Topic: Nicholas Scoppetta

Cheating? Nah, says deputy fire commish

NY Daily News - 196 days ago
An FDNY official yesterday dismissed claims of widespread cheating on the last firefighters' written entrance exam.. . Deputy Commissioner of...

Scoppetta: FDNY Will Cut Hours, Close Five Fire Companies

The New York Observer - 1178 days ago
Here at the City Council budget hearing on public safety, Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta testified a few minutes ago that his department will begin closing several fire companies between the hours of 6 p.m. It is still doing the analysis, Scoppetta ...

FDNY boss' career clouded after 2 deaths

AP News - 1633 days ago
NYC Fire Commissioner's Long Career Clouded by Firefighters' Deaths in Abandoned BuildingTwice in the last 11 years, Nicholas Scoppetta was summoned by the New York mayor and asked to command a city agency in crisis.Scoppetta, who was once a child ...

Deutsche Bank fire probe: Many failures

AP News - 1633 days ago
After Deutsche Bank Fire, Hundreds of Buildings to Be Examined; Three Officials ReassignedThe city ordered fire inspectors to examine hundreds of buildings under construction or demolition after an investigation found numerous planning and safety failures at an abandoned ground zero skyscraper where ...

Fire next to Ground Zero kills 2 firemen

AP News - 1642 days ago
Health Risks From Toxic Materials Probed Following Blaze That Killed 2 Firefighters Near WTCHealth risks from asbestos and other toxic materials were questioned Sunday following the blaze that killed two firefighters in an abandoned skyscraper being dismantled next to the World Trade ...

Deadly New York City blaze evokes pain, health worries of Sept. 11

AP Features - 1642 days ago
A major fire in an abandoned skyscraper near ground zero renewed more than painful memories of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.For firefighters, the blaze in the former Deutsche Bank office building added to a tragic toll, taking the lives of ...