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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City Fire Department chief pleaded guilty Wednesday to a conspiracy charge, admitting that he and others agreed to accept $190,000 in bribes to speed up safety ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City Fire Department chief pleaded guilty Wednesday to a conspiracy charge, admitting that he and others agreed to accept $190,000 in bribes to speed up safety ...

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 ...

That the flaming house was on a dead-end street complicated the operation, given the frozen hydrants, according to the FDNY. Early Wednesday morning, the FDNY responded to calls for a fire at 1005 ...

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 ...

Capt. Anthony Harper of Engine 163 was the first firefighter to respond to multiple reports of trapped individuals in a blaze at 267 Ada Drive in Graniteville around 3:45 p.m. Friday, FDNY Deputy ...