She puts the “blaze” in trailblazer! 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.

Fitzsimmons, a 24-year veteran of the FDNY, was promoted from battalion chief to deputy chief. Her appointment is said to be highest ranking of female within the department's fire operations.

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 ...

An FDNY EMT was arrested and charged with murder Thursday for the fatal 2021 Queens shooting of a recent college graduate sitting in a Range Rover during an armed robbery gone wrong, officials said.

I think that was the biggest thing that we wanted him to know." Father files complaint with FDNY after son's cardiac arrest death After Costello's death, Weaver filed a complaint with the FDNY.

There were nearly 20,000 just in the 46th precinct, and that was up 7% from the year before. FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker called it a matter of "life and death." "It is bigger than a parking ...

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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The FDNY fought a fire at a smoke shop early Friday morning on the major business district of New Dorp Lane. The fire was called at 1:15 a.m. at 308 New Dorp Lane between ...

"There’s no doubt that the cars that were parked on the hydrants have slowed down our members from engaging in firefighting tactics,” said FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker said. A 37-year-old ...

One firefighter suffered non-life-threatening injuries while fighting the flames, and two were left with minor injuries, according to the FDNY. The blaze reached two alarms, drawing 25 FDNY units ...

Ten families were displaced after the FDNY said heavy smoke and flames ripped through an apartment building on Rochambeau Avenue near East Gun Hill Road. Officials said the fire started shortly ...

“The defendant, now an FDNY EMT, thought he got away with murder after allegedly shooting and killing a young man he tried to rob four years ago,” Katz said in a statement. “This seemingly ...