FDNY Academy instructor William Nelson admitted today that he was fooled by a fake news article posted online about his academy. In the article, posted to a web site known for satire, it was detailed that a Judge was ordering ...
Read More »FDNY EMS To Cancel contract for out of state training after disagreement.
What Should have been a week of useful training turned into a Major fight between FDNY EMS command and the Out of state Training agency. Although sources High in the FDNY tried to cover the failed week up, this reporter/writer ...
Read More »Workplace terminates three employees late for work due to being volunteer firemen
Vody plumbing has fired three plumbers when they failed to show up for work this morning at 8am. When the plumbers did arrive just before lunch they were given termination paper work and their final paychecks. The three plumbers were ...
Read More »CMS Budget Cut Mandates “Standardization” of EMS Levels, Clarifies Care Rules
On January 1, 2014, a little-read portion of the Affordable Care Act will be implemented in Medicare’s CMS bureau, the agency charged with reimbursing ambulance providers for the vast majority of their transports.
Read More »NYC Judge orders FDNY to stop taking pay as punishment from FireFighters!
For Years When you were good in FDNY You get a medal and a few extra dollars that came with that medal, but what did you get when you messed up? According to official reports and even a confirmation by ...
Read More »Federal Judge orders FDNY academy to be easier so more people pass
As reported by the New York Post the current FDNY fire academy is at the halfway point in their 18-week training class. At the midway point a full 15% of the class has dropped out. A typical FDNY academy class ...
Read More »iOS 7 replaces 911 calls from iPhone with Siri
With the release of iOS 7, Apple confirms that when dialing 911 from an iPhone capable of Siri your call will now be directed to Siri. Siri will ask you a couple of basic questions to make sure you actually ...
Read More »Study: 60% of badge bunnies have antibiotic resistant gonorrhea
The Center for Disease (CDC) control has released a startling statistic today. About 60% of the Badge Bunnies in the US are assumed to have antibiotic resistant gonorrhea.
Read More »Let it Burn: Michigan Orders Disbandment of Detroit Fire Department
This just in! After spending all of 18 minutes in a closed session, and in an unprecedented move, the Michigan House of Representatives (HOR) has voted unanimously to disband the Detroit Fire Department (DFD). Insiders tell us that this city-wide ...
Read More »A Failed Marriage: Halligans to Get Axed
Gone are the days when traditional forcible entry (FE) techniques are employed, let alone needed. With the increasing availability of powered saws and cutting tools, fire departments nationwide are relinquishing their reliance and affinity for the axe and halligan combination.
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