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New FDNY order sending patients to closest hospital provokes backlash: ‘Stupid — in a word’
The new policy is too rigid and undermines patient safety and care, said Dr. Bret Rudy, executive vice president and chief of ...
Fire Breaks Out At Harlem School, FDNY Says
The basement of an elementary school in Harlem caught on fire early Tuesday morning, New York City Fire Department officials ...
Air Quality Alert for NYC as New Jersey Wildfire Rages
The air quality alert comes as emergency responders work to contain the Jones Road wildfire in New Jersey. A Thursday morning ...
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New York Task Force One simulates hurricane preparedness drills on Fire Island
New York Task Force One gave a first-hand look at the training exercises that help prepare them for the type of disaster ...
The blackout that nearly broke New York—and the logo that saved it
In 1977, with dozens of fires set daily and tourism in freefall, New York hired an artist to save the city. His infamous ...
Forecasters warn of fire risk amid low humidity, wind gusts as Pine Barrens fire burns
Forecasters are warning of low humidity and gusty wind increased the risk fire could spread across parts of New Jersey, ...
WATCH: Mother and her kids narrowly escape a manhole explosion in Poughkeepsie, New York
A potential tragedy was narrowly averted in Poughkeepsie, New York, on Saturday when a woman and two children narrowly ...
"Spirit of Oklahoma' fire engine to be restored by Tulsa Tech students
FOX23 was given an up-close look at the Spirit of Oklahoma fire engine that was donated to the New York City Fire Department by Oklahoma students after the 9/11 terrorist attack.