FDNY celebrates its first female deputy chief
On Friday, Michele Fitzsimmons became the New York City Fire Department's first female deputy chief. Fitzsimmons, a 24-year ...
First ever female FDNY Deputy Chief promoted at ‘glass ceiling- shattering’ ceremony
Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons — a 24-year veteran who joined the FDNY a few months before 9/11—  was named Deputy Chief ...
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Bay Ridge apartment fire kills Navy vet, FDNY warns against blocking hydrants
A man killed in an apartment fire in Bay Ridge on Sunday has been identified as Gregory Fernandez, a 37-year-old Navy veteran ...
After fatal NYC fire, FDNY warns public against blocking hydrants
Flames shot out of a third-story window early Sunday morning at an apartment building at 510 80th St. in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The fire happened just after 3:30 a.m. Firefighters hustled up the ...
Man, 37, killed in NYC apartment fire as woman, child rushed to hospital after blocked fire hydrants slow response: officials
Brooklyn apartment fire killed a man and sent two others – including a young boy – to the hospital after firefighters ...