USFA LODD: New York Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 08.10.2019

On Friday, August 9, 2019, Lieutenant Brian J. Sullivan, 54, worked a 24-hour shift in which he responded to seven emergency calls.  During his shift, Lieutenant Sullivan complained to others of having pain and discomfort but continued to respond to calls.  When he returned home after his tour of duty, he suffered a heart attack and was immediately transported to the Orange County Regional Medical Center where he passed away in the early morning of Saturday, August 10, 2019.

Our condolences to the Sullivan Family & Friends, FDNY, and to all affected by Lieutenant Brian J. Sullivan’s passing. 

   

To date, 33 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2019. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Fatality Notices page.

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Brooklyn, N.Y. Fire; 1 Dead, 16 Others Injured – 11.19.14

A two-alarm fire broke out in Brooklyn at 12:38 a.m. Wednesday in the three-story apartment building on Flatbush Avenue near Farragut Road in the 1400 block. 

The blaze was brought under control at 1:55 a.m.

The blaze started in the three-story apartment building over a store-front church at about 12:35 a.m., according to the FDNY.

   

   

Fire originated on the second floor and swept through the third floor. The blaze was brought under control at 1:55 a.m.

Fifteen people were injured in the blaze, including six critically. One person later died from their injuries. A man in his 20s was killed in a fire that broke out during frigid temperatures in Flatbush, Brooklyn, said police.

The fire marshal was investigating the cause of blaze Wednesday morning.

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USFA LODD – FDNY Lieutenant Fatalities Notification 07.05.2014

FDNY Lieutenant Gordon “"Matt"” Mathew Ambelas, 40, on July 5, 2014 at 2110hrs, died from injuries sustained when he became trapped while searching for occupants of a burning high-rise residential building.

   

Lieutenant Ambelas, was searching for trapped occupants in a 19th floor apartment at 75 Wilson St., when the fire flashed over and trapped him in a bedroom. He was found unconscious by fellow firefighters who removed him from the apartment and attempted to resuscitate him, along with EMS personnel. He was transported in critical condition to Woodhull Medical Center, where he later died.

     

"New York has suffered a terrible and tragic loss tonight with the death of Lt. Gordon Ambelas, who heroically died trying to protect and save others—something he’s done for more than 14 years for the city,” said New York City Mayor de Blasio. “We all mourn his loss, and I ask every New Yorker to keep Lieutenant Ambelas and his family in their thoughts and prayers.”

   

"We are deeply shocked and saddened at the loss of one of our own—a devoted, veteran firefighter who had an enormous love for his job and our mission to help and save others,” said Fire Commissioner Nigro.

  

Our condolences to the Ambelas Family & Friends, the City of New York Fire Department and to all affected by FDNY Lieutenant Gordon “"Matt"” Mathew Ambelas' passing.  

     
To date, 48 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2014. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Fatality Notices page. 

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4-Alarm Fire East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY 09.15.2012

FDNY put out a 4-alarm fire, Box 2303, where a blaze engulfed a Brooklyn Fine Fare supermarket at 405 Remsen Avenue early Saturday afternoon. The fire apparently started in the basement of the supermarket.  All companies were withdrawn and went to an exterior firefighting operation. The blaze escalated to a four-alarm fire shortly after 2:00 p.m. before firefighters were able to get the flames under control. The FDNY said no injuries were reported.











New York City Fire Department officials are still investigating the cause of a supermarket fire that blazed in East Flatbush, Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon. Investigators say the fire started in the basement of the one-story building on Remsen Avenue.

"We had a total of four handlines stretched at any given time and in operation. It was a punishing job, as I said, and we were very fortunate that we were able to keep it in the supermarket's cellar," said FDNY Chief James Esposito.

No major injuries were reported other then the fire chief saying there were only a few smoke-related injuries.








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Lightening Strike at 665 New York Avenue, Brooklyn Causes 7 Alarm Fire 07.26.2012

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A lightning strike sparked a massive fire that broke out in a residential building in the Prospect-Lefferts Gardens section of Flatbush Thursday morning. A lighting strike hit 456 Brooklyn Ave. at 9:47 a.m. and the 7-story building on New York Avenue caught fire at 10:08 a.m., according to the FDNY.






NEW YORK (AP) — A roaring fire engulfed the upper floors of an apartment building on Thursday, injuring dozens of firefighters and forcing more than 100 families to leave.

Hundreds of firefighters battled the flames, which erupted Thursday morning on a top floor of the seven-story building in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood and soon broke through the roof, the fire department said. Hours later, orange flames and dark, billowing smoke were still visible at the 106-unit building.

Authorities said 26 firefighters were hurt, one seriously, and one civilian was treated at the scene.

The fire was extinguished by mid afternoon. The cause of the fire was under investigation, but there was a report of a lightning strike just blocks away around the same time.

Resident Valma Brown heard a neighbor knocking on her second-floor door, telling her the building was burning. She said she grabbed a robe and threw it over her night clothes, then rushed into a smoke-filled hallway with four adults and two young boys.

"We walked through smoke. There was a lot of smoke, and everything was flying all over," she said, explaining that firefighters were breaking windows to get in. "The whole building was full of water."

The group then made its way through a back door downstairs to a patio.

The Red Cross set up a temporary shelter for displaced residents at a nearby public school.

Another resident, Shondelle Rodney, said she rushed home from work when a friend called her saying the building was on fire. Her older sister was still asleep in the family's fifth-floor apartment.

"She didn't hear anything, so we called her," Rodney said.

The sister got out, taking along their dog and cat, she said, "but the bird is still up there."

