We spar hard rounds, we beat the s–t out of each other,” firefighter Nicole Malpeso, 32, said of her training regimen.

A fire broke out in multiple businesses on the corner of W. Burnside Ave. and Jerome Ave. on Thursday morning, March 13, 2025, in the Bronx. The fire grew to a fire-alarm blaze as firefighters ...

She puts the “blaze” in trailblazer! The first female FDNY Deputy Chief ever was promoted Friday, as top brass hailed her for “shattering the glass ceiling” in the male-dominated field.

Fitzsimmons, a 24-year veteran of the FDNY, was promoted from battalion chief to deputy chief. Her appointment is said to be highest ranking of female within the department's fire operations.

Friends and family filled an Astoria church to pay their final respects to Justin Diaz, who was on his way to work when his ...

I wanted to be the best of the best. I want to work alongside New York City’s best. “So I joined the FDNY, and now I’m here.” Miriam Beltran, a 28-year-old fellow graduate, said her ...