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FILE -- Firefighters battle a six-alarm fire in Brooklyn. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Bloomberg Praises FDNY For Record Low In Fire Deaths

Mayor Michael Bloomberg this weak heaped praise on the New York City Fire Department, after the department achieved the lowest number of civilian fire deaths in its history.

2013/01/05

FILE -- Firefighters battle a six-alarm fire in Brooklyn. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Officials: 2012 Had Fewest Civilian Fire Deaths In NYC History

The city had 58 fire deaths in 2012. That’s four fewer than the previous record low of 62 set in 2010.

2013/01/02

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