“” More than 100 emergency personnel from the NYPD, FDNY and EMS headed to Texas late Sunday to help with rescue and recovery efforts during Harvey as the powerful storm buries the southeast part of the state under epic floodwaters. Mayor de Blasio said the NYC team, which includes an urban search and rescue unit, […]
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News 4 reports: Woman Dies in Brooklyn Kitchen Fire
A woman was found dead in her Brooklyn apartment after firefighters put out a kitchen fire, officials said. The fire late Saturday broke out in the kitchen an apartment on 94th Street in Bay Ridge, the FDNY said. When the blaze was extinguished, firefighters found a woman in the apartment who was pronounced dead at […]
New York sends FDNY, NYPD heroes to help with Harvey rescue
By Ruth Brown August 27, 2017 | 11:04am The New York Task Force-1 team made up of NYPD and FDNY members prepares to assist with Hurricane Harvey rescue. New York is sending 120 of its Bravest and Finest to Texas to rescue people from the epic storm, officials announced Sunday. “After Superstorm Sandy, so many cities stepped up […]
FDNY captain claims firefighters ‘do not run into burning buildings’
By Susan Edelman August 27, 2017 | 3:01am | Updated Modal Trigger FDNY captain claims firefighters ‘do not run into burning buildings’ Paul Washington Gregory P. Mango MORE ON: FDNY New York sends FDNY, NYPD heroes to help with Harvey rescue Woman killed in apartment building fire Fire truck responding to high-rise fire slams into […]
News 4 reports: 10 Hurt in 3-Vehicle Crash Involving Fire Truck in Queens
“” Fire truck responding to a high-rise fire in Queens sparked a three-vehicle crash on Saturday morning, hurting 10 people, the FDNY said. The fire truck struck a Lexus SUV, which ricocheted into a Mercedes SUV, at Kissena Boulevard and Booth Memorial Avenue, near Kissena Park in Flushing, according to officials. The fire truck was about […]
‘Such a Wonderful Gift’: New Canaan Fire Commissioner’s First Grandchild Enters World with Assist from FDNY
By: MICHAEL DINAN | 19 HOURS AGO Dedication to the fire service runs deep in Katie Turkington’s family. Her father, Jack Horner, has served on the New Canaan Fire Commission for a dozen years, including as chairman. Two men on her mother’s side—great-great-grandfather, William Bockage, and great-great-uncle, Fred Bunker—had served in the Cincinnati Fire Department, the latter as […]
Man, 19, Dies After Being Recovered from Waters off Queens Newburgh Gazette http://newburghgazette.com/2017/08/24/man-19-dies-after-being-recovered-from-waters-off-queens/
A Bronx teen drowned Wednesday evening while swimming in waters off of a Far Rockaway beach known for its unsafe currents, officials said. Keith Johnson, 19, went into the ocean near Beach 17th Street at 6:30 p.m., half an hour after lifeguards went off duty, police said. Cops found Johnson at 8:50 p.m., and tried […]
Flatbush Fire Tears Through Auto Shop; Firefighter Injured
The Euro Shop suffered “extensive” damage, FDNY said FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN — Firefighters rushed to the scene of a blaze inside of an auto shop in Flatbush on Wednesday afternoon. The fire tore through The Euro Shop on Rogers Avenue near Cortelyou Road starting just before 4 p.m., an FDNY spokesman told Patch. The fire was […]
Broken Elevator Traps Disabled, Elderly Tenants in Bed-Stuy Senior Housing
DNA Info – August 23, 2017 by Gwynne Hogan BEDFORD-STUYESANT — Dozens of elderly and disabled tenants have been virtual prisoners in their upper-floor apartments of an assisted living facility for weeks due to a busted elevator and building mangers have no timeline for fixing the problem, they said. Residents of Bridge Street A.W.M.E. Church […]
Car Bursts Into Flames After Collision on Henry Hudson Parkway
The Patch – August 23, 2017 by Brendan Krisel (Patch National Staff) UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A car burst into flames Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle collision on the Henry Hudson Parkway, witnesses and fire officials said. Smoke was seen billowing from the highway in the vicinity of West 72nd Street. The fire broke […]
