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FDNY firefighter goes into cardiac arrest battling NYC blaze: officials
March 16, 2025 | 10:05pmThe firefighter was treated at the scene by medics before he was taken to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center.
FDNY chief of EMS being probed possibly over wife's promotion, drunk-driving arrest: sources
March 15, 2025 | 8:29amOfficials at the FDNY claim EMS Chief Michael Fields is the subject of an "inquiry," but did not disclose what sparked the probe.
FDNY dukes it out against rival first responders at MSG in the International Battle of the Badges
March 15, 2025 | 1:14amThey’re New York’s Bravest – and Toughest.
Female fighters to step in the ring in record numbers at Battle of the Badges FDNY boxing match
March 12, 2025 | 4:54pm“We spar hard rounds, we beat the s–t out of each other,” firefighter Nicole Malpeso, 32, said of her training regimen.
FDNY bans bosses from dating underlings after string of sexual harassment scandals -- including one involving 'Jersey Shore' star
March 8, 2025 | 4:06pm“Managers and supervisors are prohibited from engaging in any romantic or intimate relationship with a subordinate they routinely supervise,” says the directive issued this week.
Man, 64, killed and firefighter injured in blaze at NYC house: officials
March 7, 2025 | 2:43pmThe man was discovered unconscious and unresponsive inside the two-story private house on 46th Street near 39th Avenue in Sunnyside Gardens.
Elderly woman found dead in hallway after fire tears through NYC building
March 5, 2025 | 3:55pmA fire tore through a Greenwich Village apartment building, leaving an 81-year-old woman dead Wednesday morning, officials said.
NYPD seeks alleged arsonist caught on video setting fire outside Bronx apartment building
March 4, 2025 | 11:54pmFootage shows a man wearing a hooded jacket spark a fire that quickly spreads down the sidewalk on Rochambeau Avenue in the Norwood section of The Bronx.
Former FDNY captain allegedly beat man to death over unpaid debt after AA meeting
March 1, 2025 | 5:31pmJames Rogers, 66, is alleged to have killed Mark Iacono, 65, with his bare hands Thursday evening following a Bay Shore Alcoholic Anonymous meeting.
Woman slapped with first-ever $4K fine for blocking hydrant during deadly NYC blaze
March 1, 2025 | 3:53pmThe FDNY slapped a woman with a $4,000 fine for having her car parked in front of a hydrant when a deadly Bronx fire broke out.
Keep corrupt, dishonest Cuomo from office, warns FDNY battalion chief whose parents died during pandemic
March 1, 2025 | 12:42pmDisgraced former Gov. Cuomo is corrupt, dishonest and uses well-known intimidation tactics to get his way, which is something my family and I have never bowed to.
Off-duty FDNY firefighter appears to blow red light in deadly caught-on-video crash -- and now he's facing charges
February 27, 2025 | 1:15pmFirefighter Michael Pena, 28, also faces raps for driving while intoxicated and refusal to take a breath test in connection to the 4:15 a.m. crash that took the life of...
More than 100 new FDNY EMTs passionate about saving lives join as NYC faces response time woes
February 25, 2025 | 5:00pmThe latest group of graduates trained for 16 weeks at the EMS Academy and learned everything from CPR to emergency childbirth — because you never know what will happen in...
Fire tears through 7-story NYC building, killing 66-year-old woman
February 22, 2025 | 2:48pmA woman was killed when a fire tore through a Harlem building Saturday morning, cops said.
NYC to pay $3.5M to widow of Belgian firefighter killed in FDNY fireboat 'joyride' crash
February 20, 2025 | 1:46pmThe money will go directly to Johnny Beernaert’s widow Heidi Vermandel and their two adult children, according to the recent settlement agreement signed by all parties in Brooklyn federal court.
Fire kills squatter inside Brooklyn home with history of arson and unwelcome guests
February 18, 2025 | 8:20pmThere were five previous fires at the location over the past two years and at least one was an act of arson caused by a prior squatter.
Return of NYC dining sheds is a calamity waiting to happen — and the DOT must stop the insanity
February 15, 2025 | 1:34pmThe Department of Transportation’s petty bureaucrats -- who gave us infinitely extended bike lanes and ugly, traffic-congesting “plazas” – have won again.
Big Apple dining sheds' planned return already making New Yorkers sick: 'It's inherently dangerous'
February 15, 2025 | 9:07amPolarizing pandemic-era sheds will be popping up across the Big Apple in a matter of weeks -- to the dismay of those who thought the eyesores were gone for good.
First ever female FDNY Deputy Chief promoted at 'glass ceiling- shattering' ceremony
February 14, 2025 | 2:39pmBattalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons — a 24-year veteran who joined the FDNY a few months before 9/11— was named Deputy Chief of fire operations at a packed promotion ceremony in...
15 injured — including 3 firefighters — after massive NYC fire rips through yeshiva dormitory: FDNY
February 14, 2025 | 12:31pmFifteen people were hurt – including three firefighters — when a massive Friday morning blaze ripped through a Brooklyn dormitory used to house yeshiva students.