The men and women who serve on the front lines as firefighters, rescuing citizens in harm’s way, should be saluted daily for their bravery. In one of…

New York Magazine came out with a list detailing the September 11th terrorist attacks “by the numbers” when it came to deaths, destruction, charity and war to name a few. Check out a few of the numbers they’ve compiled: Total number killed in attacks (official figure as of 9/5/02): 2,819 Number of firefighters and paramedics killed: 343 […]

This past week, Gunness along with the Leary Foundation hosted an event to help out local Fire Fighters get more equipment to make sure they…

The Village Voice has a good article on the reasons for lack of Black firefighters in New York City and the requirement test necessary to become a firefighter: “There’s no question that there is something very wrong with how the FDNY adds new employees. For nearly 40 years, various courts have issued injunctions to correct […]

Firefighters on Friday morning were trying to prevent the fire from moving into densely populated areas in the Leona Valley near Palmdale. At least 1,500 homes are threatened. The winds that caused the flames to spread so quickly lessened overnight, but more high temperatures were predicted for Friday. Firefighters also planned on Friday to get […]