The other residents of the apartment — another sister, their mother and two children — were not home when the fire started.

The family planned to spend the night at the school. Rodney didn't know when they'd be able to return.









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SEVEN-ALARMS IN BROOKLYN, 3301 Atlantic Ave 07.23.2012

NEW YORK (AP) — A seven-alarm fire at a vacant commercial building in Brooklyn has been brought under control by firefighters who battled it for 16 hours.

The fire department says the blaze was contained at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Seven firefighters were injured. Three were taken to a hospital for treatment; their injuries were not immediately known. The other four were treated at the scene.

More than 200 firefighters and 54 units responded to the fire at the former food processing plant at 3:30 p.m. Monday.

The two-story brick building is at 3301 Atlantic Avenue in the Cypress Hills section.





Seven firefighters suffered minor injuries. Four were treated at the scene and three others were transported to a local hospital. Since the building is vacant and doesn’t have occupants, firefighters battled the blaze from the outside.

The seven-alarm fire also knocked out train service in the area throughout the night. The J train, which runs through the nearby Crescent Street station, has been bypassing that stop in both directions. However, service was restored at about 9:30 a.m.

Investigators may be at the building through Wednesday






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SIX-ALARMS IN THE BRONX, 975 Walton Ave 07.18.2012

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Just after midnight, the FDNY responded to a fire at 975 Walton Ave at a landmark Bronx apartment building near Yankee Stadium. The fire was initially a two-alarm fire but grew to six alarms right before 4 a.m. The FDNY had it under control by then, too, with 200 firefighters responding. Twenty-eight firefighters in total were injured, as were two civilians. None of the injuries were considered serious.

The fire was in the fifth and sixth floors as well as the cockloft. Fire chief Edward Kilduff explained, "By the time we stretch lines up to the sixth floor rear of this building, we probably stretched 200 feet of hoseline. That in itself is an exhaustive task. Then to move in and start putting out the fire just compounds the challenge." A wall also partially collapsed.


Dozens injured in Bronx building fire - New York News | New York Breaking News | NYC Headlines

30 hurt as huge fire tears through apartment building in the Bronx | 7online.com







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4-Alarm Fire Brooklyn Row House 1.17.12

A 4-alarm apartment fire in a three-story row frame in Brooklyn where heavy fire broke out on the second floor and extended into the three-story building on 368 Himrod Street shortly after eight o'clock this morning, 17 Jan 2011. The building was evacuated, but reported upon arrival by arriving fire department crews that there were people on fire escapes of building. It was reported that NYFD Ladder 124 arrived on the scene and rescued a mother and her 12-year-old son hanging out upper level window.

It took firefighting crews around 3 hours to bring the flames under control. There were nearly 170 firefighters and 39 units that responded to the firegruond for this fire.

Deputy Asst. Chief James Leonard stated, "At 8:20 a.m. this morning received a 911 call concerning this fire, simultaneously people were banging on the firehouse door which is about six houses down. So we were on the scene immediately, we had heavy fire on the first, second and third floor. Members of ladder 124 ... rescue two people out the second floor."

Row House Fire In Brooklyn: MyFoxNY.com

At least seven people suffering minor injuries, three of which were firefighters. All were transported to Wyckoff Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

The fire is under investigation.

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Two-Alarm Fire: Queens N.Y. Warehouse

Here is the audio and video of a 2-alarm response to a fire that took place on Saturday, 1/14/12, in Queens, N.Y.. The New York City Fire Department (NYFD) performed a quick knock down & extinguishment to the fire at a two story warehouse located at the corner of 132 Ave / Rockaway Blvd.

No one was injured at this fire, and cause to the fire is under investigation.

Queens Warehouse Fire: MyFoxNY.com

2-Alarm Warehouse Fire at corner of 132 Ave / Rockaway Blvd

ADDITIONAL VIDEO OF FIRE GROUND:

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Videos of 3-Alarm Fire in Manhattan NY 01.03.12

YouTube video footage of a three-alarm fire that occurred earlier this week on Tuesday, 3 Jan 2012 at 11:00 p.m., that Ed Gray, known as allhandsgoingtowork on YouTube, recently posted. Temperatures were in the teen for this fire that consumed the building at 4945 Broadway. About 138 NYFD firefighters brought the fire under control around 3a.m. early Wednesday morning. There were sources that told the New York Daily News that the cause of was “illegal nighttime welding,” but according to the NYFD the investigation is ongoing.

Here's a My Fox New York video of the fireground the next morning with neighborhood reactions...

More Than 100 Firefighters Battle Inwood Blaze: MyFoxNY.com

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Fire Fighter Anthem - This One's For The Firefighters

Today is Friday, and over on Twitter every Friday there's this thing called #FollowFriday that you tweet out those that you follow over on that social meda platform. Well, I decided for my #FollowFriday for today to do a "SHOUT OUT" to all Fire Fighters, EMS, and Emergency Services people to say Thank-You for all you do.

The following video with Carlos Pozo's created 'Fire Fighter Anthem" song is one that just gets you pumped up with emotion for the career field.

This video was played during the Department of Defense - DoD Fire and Emergency Services Awards Banquet that was held in Chicago at the end of last month (August). Special Thanks to Fire Fighter Carlos Pozo for the song and Sarah Brockman for putting the video together.

Please visit Carlos Pozo's website and consider donating: http://firefighteranthems.com/index.html.

Let Us Not Forget Those Brother & Sisters We Have Lost.

We Will Never Forget, We Will Always Remember!

Thank You Fire Fighter Carlos Pozo for the song!

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; this is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)