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FDNY firehouses still ‘hostile’ to firefighters of color despite years of civil rights litigation, Vulcan Society president says

NEW YORK — The head of the city’s Black firefighters group bashed the FDNY for not making significant progress in creating a “less hostile” atmosphere at firehouses — despite changes required by a groundbreaking civil rights lawsuit.

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NYC Rep. Velazquez joins fight against exploding e-bike batteries

NEW YORK — The FDNY could get some federal help in its ongoing fight against exploding e-bike batteries.

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What's driving the battery fires with e-bikes and scooters?

E-bikes, scooters and other "micromobility devices" have soared in popularity — and the number of fires sparked by their rechargeable batteries is up, too. Here's how to keep yourself safe.

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Manhattan woman found dead in car containing hazardous chemicals in apparent suicide

The NYPD and FDNY requested assistance from a hazmat team to remove the chemicals

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9/11 heroes still fight for health care

Funding for 9/11 health program is set to run out of funding without congressional action

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E-bike fire claims another life as NYC begins proactive battery crackdown, officials say

NEW YORK — An e-bike battery fire has claimed another life as city agencies began a proactive push to prevent similar blazes from occurring, FDNY officials said Friday.

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3 firefighters seriously injured battling wind-whipped Staten Island blaze, FDNY says

NEW YORK — Two firefighters and an FDNY lieutenant were seriously injured Friday when a massive blaze tore through a pair of homes in a Staten Island duplex, causing a section of the building to collapse, fire officials said.

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3 firefighters seriously injured fighting Staten Island blaze, FDNY says

NEW YORK — Three firefighters were seriously injured Friday as a massive blaze tore through a Staten Island home and caused a section of the building to collapse, FDNY officials said.

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E-bike battery sparks fire that tears through Brooklyn home; resident critically injured

NEW YORK — A faulty lithium-ion battery sparked a raging fire inside a Brooklyn home early Tuesday that critically injured a woman living inside, FDNY officials said.

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Queens day care where 18 kids were injured in fire was unlicensed, running out of basement illegally

NEW YORK — The Queens day care where 18 children were injured after a fire broke out due to a faulty lithium-ion battery was unlicensed and illegally running out of a basement, the New York Daily News has learned.

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18 children injured, 1 critically, in fire sparked by lithium-ion battery at NYC day-care house

NEW YORK — Eighteen children were injured Wednesday in a fire that was sparked by a lithium-ion battery at a Queens day care, officials said.

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18 children injured, 1 seriously, in Queens house fire sparked by lithium-ion battery

NEW YORK — Eighteen children were injured in a Queens house fire sparked by a lithium-ion battery on Wednesday, officials said.

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E-bike battery blaze in NYC kills man and hospitalizes 10 others, officials say

NEW YORK — A man was killed and 10 others were hospitalized when a charging e-bike battery sparked a raging Queens fire that tore through a home near LaGuardia Airport, police and fire officials said Saturday.

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EMS in crisis as NYC faces tridemic

Inadequate staffing, longer hours and surging 911 calls put residents at risk

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2 children die in Staten Island house fire, 2 other children critically injured, FDNY says

NEW YORK — Two children were killed and two others were badly hurt in a Staten Island house fire Friday morning, authorities said.

Salon

Money for war, none for 9/11 responders

"How can we increase the money for defense and not put money in the budget for the first defenders on 9/11?"

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Massive NYPD warehouse fire in Brooklyn destroys DNA evidence; puts cases at risk

NEW YORK — A massive fire tore through in an NYPD warehouse in Brooklyn Tuesday, destroying DNA evidence and potentially endangering multiple criminal cases, NYPD and FDNY officials said.

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FDNY bars civilians on fireboat rides 5 months after Belgian firefighter died in crash

NEW YORK — No civilians will be allowed to ride on New York City Fire Department fireboats unless the trip is approved by the department’s chief of fire operations, the FDNY said Friday — five months after a rogue fire boat trip ended in the death of a visiting Belgian…

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NYC mental health crisis teams falling short of expectations

NEW YORK — A program aimed at improving the city’s response to mental health emergencies has slid backward since its initial launch, with response times getting slower, more people sent to hospitals and stepped-up police involvement in cases.

Axios

Buildings are banning e-bikes amid deadly battery fires

E-bikes' benefits are threatened by the growing toll of deaths and injuries from battery fires.

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Woman who dangled from 20th floor in Manhattan fire recalls terrifying ordeal: ‘I would have died without them,’ she says of firefighters

NEW YORK — The woman who was rescued by firefighters as she dangled from a 20-story window during a Manhattan building fire would not have escaped the flames without the heroics of the FDNY, she gratefully told the Daily News on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Woman filmed dangling from 20th-floor window in Manhattan high-rise fire recounts heartstopping rope rescue

The three-alarm fire broke out around 10.30am on Saturday at a building on 429 East and 52nd Street in Manhattan

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Firefighters rescue woman dangling from window as blaze traps dozens in Manhattan high-rise

NEW YORK — Firefighters rescued a desperate woman hanging from a window 20 stories above the street as dozens of people were trapped inside a Manhattan high-rise Saturday in a massive blaze that was sparked by an e-bike battery, the New York City Fire Department said.

The Independent UK

Dozens injured as lithium battery fire rips through Manhattan high-rise: ‘Unbelievably dangerous’

Videos showed two people dramatically being rescued by firefighters who were scaling a building on ropes

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