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Heroes
rescue disabled man
trapped by fire in Brooklyn
Growing up in the
neighborhood, Vaughn remembered having snowball
fights in the winter and water-gun fights in the
summer with firefighters from the firehouse. He
never thought he would need them to save his dad's
life. "You really can't put in words the job that
they do - the service they do for the city," he
said. "I'm grateful. I'm very grateful."... |
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Still No Justice In 2005
'Black Sunday' Fire"
The
trial needs to happen. Four people are walking
around out there that are charged in this, like
nothing ever happened," Stolowski told CBS 2. "Two
of our guys are not here anymore because of
that."... |
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She Meets Her FDNY
'God-sent Angel' from 1970 Inferno
"I was so happy to
find out she was okay," said McKee, who retired from
Ladder Co. 148 and now resides in Florida. "I often
wondered what happened to her."... |
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9/11 Hero Needs
Life-Saving Marrow Match
Family of former
FDNY firefighter battling Multiple Myeloma makes
urgent plea for public help... |
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Events of 9/11 Remain Close to Yankees
"I think it really
puts things in perspective for a lot of people. I
think it puts in perspective the term 'hero,'" Jeter
said. "People always talk about so-and-so being a
hero or this athlete's a hero. And then we got a
chance to really shed some light on who the true
heroes are."... |
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Jim Whitaker's 'Project Rebirth' Film Helps
Survivors Cope with 9/11
"I told him the only
reason a firefighter is going to come over to your
house is to tell me Sergio is dead," she recalls.
"No, he says, we just want to bring you some food.
They came with trays and trays. I felt so bad."... |
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New Generation of Firefighters Learn from 'Brothers
That Came Before Us'"
It
was tough coming back, everyone seeing me. I felt
guilty. But I was doing my job, what I was supposed
to be doing," he said. "I wanted to go with
them."... |
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FDNY Bringing Toys to Coast
"The FDNY has
been a godsend to Gulf Coast children for the past
two years," Payne said. "Without their generosity,
many children and families would not have had
experienced the joy and spirit of Christmas. We are
so thankful and eternally grateful to
them."... |
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Ravages of 9/11 Haunt Brooklyn
Firehouses Seven Years Later
In a swath of 20
blocks spanning Red Hook to Brooklyn Heights, three
firehouses lost two entire crews, all but one
firefighter from an engine company of six, and the
Fire Department's official singer... |
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Father Finds Solace to Cope
with Death of Firefighter Son
Paul Gill, 34, worked for the New York City Fire
Department Engine 54 Ladder 4 Battalion 9. After the
planes smashed into the World Trade Center, he was
on the scene, rescuing people from the Marriott
Vista Hotel, which was between the two towers.
That's the last time anyone saw Paul.. |
