Anissa Cruz and retired FDNY Lt. Steven McNally were reunited at the Engine Company 75 / Ladder 33 firehouse in the Bronx on Monday. McNally saved Cruz from a fire in 2002. (GO NAKAMURA/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) Nearly 16 years after Bravest Stephen McNally saved a little girl from a raging Bronx inferno, she returned as […]
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 04:36PM NEW YORK – This year marks the 20th anniversary of WABC’s award-winning program, “Operation 7: Save a Life,” but unfortunately fires are still very much in the forefront. December was the deadliest month in decades, fire deaths increased overall in 2017 and first […]
Updated Dec 31, 11:03 AM; Posted Dec 31, 11:00 AM Frank Siller, chairman of the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, is being honored with a Louis R. Miller Leadership Award. (Photo courtesy of the Chamber of Commerce/Steve White)() 4 216shares By Staten Island Advance By Joyce Venezia Suss for the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. […]
Published by Siren at December 29, 201 Dear Friends, It’s a heartbreaking day in New York City. Last night, 12 people, including a one-year-old child, died in a fire that we now know was caused by a child playing with fire. This was the worst fire tragedy in decades. In addition to the loss of life, the fire […]
FDNY Firefighter Seriously Injured on 9/11 Donates Kidney to Stranger 12/25/2017 A retired New York City firefighter who was nearly killed on September 11, 2001 donated his kidney to a total stranger 3,000 miles away, Pete Hegseth reported. Kevin Shea, 50, found that he was a match with 59-year-old California special education teacher Lois […]
On Sunday, members of the FDNY hosted kids from the Make-A-Wish Metro New York and Western New York Foundation. Make-A-Wish helps enhance a child’s life that has been diagnosed with a challenging condition. Sunday’s event held at Station 32 in Gowanus, was also attended my members from Squad 1. Read More
Community leaders, elected officials and high-ranking FDNY Brass all attended the “Community Menorah Event” held the first night of Chanukah in Boro Park. The event was held at the headquarters of FDNY Engine 2828 and Ladder 148. Leaders of many major Jewish organizations were at the event, which was graced with the presence of FDNY […]
By Tim Fleischer Wednesday, November 22, 2017 06:05PM CORONA, Queens (WABC) — Suiting up for another tour of duty, Sean O’Rourke barely gets into his turnout gear when the first alarm comes into the station house of Tower Ladder 138 and Engine 289 in Corona, Queens. Climbing behind the wheel of the tower ladder truck, […]
Police officers responding to vehicle collision in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon.CreditChang W. Lee/The New York Times Six people were reported killed when a man drove a pickup truck down a lengthy stretch of a bike path next to the Hudson River in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon before he jumped out with two fake […]
FDNY hosted the 16th Annual Blessing of its Marine Fleet on Friday, October 27, at 11 a.m. at South Street Seaport – Pier 16, Manhattan. This maritime tradition is meant to ensure safe travels and includes a procession of fireboats along the East River led by Fireboat Three Forty Three of Marine Company 1, – […]
