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"These things we do so that others may
live"
The creed of the Pararescuemen
and Combat Rescue Officers
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Issue 22-09 |
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Bloomberg's Biggest Scandal - The Deutsche Bank
Fire - Should Be His
Downfall. Why Isn't It?
 One source involved with the probe at
Morgenthau's office said Doctoroff was "the guy pushing and pushing and pushing"
to get the project "moving forward," and that he "didn't bother himself with
the details.
Mike Bloomberg's worst
scandal cost two firefighters their lives. If we lived
in a media world in which facts and memories mattered,
the nonchalance at the highest levels of the Bloomberg
administration about the hazards and warnings at the
Deutsche Bank building, where Robert Beddia and Joseph
Graffagnino died on August 18, 2007, might cost him his
re-election. Even Bloomberg's Department of
Investigations (DOI)
found last month, in a
report barely noticed
by the press, that it was a case of death by official
dereliction>>> |
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Fire In The Hole
When the
folks voted to install Mike
Bloomberg
as
their mayor-and did it a second
time-the prevailing wisdom was
that, owing to the mayor's vast
fortune, the public could count
on a corruption-free mayoralty.
What was not taken into
consideration, was the
Bloomberg
old
boys network that gave Dan
Doctoroff
and
the Related Companies to NYC. As
a result of this, we were able
to bear witness to a whole
series of sweetheart no-bid
deals that left the city less
well off than it should have
been>>> |
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Massive Fire In Queens
Con Ed Substation Goes Up In
Flames
Flames
and giant plumes of smoke
have surrounded the
Douglaston section of
Queens. A Con Edison
substation is on fire. Fire
crews are managing to stop
the flames from spreading to
nearby homes along Northern
Boulevard and 244th Street.
The fire broke out at around
8 a.m. There are no reports
of injuries>>> |
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Harlem Boy Plunges Into Basement,
Grateful To Be Alive
"I'd like to thank God for giving me
another chance," said the plucky 10-year-old. "I'd like to thank
my father for risking his life, and I'd like to thank the
firefighters for helping me.">>> |
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Seven Kids Hurt In Bronx
Carnival Accident
Seven
children
were
taken to
the
hospital
after a
mini-roller
coaster
ride
derailed
at a
Bronx
carnival
last
night.
The fire
department
says the
children's
coaster
ran off
its
tracks
around
9:30
p.m. at
a
carnival
held at
St.
Theresa
Church
in
Pelham
Bay>>> |
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House Appropriates
$70 Million For WTC Medical
Program
The
House of Representatives today
appropriated $70 million to
maintain the World Trade Center
Medical Monitoring and Treatment
program. The money would support
a half-dozen clinics in the
metropolitan area, and others
around the country, for
diagnosing and treating people
with health problems related to
September 11th and its
aftermath. Passage of the
appropriation is also expected
in the Senate, but the timetable
is unclear>>> |
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FDNY Slideshow
This photo project
is about the FDNY firefighters. You will
not see images of burning houses or
buildings on fire, but instead you would
get a close up look at the FDNY
firefighters at work and in action>>> |
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Unfair Slap At The
FDNY
Federal Judge
Nicholas
Garaufis on
Wednesday
declared an
outdated FDNY
firefighter exam
racially biased,
exposing the
department to
millions of
dollars in
damages and
possible court
oversight of its
hiring
practices. It's
a foolish ruling>>> |
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Fire Lieutenant
Receives Proclamation on Staten
Island
According to Joan Cupo,
Lt. Chris Kane from Ladder 153
has been an outstanding neighbor
for the last decade. When she
needed the help, he took out her
garbage, shoveled her driveway
and saved her life>>> |
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FDNY Appreciation Day at the USS
Intrepid
Hundreds of FDNY
members and their families gathered at
Manhattan’s Intrepid Sea, Air and Space
Museum on July 18 and 19 for FDNY
Appreciation Weekend. The weekend included
the annual Blessing of the Marine Fleet, a
Battle of the Boroughs Cook Off, tours of
the apparatus, as well as demonstrations of
the life-saving techniques FDNY members
perform each day, including CPR, vehicle
extrications and tower-ladder rescues>>> |
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FDNY Night
At Keyspan Park
Members from the Department
celebrated 9th Annual FDNY Night
at Keyspan Park on July 17, as
the Brooklyn Cyclones took on
the Auburn Doubledays>>> |
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9/11
Families' Plea: Keep Gitmo
Camps, Court
``I did not come with a vengeful
heart,'' said Pompano Beach mother Janet Roy, whose firefighter
brother, William Burke, died saving others at the World Trade
Center. ``I came to see for myself. I know the right thing is
being done here, in a carefully thought-out manner.''>>> |
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Failure To Rebuild Ground Zero:
The Right And Wrong Stuff
It is
hard not to see in the contrast
between the moon program and the
failure to rebuild Ground Zero a
warning about America’s national
will. In an earlier day, Robert
Moses or someone would have
found a way to break free of the
political Liliputians and get
something built to remove the
national scar at Ground Zero>>> |
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Son Of
Fallen 9-11 Firefighter Going
For
National Soapbox Derby Title
Tyler will compete in the national soapbox
derby championship in Akron, Ohio. He's already there along with
his mother, Katrina, and his sister Kristin, 11. His dad, New
York City firefighter Kenneth Marino, was among the more than
300 members of his profession who died Sept. 11, 2001, during
the terrorist attack>>> |
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9/11 Tribute
Ride Commences In Somerset, PA
As many as 500 motorcyclists
from North America are expected
to gather in Somerset on Aug. 20
to begin preparations for a
tribute ride to all three crash
sites associated with the Sept.
11, 2001, terror attacks>>> |
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In It For
The Long Haul
Matt Long, a FDNY member and competitive
triathlete, was hit by a NYC bus on his
way to work (it just so happened to be
the height of the transit workers strike
at the time). Now, more than 50
surgeries and hours of rehabilitation
later, he's returning to competition>>> |
Tactical Safety –
Officer to the Fire
By thehousewatch
| July 27, 2009
“Examining the
process of
firefighting to see
if
there is a better
and safer way to
operate”
The company officer
should locate the
fire from the
exterior if
possible. It can be
the responsibility
of the first officer
to arrive, the
engine or ladder
company officer or
both. Locating the
fire can be done on
the initial walk
around which is easy
as long as you do
it. The signs of
fire and its
intensity provide
clues to its
interior location.
Not all fire
buildings will allow
for a complete recon
and not all fires
show themselves.
Finding a hidden
fire is another
story, that’s why we
continue our survey
inside>>>
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Lt. John M.
Clancy/FF Jimmy O'Shea Memorial Golf Outing
Tuesday,
August 18th, 10am at the Rock Hill Country Club
Manorville,
NY. The outing is all-inclusive and costs $170. Tee
and Hole
sponsorships cost $100. For gold outing info, call
631-278-5021
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