fire safety

Dry conditions and smoke make for a challenging weekend

Mayor Eric Adams said he would revisit sprinkler retrofits after the Twin Parks North West fire.

Oswald Feliz was named head of a special committee to investigate and prevent fires similar to Twin Parks, which happened in his district.

Twin Parks North West, where the fire broke out, had long been a center of gravity for the Bronx's West African community.

'I have to be honest, the first time I read your letter I felt this surge of native rage.'

A tourist from Vermont had her boyfriend take a photograph of her and two firefighters, later sighing, "This is my unattainable crush."

The FDNY has been removing Christmas trees from apartment building lobbies. But not because they are hot Grinch foot soldiers in the War on Christmas! They just don't want you to die.

The FDNY gives us fire safety tips for the winter.

"My instinct just kicked in," 37-year-old Ladder Company 81 member Steven Carl said. "I just did what I was trained to do."

Concerns are being raised over the fire safety conditions at the Floyd Bennett Field campgrounds, which are slated for major expansions.