Brightline accident: Driving a fire truck under pressure takes experience | Letters
As a 28-year veteran of the New York Fire Department, especially during what was called the War Years, the 60s through the ...
Phoenix increases sales tax to offset budget deficit, hire firefighters. How to weigh in
Facing a $39 million shortfall in the next fiscal year, Phoenix City Council voted to hike sales taxes from 2.3% to 2.8%.
Local FDNY dispatchers guide firefighters to teen trapped in mud in remote Staten Island woods
An FDNY dispatcher calmly guided a rescue crew to a remote wooded area on Staten Island where a teen had gotten stuck ...
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FDNY Dispatchers Guide Firefighters to Teen Trapped in Mud
The 18-year-old got stuck in about 3 feet of mud while walking two dogs with his sister in a remote area of Staten Island.
How 2 FDNY dispatchers turned Staten Island woods nightmare into a heroic rescue
The FDNY commissioner applauded the work of a fire alarm dispatcher and his supervisor in a recent rescue at Brookfield Park.
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‘A miraculous job': FDNY commissioner credits EMS in saving firefighter’s life
A firefighter suffered a medical emergency and collapsed while on the roof of a building during a two-alarm fire in Brooklyn ...
Sterling Fire Department selling old firetrucks to fund purchase of new one
"Unfortunately, when we got them, they started breaking down and having mechanical difficulties," Sterling Fire Department ...