Coming soon to a firehouse near you: Mr. Thompson.
The comptroller has been attacking Mr. Bloomberg for closing numerous firehouses during his two terms in office>>>
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Issue 27-09
Firefighter Who Helped Save Child
Has 'Greatest Job In The World'
Jimmy Senk is a Bronx, New York, firefighter who
went inside a burning apartment with black smoke
billowing out of the windows on Wednesday, pulled out a
4-year-old boy and handed him to a bystander."I'm just
glad he's alive, you know?" Senk told CNN>>>
Unsung hero
firefighter Jimmy Senk, L-47, rescued boy
from apartment fire.
Bronx Man, Now Hero,
'Rescues' Child From Fire But Fireman Did Actual
Rescue
Firefighter Adam Rivera
from Engine 10 received a
Firemark Award for Heroism from
Liberty Mutual on Sept. 21.
He was honored for
rescuing a man who fell on the
subway tracks while off-duty on
Aug. 21>>>
Fire Disrupts A Commercial Strip
The three-alarm fire in
Springfield Gardens began on
Saturday at 4:04 p.m., consuming
a 99-cent store at 138-10
Farmers Blvd. and two adjacent
businesses — a check cashing
establishment and a car service
office. It was brought under
control at 6:55 p.m. after
nearly three hours>>>
Bronx Man Arrested For Arson In
March Fire
That Destroyed A Row Of Bronx
Stores
Fire
Marshals from the FDNY Bureau of
Fire Investigation (BFI) and
federal agents from the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
(ATF) yesterday arrested
40-year-old William Crean of the
Bronx, for starting a fire on
March 22, 2009, that resulted in
an estimated $2 million in
property damage>>>
FDNY Launches New Fireboat to
Honor
all FDNY Members Lost on Sept.
11
The
FDNY Marine Division's newest
fireboat, Three Forty
Three, was launched on
Sept. 11, during a ceremony at
the Eastern Shipbuilding Group
shipyard in Panama City, Fla>>>
Members of Fire Service Promoted
to Captain, Lieutenant
Banners
hung from the mock store fronts
in the Fire Academy’s Field
House and hundreds of friends
and family cheered as 25 members
of the fire service received
their promotions on Sept. 24>>>
Runners Honor Siller In '09
Tunnel To Towers Race
Despite a
fire that destroyed race
materials and wet weather,
thousands of runners turned out
to trace the heroic steps
firefighter Stephen Siller took
on September 11 in the 8th
annual Tunnel to Towers Run
Sunday>>>
It's a word, and a theme, that
runs through this run.
Brotherhood.
Firefighters from around the
country and across the Atlantic
run as part of the "Brother to
Brother" Firefighter Remembrance
Program. But they're not the
only examples>>>
Tunnel To Towers Race Pays
Tribute To Selfless Firefighter
"He was a vibrant person who was
willing to do anything for
anybody,'' said one of his
brothers, Frank. "I think he
understood the urgency to life,
that we are not here a long
time.''>>>
Running Column: Checking
Off An Item From The
Bucket List
We all have events
on our running "Bucket
List." I finally got to
check one off of my list
last Sunday when I
traveled to New York for
the eighth annual Tunnel
to Towers Run, thanks to
a shift in the local
schedule that freed up
last Sunday morning>>>
FDNY firefighters
battled a stubborn
3-alarm fire in a row of
stores in Springfield
Gardens, Queens on
Saturday, Sept. 19th>>>
Unplugged: Biggest
Terror Case Since 9/11
“What’s striking
about this is not only
the detail of his
preparations for a
potential attack but
also the urgency that he
seemed to attach to the
bomb making activities,”
CBS News National
Security Analyst Juan
Zarate said on
“Washington Unplugged”
of the indictment
Thursday of suspected
terrorist Najibullah
Zazi>>>
Terrorist Plots Uncovered In The
US Since 9/11
The three terrorism plots
uncovered in the past week join
a long list of thwarted attacks
on US soil – of varying degrees
of sophistication – since the
terrible events of 9/11. Some
plots were being hatched abroad,
but most were being conceived by
people living in the United
States. The following list
encapsulates 21 cases and their
outcomes, in chronological order>>>
This is
Queens in the post-9/11 age.
