so much. The pair were […]
The names of 112 firefighters who died of illnesses from working in 9/11 rubble are etched onto New York memorial
The names of 112 New York City firefighters who died of illnesses after spending time working in the rubble of the World Trade Center after the September 11 attacks were added Tuesday to a memorial in the state’s capital city for firefighters killed in the line of duty. The Fire Department of New York firefighters make up […]
FDNY EMT killed by hit-and-run driver while riding his motorcycle laid to rest
Loved ones of Kevin Liang follow his casket out of the Aievoli Funeral Home Tuesday in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. (TODD MAISEL/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) BYTHOMAS TRACY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, October 10, 2017, 4:01 PM Scores of mourners turned out in Brooklyn Tuesday morning to say a final farewell to FDNY EMT Kevin Liang, who […]
Names of firefighters sickened after 9/11 placed on memorial
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The names of 112 New York City firefighters who died of illnesses after spending time working in the rubble of the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11 attacks were added Tuesday to a memorial in the state’s capital city for firefighters killed in the line of duty. The Fire Department […]
