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New York City Atheists will sue 9/11’s "Seven in Heaven Way" street sign (VIDEO)
July 07, 2011Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- To honor seven firefighters who died on 9/11, a portion of Richards street, Brooklyn, New York, was renamed "Seven in Heaven Way". This new street sign prompted criticism and national attention...
Baltimore firehouse noose a hoax
December 03, 2007The Maryland firefighter who reported finding a noose and a threatening note at his stationhouse has admitted it was a hoax. On Nov. 21, Donald Maynard, a black firefighter-paramedic apprentice, said he found the racially charged items in an East...
Arsonist arrested fighting fires
November 18, 2007A California man convicted of starting a 1997 wildfire was returned to prison after officials found him working as a volunteer firefighter at a recent blaze. Police had released Steven Robles, 30, from custody this year after serving nine years for...
Firefighters banned from using ladders
October 23, 2007Firefighters in Ampthill, England, have been banned from using their ladders in non-emergency situations. For many years firefighters have helped remove decorations after festivals, but now they have been told it is too risky for them to help, The...
- October 07, 2007
An explosion at a New York apartment building injured at least 17 people Saturday, including a city firefighter. The explosion occurred about 4 p.m. in the 20-unit, five-floor building on Fifth Avenue near Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, the Daily News...