'Ref' Eyed
In Toxic 9/11 Suits
The judge
tackling 9,500 toxic-injury
lawsuits by World Trade Center
rescue and recovery workers may
appoint 9/11 compensation czar
Kenneth Feinberg to try to
mediate settlements>>>
Thousands
Of 9/11 Workers Can Now Sue Over
Illnesses
Thousands
of sickened 9/11 recovery
workers whose legal claims have
been barred because of missed
deadlines can now join a massive
group suing New York City under
a law signed by Gov. David A.
Paterson, officials said>>>
Report: 16,000 Received
9/11-Related Treatment
Between June 2008 and June 2009
A report
released Thursday on possible
health effects of the 9/11 World
Trade Center attack said nearly
16,000 people received publicly
funded medical treatment for
WTC-related conditions between
June 2008 and June 2009>>>
New York Police & Fire Widows' &
Children's
Benefit Fund Honors NYC Mayors
New
York Police & Fire Widows’ &
Children’s Benefit Fund Chairman
Daniel J. “Rusty” Staub and
Stephen J. Dannhauser, Chairman
of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
and President and CEO of the
Benefit Fund, will lead a
tribute to New York City’s
fallen first responders at the
organization’s 24th
annual Gala on October 8, 2009
in the Grand Ballroom of the
Hilton New York>>>
USS Carney Firefighters Renew
Bonds With NYC Crew
On Sept. 9,
Sailors from guided-missile
destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64)
made a house call to New York
City Fire Department Engine
Company 65 to renew a friendship
and pay their respect to a hero
whose example of honor and
bravery is permanently fixed
aboard Carney's messdecks in a
memorial dedicated to fallen
firefighter Thomas McCann>>>
Firehouses Compete in Cook-off
in Red Hook
Members
from four firehouses in Brooklyn
put on their aprons and got
their spatulas ready for a
Fairway Firefighters Food
Face-Off on Sept. 30, at the
store’s Red Hook location>>>
Jets Give Fireman Ed A Game Ball
To
Honor Fans After Big Win Over
Patriots
"He wasn't
the only fan you would notice,
but I don't know the names of
everybody else," Ryan said. "I'm
sure there was Fireman Joe and
everybody else out there. It was
great because they're our fans
and we decided it was a little
token of our appreciation to
give him a game ball.">>>
A Garden
Variety Boxing Rivalry Grows
On Friday,
Oct. 9, the NYPD will square off
against the FDNY in the annual
“Battle of the Badges” at
Madison Square Garden’s WaMu
Theater. The lengthy card is
scheduled to start at 8 p.m.
(doors open at 7), and Staten
Island will be represented on
both sides>>>
The team from
Engine 286/Ladder 135 on
Sept. 17 won the FDNY
Citywide Softball
Championship for the
10th time - and the
sixth year in a row>>>
"Tactical Safety: The Washdown"
“Examining the
process of firefighting to see if there is a
better and safer way to operate”
By: Ray
McCormack
The washdown
symbolizes the near end of the fire operation.
The engine company can now survey the fire area
and look for any flare up spots. At this stage
of the fire visibility should be improving
enough to recognize the hazards present, and
those that remain hidden>>>
After 22 years, the ultimate
battle returns to Madison Square Garden! The NYPD will
go head to head in the ring with the FDNY in the Battle
of the Badges on Saturday, September 25 at the WaMu
Theater at Madison Square Garden. Come support New
York's real heroes! Proceeds will benefit the New York
Firefighters Benevolent Association and the NYPD
Fighting Finest>>>
If bravery
is a quality which knows not fear, then I have never seen a
brave man. For the courageous man is the man who, in spite of
his fear, forces himself to carry on.
-General
Douglas MacArthur
Firefighter Honored by Liberty
Mutual for Rescue
Tunnel-To-Towers Run A Shining
Example Of Brotherhood
Juxtaposed against the terror
plot arrests, Nancy Chalmers was
busy getting out the word about
the Oct. 3 5K run in honor of
her big brother Mikey Elferis,
who at age 27 raced from FDNY
Engine Co. 22 in Manhattan on
that clear blue morning of Sept.
11, 2001, to the World Trade
Center to battle the evil
handiwork of another group of
twisted zealots>>>
E 286/L 135 win FDNY
Citywide Softball
Championship
By
thehousewatch | August 30, 2009
Battle
of the Badges:
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