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FDNY crews battled heavy fire, a partial collapse and nearly nine hours of operations during a five-alarm matzo factory fire in Brooklyn
FDNY officials said a man was seriously injured after jumping from a fourth-floor Williamsburg apartment window to escape a kitchen fire
The judge rejected the chiefs’ argument that the department wouldn’t be able to handle a major crisis without them
Terryl Brown was chief legal counsel and deputy commissioner for legal affairs, and Frank Dwyer was the deputy commissioner for public information
The plaintiffs, Assistant Chiefs Joe Jardin, Michael Gala and Fred Schaaf, demand that a total of 11 chiefs get their old jobs back
UFA President Andrew Ansbro has started talking with Commissioner Laura Kavanagh to ramp up the cleaning of bunker gear after e-bike battery fires
Crew members returned from a call to find the man “in possession of personal property of the firefighters on duty,” a police spokesman said
The increase would offset the costs of inflation and salary increases for EMS providers, officials said
A total of 20 firefighters were hurt in the Staten Island residential blaze
Pfeifer will manage day-to-day operations; the retired chief is known for his work in counterterrorism and disaster preparedness
Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh called the Staten Island fire a “very close call” as the members receive treatment for a variety of injuries
The latest request comes amid reports that staff chiefs are angry over a leaked audio recording of their closed-door meeting with Commissioner Kavanagh
The chiefs Laura Kavanagh demoted had several complaints against them and refused to follow her orders, according to a source
The calendar used to be a fun event but was “not a great fundraiser in recent years,” FDNY spokeswoman Amanda Farinacci said
The chief is the third high-ranking member to make the request following Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh’s recent demotion of three other chiefs
Nearly six years after EMT Yadira Arroyo was killed, the man who allegedly ran her down with her own rig will stand trial
The uproar came ahead of a number of promotions scheduled for Tuesday
The firefighters’ great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren witnessed the ceremony at Engine 285/Ladder 142
“He touched many lives in his short time with the department,” the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York wrote
FDNY crewmembers removed all of the children and found heavy fire in the basement
Over 100 fire and EMS personnel responded to the blaze that killed a 13-year-old boy and hurt a total of five people
Adams could eliminate retired EMS providers, firefighters, officers and others’ health insurance options except for Medicare Advantage
“Billy chose to give life after his death. He is truly our forever hero,” said his widow, Kristina Moon
Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell and fire service leaders will make appearances in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., to address the country’s fire problem and honor those lost to fires
The suit states the city suppressed the salaries of EMS providers and says their work is substantially equal to firefighters’ work
“I feel great about the opportunity to serve New York City in this way,” said Michael Fields, former deputy assistant chief of EMS Operations
Thomas D. Healy served with the department for 35 years
The battery added to the “heavy smoke condition” that filled the building, officials said. Most of the residents who died suffered smoke inhalation
Caiden Mora had a big smile as NYPD vehicles, FDNY firetrucks, EMS vehicles and a motorcycle drove by in a first responder parade
William Moon’s wife, Kristina, shared a statement noting that her husband’s organs can provide “Christmas miracles” for others
As they alerted firefighters to the blaze, the EMTs and medics rescued a man and four dogs and searched for a mother and baby
The family of Firefighter William P. Moon II made the decision to donate his organs to save the lives of others
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