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Appeals Court Rules on New York Fire Department Discrimination
Fire Department of New York has a discrimination problem: In a city where, in 2002, 25 percent of the population was black and 27 percent was Hispanic, the Fire Department was 2.6 percent black and 3.7 percent Hispanic. Other city agencies don't have this from Village Voice Read more »
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NYPD Officer Gets Stuck in Tree While Trying to Rescue a Cat
went after a cat stuck in a tree got caught himself and needed a little help getting back down to the ground. The Fire Department of New York says it happened Monday afternoon in Queens. A call came in that a man attempting to get a cat out of a tree had gotten from The Blaze Read more »
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Costa Constantinides Endorsed By Fire Officers
of Long Island City, Woodside, East Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights. The Uniformed Fire Officers Association of the Fire Department of New York, the Local 854 of the International Association of Firefighters, announced the endorsement at Engine 262 in Astoria. from The Queens Gazette Read more »
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Rozic Promotes Fire Safety Awareness In Fresh Meadows
fire safety tips to the community. Assemblymember Nily Rozic (D, WFFresh Meadows) is leading a joint effort by the Fire Department of New York, local elected officials, including Congressmember Grace Meng, state Senators Tony Avella and Toby Ann Stavisky, from The Queens Gazette Read more »
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Freedom Engine sent by Knoxville to New York to be retired
$950,000 for the new ladder truck following the 911 terror attacks. What began as a token of appreciation to the Fire Department of New York from the people of East Tennessee turned into a gift that kept on giving. In the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, from KnoxNews Read more »
