FDNY

More than a THIRD of firefighters and FDNY paramedics caught coronavirus

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More than a third of New York City firefighters and first responders with the FDNY likely caught coronavirus at the height of the pandemic’s grip on the city, a new study reveals.  Scientists at New York University (NYU) assessed data on nearly every frontline worker at  the Fire Department of the City of New York … Read more

FDNY diversity official says ‘most definitely’ OK to exclude white firefighter from color guard

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An FDNY diversity official has said that it’s ‘most definitely’ acceptable to keep a white firefighter off a ceremonial color guard so the flag bearers could all be black, according to a new report.  White firefighter Lt. Daniel McWilliams filed a lawsuit claiming racial bias after he was removed from a flag-bearing unit at a … Read more