FDNY forms Brush Fire Task Force
FDNY creates task force, will use drones in fight against rash of brush fires
The parks provide refuge for residents of a go-go-go city. But they also make the area more prone to brush fires during droughts. From Nov. 1-Nov. 14, amid a historic dry spell, there were 271 fires, the most over a two-week period in city history.
FDNY creates task force amid record number of brush fires in NYC
NEW YORK (PIX11) — The significant increase in brush fires in New York City has led the FDNY to establish its first Brush Fire Task Force. The task force consists of fire marshals, fire inspectors, and tactical drone units. It will investigate the causes ...
The New York Fire Department responded to a scaffolding collapse in Manhattan early Monday morning that sent three people to ...
One person was killed in a Queens house fire over the weekend, FDNY officials said. The blaze started at a home on 221st ...
A sidewalk shed collapse in Chelsea on Monday morning left one person critically injured and two others wounded, authorities ...
The task force, which will include fire marshals, fire protection inspectors and tactical drone units, will focus on rapid ...
Two FDNY firefighters were injured while battling a three-alarm fire in a Queens apartment building; no civilians were hurt, ...
Captain Anthony Holz keeps the city safe at night. Then, during the day, as a member of the ceremonial unit, he puts his heart into his trumpet to play at funerals, events, and September 11 ...
A red flag warning was in effect Saturday - underscoring the danger for fires to spread easily and rapidly. The FDNY says it ...
Retired FDNY firefighter John F. Connolly died this week from a 9/11-related illness, the firefighters' union said.
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