New York City | 2012-04-02 EMS members are known for being calm under pressure – but EMTs from Station 4 went above and beyond on March 28, when they stopped a man in an altered mental state driving erratically in Manhattan. “It feels lucky that we were in the right place at the right...
New York City | 2012-04-02 Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano, Chief of Department Edward Kilduff, Brooklyn Borough Commander Chief James Leonard, FDNY Chaplain Rabbi Joseph Potasnik and several staff chiefs welcomed more than 30 Jewish leaders to FDNY Headquarters on March 28, to discuss ways to keep their communities fire safe during Passover. FDNY fire...
New York City | 2012-04-02 Talk about multitasking! FDNY paramedics answered two emergency calls in one on March 26 in Brooklyn – saving the life of a man with congestive heart failure and woman who was seriously bleeding. “This was really a twofer – two critical patients treated with an outstanding level of skill,”...
Albany NY | 2012-04-02 New York State Health Commissioner Nirav R. Shah, M.D., M.P.H. has issued an order of summary action banning the sale of synthetic marijuana products in New York State. These substances, generally referred to as “synthetic marijuana”, consist of plant material coated by chemicals that mimic THC, the active ingredient in...
Albany | 25 March 2012 Dr. Nirav R. Shah, M.D., M.P.H. , the Commissioner of the Department of Health, has sent an alert to emergency departments, county health officials, and health care providers throughout New York State warning of an emerging threat to public health associated with the use of synthetic cannabinoids. These substances,...
New York City | 25 March 2012 Fire safety got its roots in a tragic fire 101 years ago – the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. The victims of the fire, as well as the sweeping changes to workplace safety and fire prevention that it brought about, were remembered 100 years later in a solemn...
New York City | 25 March 2012 Firefighter Randy Regan could honestly say he had a busy day before he even set foot in the firehouse to begin his shift on the morning of March 20. The brave firefighter from Ladder 20 rescued a woman from the Hudson River on his bike ride to...
New York City | 25 March 2012 He sustained burns on 54 percent of his body, endured 10 surgeries and painful rehabilitation over the last three months, but Firefighter Robert Wiedmann smiled as he walked out of the hospital on March 23, surrounded by dozens of family, friends and firefighters. Firefighter Wiedmann, 38, from...
Eastern Parkway, Rogers Ave | 19 March 2012 It was an unusual call and a chaotic scene, but FDNY EMS members sprang into action on March 14, saving the life of a newborn girl in Brooklyn. “When you get a pediatric call, you want to do everything you can,” said Paramedic Carl Gandolfo. “Everything...
100 East 122nd Street, Manhattan | 2 March 2012 FDNY firefighters and rescue paramedics worked together to save the life of a man buried to his chest in a Harlem trench collapse on March 2. “Everyone did a great job, everything worked out well,” said Deputy Chief Dan Donoghue from Division 3. “This man...
