» New York bill would require fire safety precautions in e-bike shops
28/11/23 08:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
Shops in New York state that peddle e-bikes would be required to implement enhanced fire safety precautions under a newly introduced bill aimed at curbing New York City’s e-bike fire crisis. The legislation, which would mandate automatic...

» Fatal 3-alarm fire in Town of Clarence under investigation
28/11/23 08:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
The fire call for the home on Spaulding Drive in Clarence came in at 2:39 a.m. Sunday. Three minutes later, Clarence District 1 Volunteer Fire Chief Brett Hanford arrived on the scene. "I had heavy fire coming out of the front of the hou...

» FDNY: 1 firefighter injured battling Staten Island fire
27/11/23 22:03 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
A firefighter suffered minor injuries in a house fire in New Dorp Beach on Monday morning. The incident was called at 10:16 a.m. for the basement of a home at 64 Hett Ave. between Beacon Place and Marine Way, according to a spokesman for...

» Christmas tree sales help fund Pierrepont volunteer firefighters
27/11/23 20:34 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
It’s financially challenging to run a volunteer fire department. That’s why some St. Lawrence County firefighters are holding a Christmas tree fundraiser to help their department make its budget. Roxanne Locy of Pierrepont takes her time...

» 2 dead after fire tears through Manhattan brownstone
27/11/23 08:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
VIDEO: Two men died and two other people were hurt after a fire broke out in a brownstone in Harlem, the FDNY said Saturday morning. Video of the deadly blaze showed flames shooting from the window of a second-floor apartment in the four...

» FDNY: Three firefighters, one resident injured in Bronx apartment fire
27/11/23 08:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
Three firefighters and one resident were injured on Sunday when a fire tore through a Bronx NYCHA building, Fire Department officials said. According to FDNY sources, firefighters rushed to Mitchel Houses at 215 Alexander Avenue at aroun...

» FDNY chaplain who consoled firefighters after 9/11 dies of cancer tied to aftermath at Ground Zero
27/11/23 08:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
An FDNY chaplain who consoled grieving firefighters following the 9/11 terror attacks died early Thursday of cancer-related illness due to Ground Zero’s aftermath. He was 74. Monsignor John Delendick was remembered as a “spiritual consta...

» 'It was a ball of fire': Witnesses describe vehicle explosion in Niagara Falls
27/11/23 08:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
VIDEO: A couple visiting from Kitchener, Ontario witnessed the vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge In Niagara Falls on Wednesday. Mike Guenther said he and his wife were walking near the bridge when they saw a speeding vehicle coming...

» FDNY: 1 person dead, 3 firefighters injured in Bronx house fire
22/11/23 08:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
A fire in the Bronx killed one person and sent three firefighters to the hospital Monday night, according to an FDNY spokesperson. First responders received a call for a house fire on Bainbridge Avenue at 9:20 p.m. When firefighters arri...

» Fire at Tesla Science Center in Shoreham; one firefighter injured
22/11/23 08:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
VIDEO: One firefighter suffered a fall and was hospitalized while battling a fire at a historic building in Shoreham. Flames broke out at the Tesla Science Center on Randall Road shortly before 5 p.m. The building dates back to 1901, and...