FDNY firefighter promoted to deputy chief is first woman to hold the rank in department history
FDNY officer Michele Fitzsimmons, who was told by her grandfather that “women shouldn’t be firefighters” is poised to become ...
A new chapter for an old fire truck
The diesel technology students at Orleans Niagara BOCES are getting some hands-on training on a 1980s fire truck.
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FDNY EMT charged with murder in 2021 fatal Astoria robbery, Queens DA says
A Queens EMT has been arrested and charged in connection with a 2021 fatal gunpoint robbery in Astoria, Queens District ...
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New FDNY Deputy Chief Makes History
Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons will be promoted to deputy chief on Friday, becoming the first woman in the department to ...
FDNY says cars blocked hydrants in 2 deadly fires this week
There have been two deadly fires in New York City this week, and investigators say in both incidents, cars were blocking the closest fire hydrants. As CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports, the ...
2 dead in Bronx fire, FDNY says parked car blocked closest hydrant
A fire in the Bronx left one man dead and another hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday morning in Tremont, police say.
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FDNY says car parked in front of hydrant hindered response to deadly fire in Bronx
An early morning fire at a Buddhist Temple that left two people dead in the Bronx was sparked by a space heater, officials said.The blaze broke out inside a building on Anthony Avenue in the Tremont ...
FEMA claws back migrant housing funds, drawing battle with NYC officials
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) clawed back $80 million it gave to New York City to house migrants as the ...
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FDNY members reunite with 3-year-old they saved from Staten Island house fire: 'Like a little miracle'
Little Ian Pereles was reunited with a group of FDNY firefighters and paramedics on Tuesday who pulled him from a Staten ...