By Anna Quinn A fire broke out on the sixth floor of a new building on Bedford Avenue just after 8:30 a.m., according to FDNY. WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire in a new apartment building on Bedford Avenue Friday, according to FDNY alerts. The fire broke out on the sixth floor of the […]
By Gabrielle Fonrouge New York Post. May 16, 2019 | 8:11am A small fire broke out in the basement of the famed Waldorf Astoria hotel early Thursday, the FDNY said. Insulation in a basement wall started to smoke and smolder around 4:22 a.m. and 78 firefighters rushed to the scene to put it out, officials said. […]
New York City’s Bravest gathered Thursday to welcome 187 probationary firefighters to the ranks. Family, friends, and loved ones celebrated the accomplishment of completing eighteen weeks of training at the Fire Academy. “It means a lot, it means the world that they are all here to support me for this,” said Aric Tegtmeier, one of […]
Sarah Berger | @sarahelizberger CNBC.com In October 2018, an emotional pitch by three kids trying to turn their late father’s invention into a business so deeply resonated with “Shark Tank” viewers, that the siblings sold out all of their company’s inventory within minutes of the episode airing. Now the young entrepreneurs have signed a licensing deal with […]
Joshua Axelrod, Military Times May 15, 2019, 10:09 AM Shaun Donovan served four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and hoped to join the New York Fire Department after leaving the Navy. But, at 35, Donovan was too old by six months and 25 days for the job, the FDNY said. But other fire departments aren’t […]
By Stephanie Pagones May 13, 2019 | 6:05am A terrorist’s bomb has just reverberated through a Brooklyn commuter tunnel at the height of the Wednesday morning rush, clouding the already dark passage with smoke and wounding several. With the FDNY still racing to the rescue, another call crackles over the radio: A large boat hosting a […]
By Robert Cummings May 11, 2019 As each Probationary Class of New FDNY EMT’s is coming to an end of their intensive training, the FDNY invites families to “Family Day”. This day provides a valuable insight into the training that these new EMT’s have experienced during their training. On Saturday, May 11, families were welcomed […]
By Susan Edelman May 11, 2019 | 6:58pm The decorated Navy SEAL rejected by the FDNY— for being six months and 25 days too old — has received invitations across the county to work for other fire departments. Firefighters from more than a dozen departments nationwide have told Shaun Donovan, who is still fighting to join the […]
MAY 10, 2019 – 4:21 PM Original story credit NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — The NYPD held a ceremony Friday to honor officers who had died of September 11-related illnesses. During the ceremony, the names of 47 fallen NYPD officers who worked at Ground Zero following the fall of the twin towers were added to a […]
The names of the late officers, etched onto a stone wall outside headquarters, were read off during the ceremony. They join more than 1,000 other names that are remembered at the annual event. By Rachel Uda rachel.uda@newsday.com Newsday.com Eighty law enforcement officers who died on duty or due to 9/11-related illnesses were honored Saturday at […]