Dragging hoses through snow and ice is more difficult. Hydrants freeze. And the FDNY is forced to deal with it all using the same staffing levels that they have on a beautiful spring day.

She puts the “blaze” in trailblazer! The first female FDNY Deputy Chief ever was promoted Friday, as top brass hailed her for “shattering the glass ceiling” in the male-dominated field.

One firefighter suffered non-life-threatening ... said he “lost all [his] stuff” in the inferno. “I feel very bad for them,” he said of his housemates. “Thanks to God that no one died ...

Fitzsimmons, a 24-year veteran of the FDNY, was promoted from battalion chief to deputy chief. Her appointment is said to be highest ranking of female within the department's fire operations.

Ten families were displaced after the FDNY said heavy smoke and flames ripped ... “I thought I lost [Leah] and stuff, but she’s good now,” said Torres. Torres said she’s lucky to have ...

Dangerous wiring. Illegal propane tanks. Commercial kitchens in combustible “sheds.” And no fire-extinguishing systems. Those are some of the hazardous conditions that FDNY officials say were ...