Friday was a historic day for the FDNY as Michele Fitzsimmons was recognized as the department's first female deputy chief.

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

Firefighters were met with heavy fire on the third floor of the six-story apartment building on Rochambeau Avenue, which spread to the fourth and fifth floors.

The fire erupted inside the three-story Eastern Parkway home near Brooklyn Ave. in Crown Heights at about 10:25 a.m., ...

Critics raise concerns about the DOJ dismissing bribery charges against the New York City mayor earlier this week.

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

A fire in Crown Heights on Friday morning left nine people injured, including multiple firefighters, according to the FDNY.

Nine people were hurt – including three firefighters — when a massive blaze ripped through a Brooklyn home Friday morning, ...

A blaze that burned for over an hour in Crown Heights injured nine people, including three firefighters, according to the FDNY.  The fire broke out just before ...

An off-duty New York City firefighter was arrested Thursday evening in the Bronx on a criminal obstruction of breathing charge, police said.