LAFD could have had at least 10 engines patrolling Palisades hills, former chiefs say
The toll might not have been as bad if extra engines had been pre-positioned much closer to the most fire-prone areas, former ...
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 ...
Luzerne County first responders honored for their life-saving efforts
Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department's first responders saved the lives of 100 people in a fire that broke out at the B'nai B'rith Senior Apartments last 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 ...
15 injured — including 3 firefighters — after massive NYC fire rips through yeshiva dormitory: FDNY
Fifteen people were hurt – including three firefighters — when a massive Friday morning blaze ripped through a Brooklyn ...
BP honors 5 Staten Island FDNY/EMS members for heroic toddler rescue
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Borough President Vito Fossella and District Attorney Michael McMahon honored four Staten Island ...
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.