An FDNY officer who was told by her grandfather that “women shouldn’t be firefighters” is poised to become the highest-ranked woman uniformed firefighter in FDNY history, the Daily News has learned.

Lillian Bonsignore draws on her 30-plus-year EMS career to spotlight the financial realities facing first responders ...

The FDNY’s acting commissioner is to be appointed to the job permanently on Thursday, City Hall and Fire Department sources told the Daily News. Laura Kavanagh will become the first female ...

The Fire Department of New York is on pace to have its busiest year on record, according to city officials. Mayor Bill de Blasio and FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said Tuesday that the department is ...

The FDNY recently held a promotion ceremony at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility on Staten Island, recognizing the achievements of fire operations members and marking a historic first for the ...