Anthony Aquaro, a war veteran who served Engine 269 on Union Street for 26 years, died Friday, the Uniformed Fire Officers Association ... a Navy veteran who fought in World War II from 1942 ...
The oldest FDNY retiree ... during World War II and throughout his nearly 30-year career as a firefighter responding to blazes with Engine Company 269 in Park Slope. “He loved the fire ...
Rob Dahm, notorious rotary-powered car builder, has firmly jumped into the deep end of the pool with his latest project: The world's ... engine still weighs in at a hefty 830 lb (376 kg) or so. A ...
"Their sacrifice at Ground Zero will never be forgotten," the Uniformed Firefighters Association said in a post on X.
The FDNY says it happened around 1:30 a.m. inside a vacant home on Atlantic Avenue and Beach 42nd Street. They say 106 firefighters responded and gained control of the blaze just before 3 a.m. No ...
The fire was reported at 7:18 a.m. at 203 Targee St. between Broad and Young streets, according to a spokesman for the FDNY/EMS. An FDNY member whose condition was not disclosed was transported to ...
The flames spread after the tenants of the apartment where the fire started left the door open, FDNY officials said. Three people, including a baby and a 4-year-old boy, were left clinging to life ...
NEW YORK (WABC) -- The FDNY's oldest retired member was laid to ... but his country as well during World War Two." Aquaro was one month shy of his 104th birthday.