UFANYC.org – August 24, 2017 by www.UFANYC.org Wake Wednesday, August 23rd from 2-5pm & 7-9pm Thursday, August 24th from 2-5pm & 7-9pm Thomas F. Dalton Funeral Home 47 Jerusalem Ave. Hicksville, NY 11801 516-931-0262 Funeral Mass Friday, August 25th at 9:45am St. Ignatius Loyola Church 129 Broadway Hicksville, NY 11801 All Off-Duty Members should attend […]
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WTC Funeral – Retired Battalion Chief Joseph D. McKeon, Battalion 46
UFANYC.org – August 24, 2017 by www.UFANYC.org Wake Wednesday, August 23rd from 4-6pm & 7-9pm Donohue Cecere Funeral Home 290 Post Ave. Westbury, NY 11590 516-333-0615 Funeral Mass Thursday, August 24th at 10am Our Lady of Hope RC Church 534 Broadway Carle Place, NY 11514 516-334-4908 All Off-Duty Members should attend in Class A Uniform. […]
Firehouse Kitchen’s Ray Cooney to Judge America’s Best Firehouse Chili Contest
On Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at The New York City Fire Museum, Retired FDNY Firefighter and host of the television show, Firehouse Kitchen, will be deciding who makes America’s Best FireHouse Chili. Nothing elicits a sense of pride at fire stations across the country quite like a firehouse kitchen that produces quality eats, especially chili. That’s why […]
Window Washers Rescued From 35th Floor of Midtown High Rise, FDNY Says
By Ben Fractenberg, Aidan Gardiner and Trevor Kapp | August 21, 2017 12:33pm TwitterFacebookEmailMore The window washers got stuck outside 900 Third Ave. at about 11:53 a.m., officials said. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Trevor Kapp MIDTOWN — Two window washers were rescued after getting stuck on the 35th floor of a Third Avenue high-rise building on Monday, officials said. The workmen were trapped outside the 35th floor of […]
Robert Alexander: A hero’s farewell
The funeral procession for Robert Alexander, a former NYFD engineer and Mount Washington native, drew hundreds of firefighters from New York, along with local police and firefighters. Alexander’s death is being attributed to exposure to chemicals in 9/11 wreckage. HEATHER BELLOW – THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE Posted Saturday, August 19, 2017 4:03 pm By Derek Gentile, Dgentile@berkshireeagle.com SHEFFIELD — Family, […]
Car fire on FDR Drive snarls evening commute, FDNY says
By Lauren Cook lauren.cook@amny.com August 17, 2017 A car fire on FDR Drive snarled traffic just as the evening commute got underway Thursday, an FDNY spokesman said. Flames completely engulfed the vehicle in the southbound lanes of FDR Drive, near 34th Street, around 4:08 p.m., the spokesman said. There were no injuries reported, according to the FDNY. Firefighters extinguished the […]
Recently deceased 9/11 responder inspires new team in upcoming 5K run
BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP / Photo courtesy of crowdrise.com By Danielle Kogan Late Firefighter Billy Gormley, who died as a result of cancer believed to have been contracted while working at Ground Zero, will be honored this year during the Tunnel to Towers 5K Run and Walk on Sunday, September 24. Ridgeite Kathy Khatari, Gormley’s sister, and […]
Harlem Fire: Third-Story Blaze Breaks Out On Busy Street
Firefighters battled a blaze Thursday afternoon at a six-story building on St. Nicholas Avenue. ShareTweetGoogle PlusRedditEmailComments0 HARLEM, NY — A fire broke out in a six-story building Thursday afternoon on a busy Harlem street, an FDNY spokesman told patch. The blaze started on the third floor of a six-story building located at 285 St. Nicholas […]
Company partially responsible for deadly 2007 Deutsche Bank blaze still fighting two injured FDNY firefighters in court
“I don’t have much of a life, I have swelling, pain. I got to bed by 8 p.m., I gotta get my leg up,” said retired firefighter Steven Olsen. (JOHN ROCA) GINGER ADAMS OTIS NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Wednesday, August 16, 2017, 12:28 PM Ten years after the tragic fire that killed FDNY firefighters Joe […]
FDNY hero Weaver Debe, HEART 9/11 pals to build school for Haiti orphanage
Debe joined the FDNY in 2000 and took part in Ground Zero recovery efforts. (TODD MAISEL/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) GINGER ADAMS OTIS NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thursday, August 17, 2017, 4:00 AM FDNY firefighter Weaver Debe is headed home to Haiti on Thursday — and he’s bringing 15 of his fellow Bravest with him to […]
