Det. Corey Fisher left Jamaica Hospital, his pregnant wife by his side, in a wheelchair and was taken home to continue his ...

A report reveals NYC firefighter pensions skyrocketing, with the average now over $170,000 and one retiree earning an ...

FDNY EMS officer and union vice president says separating EMS from the FDNY would close pay gaps, curb turnover and give ...

New York’s Finest include more than 10,000 firefighters and nearly 3,000 emergency medical technicians and paramedics. The chief officer is the fire commissioner, who is appointed by the mayor.

At 9 a.m. Tuesday, about a dozen members of FDNY Ladder 3 & Battalion 6 in Union Square shook Chief Steve Marsar’s hand, ...

Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday named a woman to lead the New York City Fire Department for the first time in the agency’s 157-year history. Mr. Adams promoted Laura Kavanagh, the acting ...

Laura Kavanagh, who is the first female commissioner in the 157-year history of the Fire Department of New York City, called her new role "the honor of a lifetime" Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News ...

New York City Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, right, and New York Mayor Eric Adams, left, hold an NYFD badge after Kavanagh was sworn in during a ceremony at FDNY Engine 33/Ladder 9, Oct. 27 ...

Members of the New York City Fire Department gathered Thursday to protest the city’s looming Covid-19 vaccine mandate as officials brace for possible mass staffing shortages.