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

"There’s no doubt that the cars that were parked on the hydrants have slowed down our members from engaging in firefighting tactics,” said FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker said. A 37-year-old ...

An FDNY officer who was told by her grandfather ... Also cheering her on will be Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker, who met Fitzsimmons on his first day. “In the months since I have come to ...

FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker called it a matter of "life and death." "It is bigger than a parking violation - this is life and death," he said. "Your actions matter. Think before you make the ...

An FDNY EMT was arrested and charged with murder Thursday for the fatal 2021 Queens shooting of a recent college graduate sitting in a Range Rover during an armed robbery gone wrong, officials said.

(Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News) “They were able to engage, but for two parked cars on hydrants,” FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker told reporters Sunday. ‘I’m begging New Yorkers ...

One firefighter suffered non-life-threatening injuries while fighting the flames, and two were left with minor injuries, according to the FDNY. The blaze reached two alarms, drawing 25 FDNY units ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The FDNY fought a fire at a smoke shop early Friday morning on the major business district of New Dorp Lane. The fire was called at 1:15 a.m. at 308 New Dorp Lane between ...

QUEENS (WABC) -- On Friday, Michelle Fitzsimmons, a 24-year veteran of the FDNY will be promoted to Deputy Chief, making her the first-ever female Deputy Chief and highest-ranking female in Fire ...

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