» FDNY honors 58th anniversary of the 23rd Street Fire
18/10/24 07:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
PHOTOS: FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker joined members, families and friends on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, for a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the 23rd Street Fire. The 23rd Street Fire, which happened on...

» FDNY battles fire on 11th floor of apartment building in the Bronx
18/10/24 07:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
VIDEO: Firefighters responded to a fire at an apartment building Friday morning in Melrose. According to the FDNY, the call came in just before 7 a.m. and was under control in less than an hour. Video of the scene showed flames bursting ...

» New fire rescue boat is coming to Canandaigua Lake in Ontario County
18/10/24 07:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
PHOTO: The Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department is adding a new fire rescue boat to its fleet on Canandaigua Lake. The department is responsible for protecting 13 miles of Canandaigua Lake and the boat aims to help them respond to emergenc...

» New Hyde Park sixth grader turns scary experience into action with fire safety PSA
18/10/24 07:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
VIDEO: A sixth grader from New Hyde Park is hoping to help lower the number of children killed in house fires. Luke Tamhan is part of a new safety campaign using a song to remind children to get out of a house when they hear a smoke dete...

» Community in shock after Salina house fire leaves elderly man and woman fighting for their lives
17/10/24 07:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
At 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a call to 911 dispatch was made that alerted them to a fire on the 300 block of Glendale Avenue. The home of Janet Sugrue and her brother-in-law Thomas Sugrue went up in flames. Right behind their home is where ...

» FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker provides an update on deadly lithium-ion battery fire in Brooklyn
17/10/24 07:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
VIDEO: At a Public Information Briefing on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker provided an update on a deadly overnight fire in Brooklyn that started due to a lithium-ion battery inside an apartment. The fire hap...

» Fire Safety Awareness Day held in Port Jefferson
17/10/24 07:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
Edna Louise Spear Elementary School proudly welcomed the Port Jefferson Fire Department for a special Fire Safety Awareness Day, engaging students from PreK through Grade 5 in an informative and interactive session about fire safety. The...

» Syracuse firefighters tackle apartment blaze
17/10/24 07:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
Syracuse firefighters battled an early morning fire on the city’s near west side on Thursday, October 17. They were called to the former Peace Manor apartments near the intersection of Seymour St. and S. West St. around 5:30 a.m.. When t...

» Man killed, 3 injured when fire rips through Brooklyn apartment
16/10/24 07:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
VIDEO: A man was killed and three others were injured when a fire ripped through a Brooklyn apartment early Wednesday morning, according to officials. The fire broke out in a second-floor apartment on Brighton 3rd Street in Brighton Beac...

» Webster home damaged in fire; no injuries reported
16/10/24 07:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
Nobody was hurt during a house fire Tuesday afternoon. Crews responded just after 1:45 p.m. to a home on Lake Road near Baker Road, where smoke was seen coming out of the structure. Units battled the fire for 20-25 minutes before it was ...