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Salvador Bolanos, of San Jose, said he was painting inside the garage at 3137 David Court around 12:30 p.m. when he heard a woman screaming.

I heard the sound of the fire. Like, I heard the sound of the cracking of the house and stuff like that, and then I turned and looked and I seen it. The flames coming out of the side of the house.

"There's a lot of distractions when you drive an ambulance. They do serious work - but how could they not stop?"

"The strain on our EMS ranks is real, and it is made worse by the staggering pay disparities our EMS heroes are forced to endure."

Fortunately for them, some people took some very, very courageous actions. Kudos to them for taking on extreme personal risk to help people they didn't even know. The news release says four people went onto the ice to help and some of them fell into the water too. Officers arrived on the scene and used safety equipment to help pull everyone to shore.

The FDNY says that the fire was reported on the 12th floor of an apartment building on 190 York St. just after 1:30 a.m. Over 100 fire and EMS personnel responded.

If you are choking and are alone, try to get yourself into a high-traffic area, such as a hallway in a building or outside your house. If you pass out, you're way more likely to be found as opposed to being in a room in a building or your house. Call 911 even though you can't speak. Someone will be sent to your location by dispatch.

A vehicle operated by the FDNY was traveling on Avenue S when it was struck by a van heading north on West 11th Street in the Gravesend section of the borough. As a result, the FDNY truck then collided with an Access-A-Ride van, which ended up hitting a Lexus SUV, according to the NYPD.

BOROUGH PARK - A fire inside a Borough Park building left six civilians and one firefighter injured on Wednesday, Jan. 28. The blaze started at 8:50 a.m. on the second floor of the building. FDNY said 21 units and 79 firefighters and EMS workers were at the scene. The fire was put out at 10:10 a.m. One person is in critical condition while five civilians and a firefighter sustained minor injuries.

About halfway out onto the ice, the ice gave way, and I went into the water," the probie said. "It was definitely cold, but I mean all I really had thoughts of was getting to this kid, because regardless of if I was cold or not, he was even colder. I just knew I had to get out there. I had to secure him so he doesn't go underwater.

NYPD When New Yorkers sign up to become police officers, one of the most common reasons for taking the oath is a desire to help people and save lives. NYPD Officer Freddy Cerpa can say he has achieved that goal twice over, all in a matter of weeks. Cerpa is not being hailed as a hero because he had to draw his service weapon and fight off danger, but instead because of the way he remained calm during a life-or-death situation and saved the lives of two babies.

The first blaze broke out shortly before 6 p.m. Friday at 301 Pennsylvania Ave. in East New York, where members of the 15th Division arrived to find heavy fire on the first floor and extension to the second. Engine Company 290 and Ladder Company 103 knocked back the flames, and the fire was declared under control at 6:45 p.m.