“He wears his heart as well as this job on his sleeve,” Festa wrote on the GoFundMe page. “John is a mentor, a natural-born ...

An FDNY officer who was told by her grandfather that “women shouldn’t be firefighters” is poised to become the highest-ranked ...

An FDNY officer who was told by her grandfather that “women shouldn’t be firefighters” is poised to become the highest-ranked woman uniformed firefighter in FDNY history, the Daily News has ...

FDNY history was made at Queens College as the head of Battalion 46 in Elmhurst became the first-ever female deputy chief ...

A firefighter with the FDNY was arrested in the Bronx early Saturday morning, according to authorities. Jonathan Muniz, 30, was taken into custody around 2:40 a.m., ...

Fifteen people were hurt – including three firefighters — when a massive Friday morning blaze ripped through a Brooklyn ...

Three firefighters were among 15 people injured when a fire tore through a Brooklyn brownstone Friday morning, the FDNY said. Among the injured, two residents of the building were in critical ...

THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) – A firefighter with the FDNY was arrested in the Bronx early Saturday morning, according to authorities. Jonathan Muniz, 30, was taken into custody around 2:40 a.m ...

On Friday, Michele Fitzsimmons became the New York City Fire Department's first female deputy chief. Fitzsimmons, a 24-year ...

Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons will be promoted to deputy chief on Friday, becoming the first woman in the department to achieve the rank and the highest-ranking woman uniformed firefighter ...

Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons — a 24-year veteran who joined the FDNY a few months before 9/11—  was named Deputy Chief ...