Firefighters used ropes to make a daring rescue of a woman from a 20th floor apartment, officials said. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Fires and Firefighters”
Bronx Fire Leaves Four Dead, Including Three Children, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on October 30, 2022
Two other people who were in the home were taken to the hospital and were in critical condition, the police said. Source: New York Times
New York Fire Department to Be Led by Woman for First Time
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2022
Laura Kavanagh, currently the acting commissioner, is expected to be appointed to the post on Thursday by Mayor Eric Adams. Source: New York Times
Hurricane Ian Survivors Have Allies in New Yorkers Who Went Through Sandy
By Gotham Rex on October 12, 2022
Rockaways residents are sharing rebuilding tips, donating to nonprofit groups who helped them a decade ago and collecting gift cards. Source: New York Times
Prosecutions for Fire Safety Violations Dropped by 98% in New York City
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2022
The dramatic decline has prompted concerns about safety just months after the city’s deadliest blaze in decades. Source: New York Times
Catskills Hotel That Inspired ‘Dirty Dancing’ Suffers Devastating Fire
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2022
The Grossinger’s Catskill Resort Hotel had served as a vibrant summertime getaway for generations. But in recent decades, it had been abandoned. Source: New York Times
Fire Sparked by Electric Scooter Battery Kills Woman and Child in Harlem
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2022
The fire, which occurred at a New York Housing Authority building, also left the child’s father in critical condition, according to the police. Source: New York Times
New York Firefighter Dies in North Carolina After Tree Falls on Car
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2022
An accident during a windstorm at the Biltmore Estate killed Casey Skudin, a decorated firefighter who had been driving with his family. Source: New York Times
3 Dead in Wind-Driven Fire in Queens, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on June 18, 2022
The victims were found in the basement of a house in the Richmond Hill section that was previously cited for an illegal cellar dwelling, records show. Source: New York Times
Firefighter Is Killed When Ceiling Collapses in Brooklyn House Fire
By Gotham Rex on April 24, 2022
Five other firefighters were injured in the three-alarm fire in Canarsie, the Fire Department said. Source: New York Times
Bronx Fire Survivors Lament City’s Failure to Disburse Aid
By Gotham Rex on April 21, 2022
Nearly four months after a fire tore through a Bronx complex, killing 17 people, its residents say New York City has yet to disburse millions in aid. Source: New York Times
These Dogs Are Also Firefighters’ Friends
By Gotham Rex on March 18, 2022
The department is trying out four-legged robots to use in dangerous places. “These robots will save lives,” a fire captain said. Source: New York Times
Robot Dogs Join the New York Fire Department
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2022
Plans to use two new robot dogs only in precarious search and rescue missions may help avoid the controversy that met the Police Department’s robots last year. Source: New York Times
Central Park Brush Fires May Have Been Deliberately Set, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on March 8, 2022
A series of fires in the park’s North Woods section were extinguished without injuries or serious damage. Source: New York Times
What Daniel Nigro Has Seen in a Half-Century at the F.D.N.Y.
By Gotham Rex on February 16, 2022
The retiring Fire Department commissioner discusses how the department, and even the fires it fights, have changed over the decades. Source: New York Times