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 ...

Another retired firefighter who answered duty’s call during the city’s darkest hour has died of 9/11-related illnesses, according to the FDNY. Thomas Dunn, a former member of Engine Company ...

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 ...

The flames broke out around 9:00 Wednesday night. Overhead pictures that FDNY shared show a clear picture of what firefighters were up against. Fire officials says the blaze was aggressive and had ...

FDNY cautions against space heaters in cold weather ... We were able to put hand lines on it and a ladder truck. Firefighters did a phenomenal job keeping it from extending,” said Chief Kevin ...

Posted by New York City Fire Department (FDNY) on Friday, January 17, 2025 Capt. Anthony Harper of Engine Co. 163 in Westerleigh ... Firefighter Ryan Smith of Ladder Co. 86 in Graniteville was ...

(Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News; FDNY) A 37-year-old man was killed and a woman and toddler critically hurt when a fire ripped through their Brooklyn apartment building early Sunday ...

A fire broke out in East Flatbush on E. 46th Street around 11 a.m. Monday morning, according to the FDNY. More than 100 emergency personnel responded to the scene. The heavy smoke impacting ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The FDNY reported that two firefighters suffered minor injuries battling a fire in below-freezing temperatures and snow early on Monday morning at a commercial building in ...