It began with a family of four watching from upstairs as the storm surge swept through their Belle Harbor, Queens neighborhood. On the night of Oct. 29, 2012, many families in the Rockaways found …

At this year's annual FDNY Medal Day, the prestigious James Gordon Bennett medal went to Lieut. Thomas G. Woods, who saved more than 25 people during Sandy as his own house burned down. And the …

Many Firefighter candidates have been caught in limbo since the hiring freeze imposed by Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis last August, but for others, their status as military veterans is the …

The Fire Department honored civilian and uniformed employees for exemplary administrative service Nov. 19 during a ceremony at New York Technical College in Brooklyn. FDNY Photo Unit A FEW GOOD …

Some people become firefighters because of family tradition, but Brett Munsey decided to join the Fire Department while on a U.S. Navy submarine during the first Gulf War. The …

Fourteen members of the Fire Department, ranging in rank from Battalion Chief to Deputy Chief, Captain and Firefighter, bought bogus college diplomas on the Internet and submitted them to the FDNY in …

Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta presided over a promotion ceremony Jan. 3 for 26 members of the FDNY. Among them was William Siegel, a 38-year FDNY veteran who was elevated to the rank of …

183 Fire Grads Are Sent Into Field The Fire Department July 6 welcomed 183 Probationary Firefighters into its ranks at a graduation ceremony to mark the end of their rigorous 13-week training …