Five other firefighters were injured in the three-alarm fire in Canarsie, the Fire Department said. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Fires and Firefighters”
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
Fire Erupts at Brooklyn Building Under Construction
By Gotham Rex on February 7, 2022
No injuries were reported, a New York Fire Department spokesman said on Monday. It was unclear whether residents in nearby buildings were required to evacuate. Source: New York Times
Dennis Smith, Firefighter Who Wrote Best Sellers, Dies at 81
By Gotham Rex on January 23, 2022
“Report from Engine Co. 82” was the first of his 16 books. He also started Firehouse magazine and was the founding chairman of the New York City Fire Museum. Source: New York Times
How Fire Defined the Bronx, and Us
By Gotham Rex on January 20, 2022
The recent fire at Twin Parks in the Bronx was an undeniable tragedy. Just as every fire there over the past 50 years has been. Source: New York Times
The Bronx Fire Victims: Passionate Students and Hardworking Parents
By Gotham Rex on January 17, 2022
The victims, eight children and nine adults, came from a tight-knit community of West African immigrants. Source: New York Times
Scenes From a Weekend of Mourning in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on January 16, 2022
Prayer services were held for 15 of the 17 victims of the fire that broke out last week at the Twin Parks North West building. Source: New York Times
‘Devastated’: 15 Fire Victims Are Mourned at Bronx Service
By Gotham Rex on January 16, 2022
The leader of the Islamic Cultural Center upbraided elected officials, saying of the victims, “The conditions in which they lived in the Bronx caused their death.” Source: New York Times
Inside a Deadly Bronx Fire: Scenes of Chaos, Desperation and Love
By Gotham Rex on January 16, 2022
When the building where they made their home became a smoke-filled death trap, hundreds of residents had to make life-or-death decisions as rescue workers raced to save them. Source: New York Times
Firefighters Battle Large Blaze at Passaic Chemical Plant
By Gotham Rex on January 15, 2022
Mayor Hector Lora urged residents to shut their windows as smoke from the burning chlorine plant wafted through the region. Source: New York Times
Some Tenants Wary of Returning to Bronx Building After Deadly Fire
By Gotham Rex on January 13, 2022
Residents of the Bronx high-rise where 17 people died in a smoky blaze gathered to express frustration over their current circumstances. Source: New York Times