Close Call for FDNY Firefighters at Staten Island Fire

As flames intensified, two firefighters climbed out a second-floor window onto a roof.
July 21, 2024

“Get out, guys.  Get out, guys."

Within seconds of that urgent message heard on the fireground, two firefighters climbed out a second-floor window and onto a roof of a burning house. One stepped down the ladder while the other slid down as the blaze intensified. 

The fire started in the garage and quickly spread to the house, according to The Staten Island Advocate. 

Neighbors watched as fire erupted in the dark, thick smoke.

Crews brought the fire under control in a little over an hour. 

There were no injuries.

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Susan Nicol

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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