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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
Jan. 23, 2005, marked the first time since 1918 that FDNY members had died in separate calls on the same day
Union officials said the toll could delay getting firefighters to firehouses and create an estimated $1.8M in overtime pay
Lieutenant John Vanderstar and Firefighter Brendan Gaffney were awarded the Medal of Valor for rescuing occupants in two separate fires
The decision reinstates plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others involved in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, sparing them the death penalty
“I just wanted to follow in my father’s footsteps,” Probationary Firefighter Dennis Meyran said, recalling the motivation to complete the FDNY academy
Funding for the World Trade Center Health Program through 2040 was eliminated in the stopgap bill to fund the federal government
The NYPD has a person of interest in custody after a woman was intentionally set on fire while she was possibly asleep
The Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act is expected to be passed by Congress in the coming days
‘Ticking time bombs': FDNY responds to e-bike store fire, finds hundreds of damaged Li-ion batteries
Firefighters faced heavy fire on the first floor of the Manhattan e-bike store and found Li-ion batteries stored in the basement
An apartment fire on Manhattan’s Upper East Side began on the fifth floor and extended into the sixth and fourth floors before being extinguished
FDNY Monsignor John Delendick took over as the department’s senior chaplain after Father Mychal Judge was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks
Fire marshals, inspectors and drone operators will organize operations for firefighters and create risk assessment models to identify possible future fire locations
Fire on the top of the 44-story high-rise sent smoke across the Manhattan skyline
Officials said the FDNY usually responds to approximately 200 brush fires each year in October alone
The brush fire on Staten Island is the fifth fire in the borough during a citywide drought watch due to low precipitation
Investigators determined the fire that killed two people living in a Queens garage was arson
“The Bravest Children” program from Friends of Firefighters provides sessions for children to share among peers and develop positive coping skills
The FDNY symposium will present best tactics and work on improving lithium-ion battery fire data
Fire prevention investigators found numerous violations inside the illegally converted Queens house
FDNY officials said the e-bike battery fire blocked the path of egress in the Brooklyn apartment building
Three firefighters were injured during a fire in Staten Island involving a former church that had been unoccupied for several years
One of two fire prevention chiefs admitted to taking more than $5,000 over three years to fast-track inspections
After serving in the Marines, Matthew Burns took on a career of public service in the NYPD and then the FDNY before his injury
An exercise in Staten Island showed how drones search for survivors in the aftermath of a coastal storm
In exchange for bribes, Mayor Eric Adams allegedly expedited a fire safety inspection at a Turkish consulate building, among other charges
Two retired FDNY chiefs stand accused of accepting bribes to fast-track fire safety approvals in a corruption scandal that allegedly netted them nearly $200,000
Two former chiefs in the prevention bureau allegedly solicited and accepted bribes from at least 2021 through 2023
Among the recipients of the mortgage payouts are the families of NYC DOC Capt. Gennaro “Jerry” Cariello, CO Jonathan Latta, and FDNY Firefighter Robert Welsh III
Three of the FDNY’s leading responders on Sept. 11, 2001, reflect on how 9/11 impacted EMS and beyond
Firefighter Thomas Gambino marks 20 years with the FDNY this year, carrying on the legacy of his father
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