Deadly fire in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn prompts FDNY to remind drivers not to park near fire hydrants
A fire in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn turned deadly overnight, and the FDNY says parked cars were blocking two of the closest hydrants.
FDNY To Drivers: Please Stop Parking At Hydrants
Parking scofflaws turn a fire fatal. The public could help, if the Council would pass a bill creating citizen enforcement.
FDNY Says Blocked Hydrants Hampered Efforts at Fatal Fire
"There’s no doubt that the cars that were parked on the hydrants have slowed down our members from engaging in firefighting tactics,” said FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker
FDNY says crews slowed by cars blocking hydrants at deadly Brooklyn house fire
The FDNY called out drivers Sunday who parked in front of fire hydrants, slowing firefighters down at a deadly house fire in Brooklyn. Firefighters were dispatched to a Bay Ridge home on 80th Street around 4 a.
Brooklyn apartment fire kills man, SUVs parked at hydrants delay FDNY
A 37-year-old man was killed and a woman and toddler critically hurt when a fire ripped through their Brooklyn apartment building early Sunday — and FDNY officials say two SUVs parked at fire hydrants hampered their ability to fight the blaze.
FDNY's efforts to battle Bay Ridge, Brooklyn fire hindered by blocked hydrants
One man was killed and two other people were injured in the blaze. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal has the story.
Cars block fire hydrants at scene of deadly Brooklyn fire
By Sonia Rincón Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) — One person is dead and two others are injured after a fire broke out at an apartment building in Brooklyn. Flames were seen shooting out of the four-story building on 80th Street in Bay Ridge just after 3:30 a.
Cars blocking fire hydrants slowed response to fatal Brooklyn fire: FDNY
The FDNY has called out the drivers of two cars parked near fire hydrants, saying they slowed down the agency's response to a deadly fire in Brooklyn early Sunday morning.
FDNY loses another member to 9/11-related illness, firefighter orgs say
Thomas Dunn, a former member of Engine Company 234 in Brooklyn, died Saturday of sicknesses picked up during the massive ...
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Another ex-FDNY chief pleads guilty to federal charges in 'pay-to-play' scheme
Anthony Saccavino, 59, reportedly made $57,000 from the scheme, which involved fast-tracking inspections in exchange for ...
Deaths of 2 FDNY members from Staten Island reclassified as 9/11-related deaths, union says
"Their sacrifice at Ground Zero will never be forgotten," the Uniformed Firefighters Association said in a post on X.
Ex-FDNY chief guilty of creating ‘VIP lane’ to fast-track inspections in $200K pay-to-play bribery scheme
Anthony Saccovino, 59, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a bribery conspiracy charge in Manhattan federal court as part of a plea ...
Former FDNY chief pleads guilty to conspiring to receive bribes to speed up building inspections
Saccavino, 59, is accused of expediting fire inspections for building owners who could pay up in a scheme that saw him and ...
FDNY: Firefighter injured fighting house fire on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y — A firefighter suffered minor injuries in a house fire in Annadale late on Wednesday night, according to ...
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Massive fire injures 4 FDNY firefighters at vacant building in Harlem
Firefighters were putting out hotspots at the scene of a massive building fire in Harlem Thursday morning that they had ...
FDNY firefighters rescue teen who was impaled by wrought iron fence in Queens
Firefighters jumped into action to rescue a teen boy’s life after he was impaled by a wrought iron fence while horsing around ...