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Five graduates say the department reclassified them as EMS trainees just before contracts expired, then issued termination letters
Mayor Eric Adams will miss the FDNY memorial while traveling in Albania, drawing sharp criticism from the firefighters’ union
The 1966 blaze was the deadliest fire in the history of the FDNY until the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001
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An early-morning blast sent the public-housing chimney crashing onto a sidewalk and playground
Nine members from Engine 38/Ladder 51 and eight from Engine 43/Ladder 59 were reassigned as the department investigates
Videos allegedly shot at Engine 38/Ladder 51 show rookies doing cake-face pushups and hugging naked men
Among 344 graduates, Ian Montesi, whose father died in the North Tower collapse, and Francis Donohue, whose father died of a 9/11-related illness, are following their fathers’ path
FDNY battled the fire at a former coffee warehouse in Brooklyn, attacking from the exterior and with the Marine 9 fireboat
Ahead of the attacks’ 24th anniversary, the department engraved 39 newly fallen members, bringing post-9/11 illness losses to more than 400
Books about the catastrophic 9/11 attacks and the long return to normalcy are crucial to the historical record of those we lost and how we moved forward
Security video shows an unidentified man entering the Bellerose home and leaving minutes before alarms sounded
The White House confirms early talks on turning the 9/11 Memorial & Museum into a federally run national monument, drawing pushback from state leaders and the site’s nonprofit operator
FDNY Ceremonial Unit leader Lt. Joseph LaPointe, who has guided hundreds of funerals and every Ground Zero anniversary since 2001, is stepping down after 35 years of service
More than 500 people scaled 2,200 steps at Truist Park’s Patriot Day Stair Climb, to honor fallen firefighters and raise money for Georgia firefighters and their families
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Deputy Chief John Russell likened the reason to “a salmon swimming upstream” as dozens of firefighters were moving in, and the injured firefighter was trying to get out
When Kristin Marino wed at the Plaza Hotel, FDNY firefighters from her late father’s Rescue Company 1 stood in his place
Elizabeth Hillman reportedly told the foundation’s trustees, “Our executive compensation lags well behind that of peer institutions”
FDNY EMS officer and union vice president says separating EMS from the FDNY would close pay gaps, curb turnover and give medics the autonomy to modernize patient care
FDNY says roughly 100 lithium-ion batteries ignited in the basement of a Queens home operating an illegal e-bike repair shop
Capt. John Ceriello’s work brought stairwell pressurization, wind-control devices and high-rise nozzles to the field, eliminating firefighter deaths from wind-driven fires since 2010
On Aug. 18, 2007, several factors overwhelmed fireground operations, resulting in numerous maydays and, ultimately, the death of two firefighters
Police say the firefighter was charged with assault, harassment and weapons possession and released without bail
Roughly 170 FDNY and EMS personnel battled the Queens blaze, which left three firefighters seriously hurt
Insightful reads that pass on the FDNY Bravest experience to the next generation of firefighters
EMT Frederick Whiteside died in the line of duty in 2023 but has been excluded from the memorial weekend service for the last two years
The two-year Department of Investigation probe will require biannual updates on environmental health risks first responders and survivors faced after the 2001 attacks
After a four-year hiatus, the FDNY’s iconic fundraising calendar is back, featuring 25 of the department’s fittest first responders
Officials say the critically injured firefighter is recovering and credit quick action for preventing fatalities
