The first female FDNY Deputy Chief ever was promoted Friday, as top brass hailed her for “shattering the glass ceiling” in the male-dominated field. Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons — a ...

Four Battalion Chiefs will be promoted to the rank of Deputy ... Chief Fitzsimmons began her career with the FDNY in May 2001. She comes from a family of firefighters starting with her great ...

"Thirteen years ago, Sandy hit this island here and it almost got cut off," FDNY rescue Battalion Chief Joseph Downey Jr., a task force leader from West Islip, told reporters. "There was five 5 ...

A man who served the FDNY for four decades could very justifiably say he had given a lot to his city.Gene Kelty’s family and ...

Bob Keys recently completed a 31-year career as a battalion chief with the Fire Department – City of New York (FDNY). During his tenure with the FDNY he held a number of firefighting and ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A house fire reported Friday morning in Meiers Corners drew a large FDNY response to the area. Emergency crews responded around 9 a.m. to 21 Bradley Ave., which sources at the ...

Cordasco was arrested along with another FDNY chief, Anthony Saccavino, in September. Prosecutors say Cordasco pocketed $57,000 of the $190,000 in bribes generated by the scheme between 2021 and 2023.

John 'Jack' Fanning, 54, FDNY Battalion Chief - A decorated firefighter, anti-terrorism expert and head of the New York City Fire Department's Hazardous Materials Operations Unit, Battalion Chief ...

Axelrod)Scott R. Axelrod The fire quickly climbed up to the rear decks of both 3-story, semi-attached homes and into their attics and soffit areas, FDNY Battalion Chief Paholek told the Advance ...