Posted by LET Staff | May 24, 2019 TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey firefighters who contracted illnesses from volunteering at ground zero on 9/11 won’t receive the health benefits they need. Why? Because they weren’t on the clock at that time. Not only did these brave men and women step up to help our country when it needed […]
Pix11 – Mark Sundstrom NORWOOD, the Bronx — After a fire broke out at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx Friday night, confirmed by the FDNY, a source told PIX11 there were two additional fires at the medical center as well. The first fire was in the boiler room of the hospital located at 111 […]
By Larry Celona, Rebecca Rosenberg and Stephanie Pagones May 24, 2019 | 6:59pm Where there was smoke … The teen who allegedly assaulted an off-duty firefighter last weekend was roaming the streets at the time because a judge had released him without bail for a robbery nine days earlier — even though he was already awaiting sentencing for felony burglary. “There’s […]
Thursday, May 23, 2019 3:52PM ET UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — Police have arrested a teenager in the assault of an off-duty firefighter on the Upper East Side last weekend. Damir Johnson, 17, is facing a charge of second-degree assault. Original story credit
By Eyewitness News May 22,2019 UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — Police are searching for a group of teenagers after one of them allegedly attacked an off-duty firefighter. Investigators released video of the teens they’re searching for. They say the attack happened on Saturday around 9:25 a.m. on E. 86th Street between 2nd and 3rd avenues […]
By Susan Edelman and Sara Dorn May 18, 2019 | 8:27pm An FDNY firefighter in this iconic 9/11 photo is suing the department and its black fraternal group for racial discrimination, claiming he was barred from an honorary post because he’s white. Lt. Daniel McWilliams says the former head of the Vulcan Society told him he couldn’t be a flag […]
May 17,2019 Chief Booth was appointed as an EMT for New York City in 1983, initially assigned to the Yorkville Station in Manhattan. In 1988, he became a paramedic and was assigned to the EMS Station at Jacobi Hospital. In 1992, he was promoted to Lieutenant, serving out of the Lincoln Hospital EMS Station before […]
By Alex Mitchell Two of New York’s and the Bronx’ bravest were promoted to top-ranking chief positions by the FDNY commissioner. FDNY members Lillian Bonsignore and Alvin Suriel were sworn in as Chief and Assistant Chief of EMS on Tuesday, May 7. Bonsignore is the first woman to head the FDNY’s EMS bureau, while Suriel […]
By: Audrey Puente, FOX 5 NY May 07, 2019 07:56 PM EDT NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) – For the first time, a woman has been sworn in as chief of New York City’s Emergency Medical Services. Lillian Bonsignore was appointed the position by Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro. “I’ve known Lillian for many years. I know she […]
Updated: May 17, 2019 12:41 PM EDT UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS – An early morning University Heights fire left four people injured and sent at least two children to the hospital Friday. Firefighters responded to the six-story apartment building at 2265 Davidson Ave. around 3 a.m. Officials say 12 units with 60 firefighters battled the early morning blaze. […]