Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons — a 24-year veteran who joined the FDNY a few months before 9/11—  was named Deputy Chief ...

Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons, a 24-year veteran of the FDNY, will be promoted to deputy chief during a ceremony on Friday.

On Friday, Michele Fitzsimmons became the New York City Fire Department's first female deputy chief. Fitzsimmons, a 24-year ...

FDNY officer Michele Fitzsimmons, who was told by her grandfather that “women shouldn’t be firefighters” is poised to become ...

Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons will be promoted to deputy chief on Friday, becoming the first woman in the department to ...

Officials said the fire started shortly after 12 p.m. on Friday on the third floor of the complex, then spread to the fourth and fifth floors.

This hand-crank weather radio comes equipped with seven pre-programmed NOAA weather stations so you can remain up-to-date on ...

The 15-year-old’s leg was pierced by one spike when the FDNY reached the scene around 3 p.m. and began cutting around the low fence to free the teen and rush him to the hospital, officials said ...

"There’s no doubt that the cars that were parked on the hydrants have slowed down our members from engaging in firefighting tactics,” said FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker said. A 37-year-old ...

It was a scary situation Thursday morning for some residents in Glendale, Queens. A manhole fire and increased carbon ...

FDNY Battalion Chief Walter Kowalski said the victim landed on top of the elevator car on the first floor and had to be hoisted by first responders. “It’s [a rescue] that doesn’t occur every ...