Latest New York City Fire Department Stories

NEW YORK, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The LiRo Group, a multi-disciplinary design and construction management firm, is pleased to announce that Michael Mascaro has been promoted to Vice President. In his 16 years with LiRo, Mr. Mascaro has managed construction projects for numerous clients in the areas of higher education, healthcare, correctional facilities, police and fire facilities. He has directed the completion of a wide range of projects including over $200M for the Fire...

World's Most Famous Office Building Reinforces Cutting-Edge Security Protocol With Special Exercises NEW YORK, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Empire State Building (ESB) will conduct a scheduled safety and security training session in partnership with the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) on Tuesday, March 19, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The custom exercises developed specifically for the iconic landmark will ensure ESB remains at the forefront of safety protocol and emergency...

ARLINGTON, Va., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DRS Technologies, Inc., A Finmeccanica Company, announced today that the Fire Department, City of New York (FDNY) will be using ARMOR(TM) Rugged Mobile Solutions to better respond to emergencies and manage medical information gathered at the scene. FDNY has placed an order with the award-winning leader in the public safety industry for systems, including rugged tablet computers, accessories, installation services and communication...

NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Iovate Health Sciences International Inc. ("Iovate"), under its brand name EPIQ(TM), and GNC® teamed up to provide a donation to the FDNY Foundation to benefit a firehouse that suffered a total loss of their fitness equipment as a result of flooding from Hurricane Sandy. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130205/FL54768 ) In an effort to show gratitude for the City of New York's brave first responders of Engine 4 Ladder 15, Iovate...

NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SiteCompli, the leading technology provider for monitoring, reporting and alerting on compliance issues for New York City area property owners, managers, and investors announced it has reached the 1 Billion Square Foot milestone, just four years after launch. With the signing of new clients including Milford Management, Douglas Elliman Property Management and Midboro Management, SiteCompli now monitors compliance issues for over 50% of all...

VISTA, Calif., Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Building Products, Inc., (OTCBB: ECOB) announced today the Company's efforts and success in gaining support from the Emergency Services community. Amidst the rebuilding efforts in the East from Hurricane Sandy, and in the Colorado Rockies devastated by wildfire, Eco is rallying from Coast to Coast. The Company is now working with the Oceanside Fire Department, and their Battalion Chief of Training, Joe Ward; and with FDNY's Mr. Steve...

NEW YORK, Sept. 5. 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As millions of students head back to school, teachers are faced with one of the most challenging questions in the coming weeks: How to teach children about 9/11. For more than ten years, educators have struggled with this agonizing question because of concerns that the events are too traumatizing for students. But this year, educators will have new resources available to them that offer a unique solution to focus students on...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation's major annual fundraiser, the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Run, will be replicated in communities throughout the nation and to different international locations on its 11(th) anniversary this September. The Foundation has expanded its reach into communities throughout the United States, including Hawaii and Alaska as well as an inaugural run in London. So far, close to 70...

NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Identical twins and world champion tennis players Mike and Bob Bryan are recent gold medalists and have racked up 11 Men's Doubles career Grand Slam Titles and 61 overall titles. And, yesterday, they went head-to-head with a team of unlikely, but worthy, opponents ... firefighters from FDNY's esteemed units in all five boroughs. Unlike the Bryans' recent matches in London, the pros this time met New York's finest on a different type of...

In the name of science, but with aim of saving lives, preventing injuries and reducing property losses, members of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) spent much of the first two weeks in July setting fire to 20 abandoned townhouses on Governors Island, about a kilometer from the southern tip of Manhattan. In a series of "live burn" experiments, conducted in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL), New York...