Posts Tagged: Fdny
I don’t know where we’re going but we’re making good time!
It's not about us ... me, you, him or her. It's about US ... the Fire Service .. THE BROTHERHOOD. Maybe our small gestures will inspire greater ones from others ....
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Fire Critic and IronFiremen Converge on The Big Apple Again…This Time to Support the Rescue 2 MAYDAY Fund
Yeah, they made a pot of coffee. It meant the world to me. One F$%#in cup of coffee was all I needed. If you remember, I have been kicking myself since our last trip for NOT drinking the cup of coffee I was offered. This time I drank it...and they opened up to us more as time went on.
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TODAY!
TODAY ... these brothers are fighting to recover. TODAY ... their families sacrifice and suffer. What will YOU do to help TODAY?
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Special offer: Support the FDNY Rescue 2 Mayday fund in a big way when you make a purchase from MN8-Foxfire.
Fifty percent of Internet sales will go to help out the two burned firefighters from Rescue 2.
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A STATter911.com reader on free speech in & around the firehouse including social & not so social media. News items from FDNY, Jackson FD & South Bend FD.
The New York case reminds Dave of a battle fought in DC 20-years-ago. The other two are very much signs of today's times.
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Messing with the “Po Po”, Company Pride and a fire kicking Ass!
Here in "The Noke", we have a GREAT working relationship with our Brothers in Blue (Police Department). You never read it in our paper or see it on the news but we see a lot of shootings, stabbings and just general assaults. Having a good and trusting relationship between Fire/EMS and Police is crucial on these types of incidents.
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Union Slams FDNY No Opinion Rule
Directive seeks to limit the posting of “opinions” in fire stations… Yes… no “opinions”… posted in fire stations…. anywhere in the city of New York...
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“No Sleep Till Brooklyn”
Lloyd Takes in Two-Alarm Fire with TL.157
"Using All Hands; Fire in a commercial garage. Extra Engine and Truck. Fire is "Doubtful.""
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Best of the Rest – Quick Drills, Shoutouts, FDNY Rescue 2 MAYDAY Fund, Jay Bettencourt, and much more
The Best of the Rest is back with plenty from across the Fire Service World. Check out some of what the other blogs and web sites have to offer!
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From the 4th floor… they JUMPED to their death!
Like the 343 lost on 9/11, I try to remember these and all the other members lost in the Line of Duty EVERYDAY. I challenge you to do the same. Don't just remember these brave men today ( because of a 7 year "anniversary" ) remember them tomorrow, the day after that, the next, next and so on.
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Team up with The Fire Critic, IronFiremen, and MN8 FoxFire to Support the Rescue 2 MAYDAY Fund
For the next week, today (Monday January 23, 2012) through next Monday (January 30, 2012) Zach will donate 50% of all online sales of MN8 FoxFire products to the Rescue 2 MAYDAY fund!
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Remembering FDNY’s “Black Sunday”
NEW YORK, NY - The Black Sunday Fire - January 23rd, 2005 - The Bronx blaze claimed the lives of FDNY Lt. Curtis W. Meyran, L27 - FF John G. Bellew, L27; critically injured FF Jeffrey Cool, R3 and Lt. Joseph DiBernardo, R3 and injured FF Brendan C…
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Paying it forward … an investment in Brotherhood!
The thing is ... you have to do more than just talk about Brotherhood, you have to act. You have to do something (ANYTHING..big or small) to make a positive impact on the Service and aid our fellow Brothers / Sisters. Rhett and I try to do so everyday. Zach founded and entire company on that principle.
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I need a Priest !
That's where I have a small problem ... I always have my helmets "blessed" before placing them into service and I've decided to ask our newly appointed Department Chaplin, Father Sandy Webb; to do it for me. We've actually spoken about it before so I'm sure he will, it's just that he's currently out of the Country.
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Family sues FDNY fire truck driver involved in March 2011 crash
Albert DeFilippo was seriously injured in March 2011 when the Lifestyles for the Disabled van he was riding in was struck by FDNY Ladder 81 in Staten Island. DeFilippo died from his injuries in August.
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UPDATE: Steelton, PA Fire Department bounces Emilio Hall, firefighter who claimed he was FDNY member trapped on 9-11. Hall is currently in jail.
Mayor and chief who were criticized after December article have modified their response.
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FDNY Fire Inspector charged in Day Care Scam
An FDNY Fire Inspector has been charged in a massive bribery scheme involving Brooklyn day care centers.
Inspector Carlos Montoya was arraigned last Friday in Federal District Court in Manhattan, and released on $100,000 bond. The investigation, dubb…
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Grocery-cam: Citizen thinks he’s uncovered a scandal as FDNY’s Engine 255 goes shopping in Brooklyn.
Oh the humanity!
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Under staffed, attacks on our pension, a Close Call, 2nd alarms to rubbish fires…. Ironifremen.com is back on line!
We all need a room full of firefighter wives, girlfriends etc like " Suki " to fill council chambers etc every time they talk about, debate and consider budget cuts to Public Safety. And don't think for a minute that your Department budget or your pension is safe. Right now, my pension is under attack. It's been coming for some time now but it's just here recently that the majority of our members have "seen the light"
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Video: FDNY Battles 3 Alarm Fire on Broadway in Manhattan
3 alarm fire at 4945 Broadway in Manhattan, NY. FDNY Firefighters battle this building fire that might have been started by "illegal nighttime welding". 138 firefighters from 33 units fought the fire for about 4 hours.
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FDNY early video & audio: Brooklyn 2nd alarm apartment fire. Citizen: ‘You’ve been here 10 minutes. Where’s the water?’
Video from battalion chief's perspective at six story apartment building.
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2011 Ironfiremen.com’s Year in Review!
I'm not sure what I've done to deserve the life I've been given this past year but I am truly THANKFUL. Together, Rhett and I have made the journey of a lifetime in just a few short years. I can only imagine what 2012 will bring us.
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Another Race Discrimination Suit for FDNY
Five FDNY electricians have filed a race discrimination lawsuit against three coworkers and the FDNY. The 36 page complaint alleges that supervisors and coworkers subjected the employees to ridicule, scorn, threats, and retaliation, and that they were de…
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Pennsylvania volunteer’s story about being an FDNY firefighter trapped in 9-11 rubble questioned. Steelton mayor & chief questioned about comments to newspaper.
FDNY says they have never had a firefighter named Emilio Hall.
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Brooklyn Citizen Finds Firefighters “Joyriding”.
Or, “Engine 255 Shops for the Meal”