Fifty years ago, most FDNY engine companies had five firefighters working 24/7/365, but decades of budget cuts have reduced staffing to four firefighters on almost all NYC engine companies.

The FDNY is reviewing the response to a 911 emergency call made by an off-duty EMS lieutenant in cardiac arrest to see if more could have been done by the Emergency Medical Technicians who closed ...

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.

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.

Rogers is a retired FDNY captain who lives in Babylon. He served 22 years with the FDNY, and now operates two assisted living facilities, Newsday reported. Long Island investigators said the two ...

called to report smoke in the area. They got out of their FDNY truck to check the block for its source and found smoke coming from a cellar window of the 208th St. home, FDNY Chief of Department ...

FDNY has confirmed it is investigating the incident. The EMS lieutenant called 911 during an apparent asthma attack around noon at his home on East 73rd Street in Brooklyn, sources said.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Emergency crews responded Saturday to a report of fire at a high-rise apartment building in St. George, according to an FDNY spokesman. The fire department said the fire ...

A three-alarm fire left one person with serious injuries Friday night in Unionport, according to fire officials. Authorities say the flames broke out in the basement of the six-story residential ...

I wanted to be the best of the best. I want to work alongside New York City’s best. “So I joined the FDNY, and now I’m here.” Miriam Beltran, a 28-year-old fellow graduate, said her ...

NEW YORK -- Two people were killed when a fire broke out Wednesday morning in the Bronx. The FDNY says a parked car blocked a fire hydrant and slowed down its response. Firefighters were called to ...