First ever female FDNY Deputy Chief promoted at ‘glass ceiling- shattering’ ceremony
Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons — a 24-year veteran who joined the FDNY a few months before 9/11—  was named Deputy Chief ...
FDNY promotes first female Deputy Chief
For the first time in its history, the FDNY has promoted a woman to the rank of deputy chief. Michelle Fitzsimmons, a 24-year ...
15 injured — including 3 firefighters — after massive NYC fire rips through yeshiva dormitory: FDNY
Fifteen people were hurt – including three firefighters — when a massive Friday morning blaze ripped through a Brooklyn ...
Brooklyn fire injures 9 people, including 3 firefighters: FDNY
A blaze that burned for over an hour in Crown Heights injured nine people, including three firefighters, according to the ...
FDNY appoints first female deputy chief
Friday was a historic day for the FDNY as Michele Fitzsimmons was recognized as the department's first female deputy chief.