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FDNY bars civilians on fireboat rides 5 months after Belgian firefighter died in crash

NEW YORK — No civilians will be allowed to ride on New York City Fire Department fireboats unless the trip is approved by the department’s chief of fire operations, the FDNY said Friday — five months after a rogue fire boat trip ended in the death of a visiting Belgian…

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NYC mental health crisis teams falling short of expectations

NEW YORK — A program aimed at improving the city’s response to mental health emergencies has slid backward since its initial launch, with response times getting slower, more people sent to hospitals and stepped-up police involvement in cases.

Tribune News Service

Buildings are banning e-bikes amid deadly battery fires

E-bikes' benefits are threatened by the growing toll of deaths and injuries from battery fires.

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Woman who dangled from 20th floor in Manhattan fire recalls terrifying ordeal: ‘I would have died without them,’ she says of firefighters

NEW YORK — The woman who was rescued by firefighters as she dangled from a 20-story window during a Manhattan building fire would not have escaped the flames without the heroics of the FDNY, she gratefully told the Daily News on Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Woman filmed dangling from 20th-floor window in Manhattan high-rise fire recounts heartstopping rope rescue

The three-alarm fire broke out around 10.30am on Saturday at a building on 429 East and 52nd Street in Manhattan

The Independent UK

Firefighters rescue woman dangling from window as blaze traps dozens in Manhattan high-rise

NEW YORK — Firefighters rescued a desperate woman hanging from a window 20 stories above the street as dozens of people were trapped inside a Manhattan high-rise Saturday in a massive blaze that was sparked by an e-bike battery, the New York City Fire Department said.

Tribune News Service

Dozens injured as lithium battery fire rips through Manhattan high-rise: ‘Unbelievably dangerous’

Videos showed two people dramatically being rescued by firefighters who were scaling a building on ropes

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Raging Bronx house fire kills 10-month old girl, her dad and his 2 young brothers: ‘All of a sudden it just erupted’

NEW YORK — A raging house fire devastated a Bronx family Sunday morning, killing a 10-month-old girl, her father and the dad’s young brothers, ages 10 and 12.

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4 dead, including 10-month old girl and 2 boys, in Bronx house fire: ‘All of a sudden it just erupted’

NEW YORK — Three children, including a 10-month-old girl, and an adult were killed in an early-morning fire in their Bronx home Sunday, New York City Fire Department officials said.

Tribune News Service

4 dead, including 15-month old girl and 2 boys, in Bronx house fire: ‘All of a sudden it just erupted’

NEW YORK — Three children, including a 15-month-old baby girl, and an adult were killed in an early-morning fire in their Bronx home Sunday, New York City Fire Department officials said.

Tribune News Service

Fires from exploding e-bike batteries multiply in NYC — sometimes fatally

New York City is on track this year to record twice as many fires caused by e-bike and e-scooter batteries as last year, and four times as many as the year before.

WEKU

Laura Kavanagh will become first female commissioner in FDNY's 157-year history

NEW YORK — The FDNY’s acting commissioner is to be appointed to the job permanently on Thursday, City Hall and Fire Department sources told the Daily News.

Tribune News Service

NEW YORK — It’s a milestone no one wants to mark: Within the next year, the number of FDNY members who have died from a 9/11-related illnesses is expected to surpass the number of firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians who died in the terror attack, FDNY and union officials said.

Tribune News Service

First responder stabbed to death in ‘barbaric’ attack

The EMS worker was one of the first responders to the World Trade Centre on 9/11

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Vandal scrawls swastika on FDNY vehicle parked in Chinatown: NYPD

NEW YORK — A hate-filled vandal scrawled a swastika onto an FDNY vehicle parked on a Chinatown street, police said Saturday.

The Independent UK

9/11 anniversary: The story of how Steve Buscemi returned to his old firefighter job on tragic day

Hollywood actor known for playing oddballs and gangsters originally trained as a firefighter

The Independent UK

OLD 9/11 anniversary: The story of how Steve Buscemi returned to his old firefighter job on tragic day

Hollywood actor known for playing oddballs and gangsters originally trained as a firefighter

The Independent UK

9/11 anniversary: The story of how Steve Buscemi returned to his old firefighter job on tragic day

Hollywood actor known for playing oddballs and gangsters originally trained as a firefighter

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Benzinga

Gov Worker & MMJ Patient Fired For 'Intoxication': D.C. Office Of Employee Appeals Steps Up

The D.C. Office of Employee Appeals (OEA) ruled in favor of a government employee and medical marijuana (MMJ) patient who was fired after being suspected of intoxication in the workplace and who subsequently tested positive for marijuana in late 2020.

Benzinga

Will They Stop Testing Federal Workers For Cannabis? Largest Government Labor Union Works On It

The biggest federal workers union in the nation recently accepted a resolution backing cannabis legalization and urging for the removal of policies penalizing federal workers over their off-the-clock marijuana use in states where the plant is legal.

Salon

What is NYC hiding about 9/11 toxins?

More people have now died of toxics exposure from 9/11 than in the attacks themselves

Tribune News Service

Family breakfast came before capsized boat tragedy on Hudson River

NEW YORK — The group of a dozen relatives, some visiting from Colombia and Miami, gathered for a New Jersey breakfast before heading for a chartered boat ride on the Hudson River.

Tribune News Service

Family of woman and boy killed in NYC Hudson River boat capsize were visiting from Colombia

NEW YORK — The woman and 7-year-old boy killed when their chartered boat capsized in the Hudson River were part of a family of tourists visiting from Colombia, police sources said Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Chartered boat capsizes on Hudson River; boy and woman drown as 9 others are rescued

NEW YORK — A chartered private boat capsized on the Hudson River Tuesday, killing a little boy and a woman who were among passengers dumped into the water, officials said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

New Traffic Device Leaves Hong Kong Pedestrians Red in the Face

Pedestrians crossing the road in Hong Kong may now find themselves bathed in a red glow after authorities installed a device reminding the public to obey traffic lights. Too often, Hong Kongers walk into traffic because they are distracted by their smartphones, Alex Au, chief engineer of the city's transport…

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