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A veto-proof majority of the New York City Council has signed on as co-sponsors of a law that would push residents to install a kind of smoke detector that might…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jun 2016

In Depth

UrbaNerd: Why Flat Roofs and Solar Power Don’t Always Mix

Many city property owners see a source of greener power in that ball of fire 93 million miles away. The risk of a fire closer to home, however, can make…

ByGuglielmo Mattioli 0Comments

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Dec 2015

Uncategorized

Budget Hawks Want FDNY to Retool for an Era of Fewer Fires

A fire engine with sirens blaring is much more likely to be headed to a medical emergency than a fire these days.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

06

Aug 2015

Uncategorized

City Pact with FDNY Union Addresses Longstanding Staffing Issue

For a long time, the city and the fire union have disagreed over how many people should staff a fire engine. The union would prefer five people, the city four.

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

10

Jul 2015

In Depth

UrbaNerd: FDNY Fighting Far Fewer Fires, But Busier Than Ever

A decrease in blazes and the decision two decades ago to respond to medical emergencies have dramatically changed the FDNY workload.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

07

Jul 2014

Uncategorized

Firefighter's Death Will Trigger Search for Answers

It likely won’t be until the period of public mourning is over that we’ll learn what caused the demise of Lt. Gordon Ambelas.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2014

Government

Widespread Fixes Needed to Protect Disaster Workers

More than a dozen years after rescue workers and others toiled in toxic fumes amid the ruins of the World Trade Center, a report recommends changes to practices—and culture—before the…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2014

Government

FDNY Case: Mayor Again Shapes City By Ending Legal Fight

The settlement of the long-standing legal fight over discrimination by the FDNY is at least the fifth time the de Blasio administration has broken off Bloomberg-era legal fights.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

12

Mar 2014

Government

Building Collapses Pose Threat to Responders

Civilians appear to have been the victims of today’s tragedy in Harlem. But building collapses also pose a grave threat to firefighters and other responders.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

04

Apr 2013

Government Investigations

Hope, Skepticism for FDNY's Blacks Amid Push to Diversify

A federal judge’s order and record numbers of minority recruits hint that change is coming to the FDNY. But veteran black firefighters are taking a wait-and-see approach.

ByRodger Taylor 0Comments

In Move to Save Lives, NYC’s Smoke Detector Law Could Change

UrbaNerd: Why Flat Roofs and Solar Power Don’t Always Mix

Budget Hawks Want FDNY to Retool for an Era of Fewer Fires

City Pact with FDNY Union Addresses Longstanding Staffing Issue

UrbaNerd: FDNY Fighting Far Fewer Fires, But Busier Than Ever

Firefighter's Death Will Trigger Search for Answers

Widespread Fixes Needed to Protect Disaster Workers

FDNY Case: Mayor Again Shapes City By Ending Legal Fight

Building Collapses Pose Threat to Responders

Hope, Skepticism for FDNY's Blacks Amid Push to Diversify

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