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December 07, 2009
SI Advance - FDNY Braves Tough Times


December 06, 2009
Alabama Local News - Nobody Does it Better Than NY Firefighters

CBS 2 - Hundreds Protest Civilian Trial For 9/11 Suspects

NY Daily News - Hundreds of protesters say 'NO' to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed 9/11 terror trial in New York City


December 04, 2009
NY Daily News - Angry 9/11 Responders: President Obama Offers Sympathy, But No Support

Queens Chronicle - FDNY Slashes Staff At 49 Engine Companies

WLOX - FDNY Volunteers Make A Special Delivery

Fox10tv.com - New York Firefighters Hand Out Toys

The Mississippi Press - 9/11 Firefighters Make Fifth Trip To The Coast


December 03, 2009
NY Post - Statehouse OKs deal to fix hyper pension

Firehouse.com - FDNY Reduces Staffing, Citing Absenteeism

Associated Press - NYC Firefighters Delivering Toys to Alabama

WNYC - Bloomberg: Fire Department Cuts Won't Hurt Security

Yournabe.com - "Seven In Heaven" To Be Remembered In Street Renaming

UFANYC.org - UFA Leadership Speaks Out on Staffing Reductions


December 02, 2009
NY Daily News - Fire Union Fumes Over Staff Cuts

NY Times - Fire Department to Reduce Crew Sizes on Pumpers to Limit Overtime Pay

NY Post - ILL Tidings for FDNY

The Village Voice - FDNY Cuts 49 Engine Companies' Staff from 5 to 4; Union Protests

NY 1 - FDNY Begins Engine Staff Cutbacks

Associated Press - NY Fire Officials To Cut Staffing At 49 Companies

NY Daily News - DoITT Commish Paul Cosgrave Resigns Following Problems With 911 System Upgrade

Associated Press - NY Groundbreaking For College Building Near WTC


December 01, 2009
Chief Leader - Scoppetta Won't Close Firehouses, Wants To Extend Firefighter List

NY Daily News - FDNY, Buildings Hand Out Flyers In Hopes Of Avoiding More Tragedy In Illegal Conversion Battle

NY Times - Council Votes to Phase Out Roll-Down Security Gates

NY 1 - Council Approves Final Demolition Safety Bill

Brooklyn Daily Eagle - City Council Votes on Demolition, Abatement Site Legislation

Chief Leader - 9/11 Activists: Terrorists Deserve War Tribunals

Chief Leader - Mayor's Riddle to UFT: What's My Bottom Line?


November 30, 2009
NY Daily News - Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta Eyes Staff Cuts To Cover Cost Of Increased FDNY Sick Leave

NY 1 - Services Held For Victims Of Fatal Brooklyn Fire


November 28, 2009
NY Times - 2 Found Dead in a Van in Sunset Park

NY Post - Old Lady in Fire

NY Daily News - Bravest To The Rescue: 9 Kittens, Cat Rescued From Chilly Fate In Coney Island


November 26, 2009
Yournabe.com - City To Change Call System After Woodside Fire Kills 3


November 25, 2009
NY Times - Crack Pipes Found After Fire That Hurt Ex-Knicks Player

NY Post - Setback for 'Deutsche 3'

NY Post - Ex-Knick Star In Hosp Burn Unit

Firehouse.com - Firefighter Hit by Bus, Completes Ironman Triathlon 40 Surgeries Later

NY Post - Firehouses Facing Heat


November 24, 2009
Chief Leader - Brooklyn Fire Deaths Spur Altered Dispatch System

NY 1 - Dozens Left Homeless By Concourse Village Fire

CBS 2 - Dozens Forced From Homes After Raging Bronx Fire

SI Advance - Hero Firefighter Honored One Year After His Death In New Brighton Blaze

FirefighterHourly.com - Remembering FDNY Firefighter Robert Ryan One Year Later

NY 1 - UFA Holds Annual Holiday Party For Families of Fallen Colleagues

NY Daily News - Ex-Knicks Player Dean Meminger Critical After Fire, Which May Have Been Started By Crack Pipe

Chief Leader - Fine 4 Fire Officers For Cutting Short Inspectional Duties

Chief Leader - Say Federal Security Staff Strained by Terror Trials


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