Fifty years ago, most FDNY engine companies had five firefighters working 24/7/365, but decades of budget cuts have reduced staffing to four firefighters on almost all NYC engine companies.

The FDNY battled a massive 3-alarm fire at an auto body shop in Willets Point on Monday afternoon. The first call came at 4:17 p.m. after the fire broke out at 127-02 35th Ave., and arriving units ...

Deputy Chief Fitzsimmons began her FDNY career in May 2001. Six probies from her class were killed on Sept. 11th, when she was assigned to Engine 289 in Corona. “One of my nieces sent me this ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The FDNY has a issued a new policy barring department supervisors from engaging in romantic relationships with underlings, the New York Post is reporting. “Managers and ...

The FDNY extinguished a brush fire Saturday afternoon in Marine Park near Gerritsen Beach Park. The fire started before 1:18 p.m. near the waterfront. News 12 saw an FDNY crews in the water and on ...

A former NASCAR team owner is still in the hospital 50 days after his home burst into flames in Union County. Bob Rahilly, ...

Rogers is a retired FDNY captain who lives in Babylon. He served 22 years with the FDNY, and now operates two assisted living facilities, Newsday reported. Long Island investigators said the two ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The FDNY responded to a report of a fire in the attic of a Staten Island home Friday night. The blaze broke out around 11:28 p.m. at 114 Cassidy Place in New Brighton ...

A tragic oversight in Brooklyn has led to a citywide examination of emergency response protocols following the death of FDNY EMS Lt. Nelson Seto. According to CBS News New York, Seto, who ...

FDNY has confirmed it is investigating the incident. The EMS lieutenant called 911 during an apparent asthma attack around noon at his home on East 73rd Street in Brooklyn, sources said.

A 56-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene, while a 54-year-old woman and 90-year-old woman were taken to the hospital before they died, the FDNY said. "First arriving units had smoke ...