Gerald "Jerry" Sanford has died, at the age of 86. He played a big part in getting the Freedom Memorial built in Naples.

In 2021, he recalled the happy occasion of presenting the helmet back to Engine 73 & Ladder 42 ... when he joined the NYFD, assigned to Engine 23, in Harlem. Prior to that, he served in the ...

Jerry’s first assignment was 23 Truck, in Harlem. These were “the war years” in the FDNY, where Jerry forged friendships ... Jerry transferred to Ladder 131 in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Stints as a Chief’s ...

They’re New York’s Bravest – and Toughest. FDNY firefighters went from fighting fires to foes in the boxing ring Friday night ...

Smoke from a five-alarm fire was visible throughout the Bronx Thursday morning. A deli worker told abc7 that he used a fire extinguisher when he saw flames coming from a building, but he could get the ...

We spar hard rounds, we beat the s–t out of each other,” firefighter Nicole Malpeso, 32, said of her training regimen.

FDNY Deputy Chief Michael Trahan speaks to the press near the scene of the rescue on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (FDNY) Lt. Nick Schneider of Ladder 4 said that when he reached the 78th floor, he ...

FDNY Lieutenant Nicholas Schneider of Ladder 4 said when he and other crew members got up to the 78th floor, he felt a gust of air and knew a window had been taken out. "We came into the room ...

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.

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 ...