Michele Fitzsimmons became the New York City Fire Department's first female deputy chief. Fitzsimmons, a 24-year veteran of ...

An FDNY officer who was told by her grandfather that “women shouldn’t be firefighters” is poised to become the highest-ranked ...

Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons — a 24-year veteran who joined the FDNY a few months before 9/11—  was named Deputy Chief ...

Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons will be promoted to deputy chief on Friday, becoming the first woman in the department to ...

Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons, a 24-year veteran of the FDNY, will be promoted to deputy chief during a ceremony on Friday.

Two former firefighters who heroically responded to the 9/11 terror attacks in New York City have died due to illnesses ...

This hand-crank weather radio comes equipped with seven pre-programmed NOAA weather stations so you can remain up-to-date on ...

Thomas Dunn and Dennis J. Collopy have died from illnesses connected to working on the site of the World Trade Center ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Borough President Vito Fossella and District Attorney Michael McMahon honored four Staten Island ...

Police said it happened around 1:30 p.m. at 1025 Boynton Ave. located between Bruckner Boulevard and Watson Avenue.

The news came just three days after retired Battalion Chief Dennis Collopy died on Jan. 30 from cancer, related to his rescue efforts. "Thomas served the FDNY with honor and dedication ...

“We believe it started in the clothes dryer and that it overheated there and then came a little bit of an extension outside not much,” said the FDNY battalion chief at the scene. “We’re ...