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NYPD issues directive after officer's death in Coney Island fire
Updated at 06:36 PM today
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CONEY ISLAND (WABC) --
Following the death of Officer Dennis Guerra, the NYPD has issued a
directive on Thursday to all officers, formally advising them of how to
respond to fires.
The directive comes after Sunday's deadly high-rise fire in
Coney Island. It says officers should only take an elevator at a fire
location after inspecting the elevator for smoke, and if no smoke is
detected, the officers should stop every fifth floor and repeat the
inspection. They must also exit the elevator at minimum of two floors
below where the fire is reported. "The protocols we just came out with are guidelines. Officers will instinctively do what they have to do, as these two officers did," said William Bratton, the New York City Police Departement commissioner.
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Rodriguez, 36, remains in critical condition at Weill Cornell Medical Center, but doctors say the mother of four is showing signs of improvement.
Flags were lowered across the city in memory of the fallen officer.
Sixteen-year-old Marcell Dockery is facing arson, assault and reckless endangerment charges after police say he lit a mattress on fire in the hallway because he was bored.
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With Guerra's death, Brooklyn prosecutors are expected to go to a grand jury and seek upgraded charges.
The New York City Housing Authority is taking steps to evict Dockery's family from the building, a step some neighbors feel is too harsh.
"She's sad, she's really hurting," said Wanda Feliciano, of the Tenant Association. "She just can't believe this happened. Housing should not evict her. This is not her fault."
Guerra, a father of four and eight-year veteran of the NYPD, will be laid to rest Monday morning at St. Rose of Lima Church in Rockaway Beach.
Dockery is due in court Friday.
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