For the first time in its history, the FDNY has promoted a woman to the rank of deputy chief. Michelle Fitzsimmons, a 24-year ...

On Friday, Michele Fitzsimmons became the New York City Fire Department's first female deputy chief. Fitzsimmons, a 24-year ...

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

Even as I urged them to leave, from my home in the Mojave Desert, I was moved by a different compulsion: to get in my car, report to work and rush, via fire engine or helicopter, toward the fires. It ...

An FDNY officer who was told by her grandfather that “women shouldn’t be firefighters” is poised to become the highest-ranked ...

“He wears his heart as well as this job on his sleeve,” Festa wrote on the GoFundMe page. “John is a mentor, a natural-born ...

On Tuesday, the village of Morton had a first — the hiring of full-time firefighters for its municipal department. One was ...

It’s the job that Doug Orlowski has trained for, waited for and says he’s more than ready for. Having hired and trained roughly 60% of the North Tonawanda Fire Department’s current roster of ...

Union members have been at an impasse with Brevard County since last year over issues like pay and mandatory overtime.

That was my home,” he said. But in order to land a full-time job as a firefighter, Pedro had to pay for training and certification tests. In prison, he learned how to run hose lines and actually ...

A new framework is set to revolutionise the way people manage their retirement savings. With an average worker accumulating 11 different pension pots throughout their career, tracking them can be ...