Posts tagged with "FDNY"
Union to FDNY: Do more to guard FFs from e-bike fire smoke; it may be as risky as 9/11 toxins
UFA President Andrew Ansbro has started talking with Commissioner Laura Kavanagh to ramp up the cleaning of bunker gear after e-bike battery fires
FDNY 9/11-related illness deaths will soon surpass deaths from terror attack
306 active and retired FDNY members — including firefighters and EMS members — have died of 9/11-related illnesses
FDNY study: EMS providers 5 times more likely than FFs to contract COVID-19 in early months
According to the study led by FDNY Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Prezant, the department's decision to exempt firefighters from some medical calls likely factored into the difference
FDNY to switch from disposable to reusable masks
Firefighters and EMS providers will now use elastomeric respirators on every call instead of disposable N95 masks
FDNY monitoring new COVID-19 outbreak at Queens EMS station
Five EMS providers at the Astoria station have tested positive; union officials warned that the department may not be prepared for a second wave
FDNY ops chief: ‘Please continue to come to work if not sick’
Tom Richardson: 1,715 members are on medical leave with COVID-19-related illness
FDNY COVID-19 count nearly doubles in one day; 84 now tested positive
FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said earlier this week that 46 FDNY members had tested positive
