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Raging Bronx Fire Injures Three Kids

NY Daily News 7/18/2008

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Towering flames exploded from the roof of a Bronx apartment building early Thursday in a four-alarm blaze that injured three children and left more than 200 people homeless. The raging fire engulfed the top floor of 1998 Newbold Ave., and smoke filled the six-story structure, forcing tenants to race outside just after 1 a.m.  "I saw a stampede coming down the stairs and didn't know what was going on," said Walter Calle, who lives in the Parkchester building. "Things were really crazy, really dramatic." Firefighters and a few courageous residents ran through the building to alert sleeping neighbors and pull people away from the flames and choking smoke. "The flames were rolling over our heads," said Firefighter Bill Horel of Ladder 47. "I found three children huddled under a window trying to get air." Investigators believe the fire, which was ruled accidental, ignited in an overloaded surge protector in the hurt children's apartment, an FDNY source said. The Red Cross provided temporary shelter for the building's residents.

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Hero Saves Gal in Subway Fall

NY Post 7/16/2008

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A hero straphanger leaped onto the subway tracks last night to help a woman who'd suffered a seizure and fallen from the platform, authorities said. The Good Samaritan was giving the passenger first aid on the tracks with the power to the deadly third rail still on when emergency medical technicians arrived at the Myrtle-Willoughby avenues station on the G line in Brooklyn shortly after the 6:18 p.m. fall, a Fire Department spokesman said. "This guy was still on the tracks with her - he disappeared when we showed up." the spokesman said. The woman was removed from the station at 6:40 p.m. and taken to Elmhurst Hospital in Queens.

 

 

Woman Falls on Subway Tracks

Fox5News 7/16/2008

A straphanger suffered a seizure and fell on the subway tracks in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Luckily an off-duty firefighter happened to be on the platform and jumped down after her. He kept her neck and body steady as emergency workers responded. They pulled her to safety and rushed her to the hospital.

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Fire Lieutenant Rescues Child From Brooklyn Fire

FDNY Insider 7/8/2008

FDNY_NewsLt. Mike Kelly, detailed to Ladder 112 from Engine 277, rescued a young boy from a fire in Bushwick, Brooklyn, on July 7. The call was received at 3:09 p.m. for a fire in a three-story multiple-dwelling at 708 Knickerbocker Ave. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they said they saw smoke seeping from around the frames of the first floor windows. A grandmother had escaped already, but neighbors told firefighters a child was still inside the fire apartment. Firefighters entered the fire apartment and headed toward the front, where they were told the child would be, but Lt. Kelly said, “Thick smoke was down to the floor, and six to eight feet into the apartment the heat stopped me in my tracks.” Fortunately, members from Engine 230 and Squad 252 were able to immediately get water on the fire, enabling him and other firefighters to reach the child. “I heard him gasp for air twice,” he said, finding the boy face down on a bed. He pulled the boy outside and Firefighter Brian Sammon from Engine 230 began doing CPR. The boy was transported to New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center in critical condition. “When I see this I just think of my own two kids and hope for the best,” Lt. Kelly said. Another victim was transported to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in serious condition and a firefighter was taken to Kings County Hospital. The fire was placed under control by 3:46 p.m.

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Bravest Heroic In Boat Rescue

NY Post 7/5/2008

FDNY Marine Unit Saves Party Boat After Fireworks Ran Aground

FDNY_NewsTwo firefighters from the FDNY Marine Unit made a daring rescue in violent waters on the Fourth of July when a party boat watching fireworks ran aground on a rock jetty in Brooklyn. A 4-year-old boy and his mom were injured in the mayhem. Firefighter Robert Senatore, 44, was at the helm of the FDNY's special quick-response rescue craft when he and his partner, firefighter Dean Tartaro, were alerted to troubled craft near Seagate at 10:30 p.m. Friday. To get the five panicked passengers aboard, Senatore, of Marine No. 3, by Kingsborough Community College, rode the crest of a wave in order to touch the bow of the stranded boat as Tartaro plucked each victim off the jagged rocks. "We got the kid in first. I sat him down in the seat next to me. He was crying. I said, 'Hold on, I'm going to get your to mom next,' " Senatore recalled today. Mom Violetta Abramava, 27, of Sheepshead Bay, suffered a head gash when the boat struck the shoal. Today, all five were recuperating from the ordeal.

 

Boy, 14, Rescued in Brooklyn Fire Dies From Burns

NY Times 7/3/2008

A 14-year-old boy who was rescued with seven members of his family from an apartment fire in Brooklyn early Tuesday died in the hospital on Wednesday, according to the medical examiner’s office. The boy, Misael Fuentes, was pronounced dead at 3:35 p.m. at Staten Island University Hospital, officials said. Misael, described as “a chubby little guy” who liked to “joke around with everybody,” suffered burns over 85 percent of his body, relatives said. The fire, at the corner of Newkirk and Ocean Avenues in Flatbush, broke out about 2 a.m. Tuesday. Firefighters crawled through flames and thick black smoke to rescue those still inside...more>

 

Firefighters Save Family from Brooklyn Fire

FDNY Insider  7/1/2008

FDNY_NewsIt was the FDNY at its best. Firefighters rescued six people from a second-alarm apartment fire in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, on July 1. This is an outstanding job we couldnt have done better, Lt. Victor Spadaro of Ladder 157 said. Dispatchers began receiving calls at 2:19 a.m. for a fire at 1001 Ocean Ave., with multiple callers indicating people were trapped. Firefighters said when they arrived, they found a heavy volume of fire coming from a second floor apartment of the four-story, brick building. They saw a man hanging off a child gate and were told a woman had already jumped out a window. The firefighters also learned more people were trapped in the apartment, so they quickly grabbed their tools and entered the building...more>  Watch the video

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Off-Duty FDNY Firefighter Performs L.I. Highway Rescue

1010 WINS 7/1/2008

FDNY_NewsAn off-duty New York City firefighter rescued a man trapped inside a burning vehicle early Tuesday morning, fire officials said. Firefighter Edward Bohan, of Engine 44 in Manhattan, was traveling eastbound on the Grand Central Parkway and Northern State Parkway near New Hyde Park on his way to play golf at about 4:45 a.m., fire officials said. He came upon a sports utility vehicle engulfed in flames, fire officials said. The vehicle had crashed into the woods on the side of the road, officials said. Bohan, a six-year New York firefighter, saw the victim inside the car being burned by the flames and possibly with a broken arm from the impact of the crash, officials said. The victim could not get his seat belt off or the car door open, officials said...more>

 

Firefighter Rescues Two From Queens Apartment Fire

FDNY Insider 6/30/2008

FDNY_NewsFirefighter Michael Cunningham from Ladder 150 may not want to call himself a hero, but two women from Queens most certainly do. He rescued both of them from an all-hands fire at 196-03 Jamaica Avenue on June 28. “I was able to rely on my training and what I have learned from [other firefighters’] experience, and without panicking, carry out the job,” said Firefighter Cunningham, a four-year veteran of the FDNY. “I’m just happy it all worked out OK.” At 6:47 p.m., firefighters were called to a fire in a first floor apartment of a two-story multiple dwelling in Hollis, Queens. Within two minutes firefighters from Ladder 150 arrived on the scene, finding a heavy fire and smoke condition. Firefighter Cunningham said he went through an alley and cut the lock off a gate to reach the rear of the building, where he found fire blowing out the windows of a first floor apartment. He also noticed a woman on the second floor who was threatening to jump. “I told her to stay at the window and I’d be right back with the ladder, and thank God she did,” said Firefighter Cunningham...more>

 

 

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