Blocked NYC fire hydrant complaints doubled since pandemic as bike lanes, lack of cops may be to blame
Complaints about parked cars blocking fire hydrants have more than doubled since the start of the pandemic — with critics ...
FDNY firefighter promoted to deputy chief is first woman to hold the rank in department history
FDNY officer Michele Fitzsimmons, who was told by her grandfather that “women shouldn’t be firefighters” is poised to become ...
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On a recent Saturday afternoon in Brooklyn, Mamadou Sow rolled ... devices have caused more than 900 fires in the city in recent years, killing more than 30 people and injuring another 500, according ...
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‘He wears his heart on his sleeve’: Fundraiser launched for FDNY dispatcher after fire
Brooklyn is rallying behind a local FDNY dispatcher who tragically lost his home in a fire. A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support FDNY Brooklyn Dispatcher 290 and Training Unit Instructor ...
Deadly fire in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn prompts FDNY to remind drivers not to park near fire hydrants
A fire in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn turned deadly overnight, and the FDNY says parked cars were blocking two of the closest ...
Brooklyn fire injures 9 people, including 3 firefighters: FDNY
A blaze that burned for over an hour in Crown Heights injured nine people, including three firefighters, according to the FDNY.  The fire broke out just before ...