Extra Extra: FDNY says another driver blocked a hydrant, slowing the response to a deadly fire
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FDNY says cars blocked hydrants in 2 deadly fires this week
There have been two deadly fires in New York City this week, and investigators say in both incidents, cars were blocking the closest fire hydrants. As CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports, the FDNY is using this as a reminder for all drivers.
Deadly fire in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn prompts FDNY to remind drivers not to park near fire hydrants
A fire in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn turned deadly overnight, and the FDNY says parked cars were blocking two of the closest hydrants.
Car blocking hydrant slowed firefighters response to deadly Bronx fire, FDNY says
Two people died in a fire in the Bronx Wednesday. The FDNY said a parked car blocked a nearby hydrant. Jenna DeAngelis reports.
Cars blocking hydrants delay 2 firefights in a week: What does the law say?
The New York City Fire Department is urging New Yorkers to “never block fire hydrants” after firefighters responding to a deadly 3-alarm fire in the Bronx encountered a vehicle parked in front of the nearest fire hydrant.
FDNY says car parked in front of hydrant hindered response to deadly fire in Bronx
A fire that consumed two buildings, including a Buddhist Temple, and left two people dead in the Bronx was sparked by a space heater, officials said. The blaze broke out inside a building on Anthony Avenue in the Tremont section just after 6 a.
Two people dead in Bronx fire at Buddhist temple and home; blocked hydrant hinders FDNY efforts
Two people in the Bronx were killed Wednesday morning as a massive fire ripped through a Buddhist temple and a nearby home. Fire Department sources said the three-alarm inferno erupted inside 2064 St.
2 dead in Bronx fire, FDNY says parked car blocked closest hydrant
A fire in the Bronx has killed two people Wednesday morning on Anthony Avenue in the Tremont section, the FDNY says.
Two killed as three-alarm fire breaks out in the Bronx: FDNY
Two people were killed after a three-alarm fire broke out in the Bronx early Wednesday morning, according to the FDNY. The ...
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Bay Ridge apartment fire kills Navy vet, FDNY warns against blocking hydrants
A man killed in an apartment fire in Bay Ridge on Sunday has been identified as Gregory Fernandez, a 37-year-old Navy veteran ...
Ex-FDNY fire prevention chief pleads guilty to taking bribes to fast-track inspections in NYC
Anthony Saccavino, 59, the former head of the Bureau of Fire Prevention from 2021 to 2023, admitted taking money to give ...
Brooklyn apartment fire kills man, SUVs parked at hydrants delay FDNY
Firefighters arrived at the four-story brick building on 80th St. near Sixth Ave. in Bay Ridge to find flames bursting out ...
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NICE Selected by Fire Department of New York to Digitally Transform Evidence Management
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BP honors 5 Staten Island FDNY/EMS members for heroic toddler rescue
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Father says FDNY units were nearby when his son went into cardiac arrest. Why didn't they respond?
A young man who went into cardiac arrest in the Bronx died at the hospital after waiting nearly 20 minutes for paramedics. After his death, his father discovered multiple available units had been ...