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

Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons, a 24-year veteran of the FDNY, will be promoted to deputy chief during a ceremony on Friday.

A young girl with a rare disease is preparing for a lengthy road to recovery. She’s hoping to decorate her hospital room with ...

FDNY officer Michele Fitzsimmons, who was told by her grandfather that “women shouldn’t be firefighters” is poised to become ...

METHUEN — The city and Methuen’s first female firefighter have agreed to a $225,000 settlement, putting an end to many years of legal strife over accusations of gender discrimination in the ...

It includes firefighters directly contracted with government agencies as well as those who work for insurance companies and directly for rich families and developers. As California faces a future ...

LOS ANGELES — Two Oregon residents were arrested Saturday after authorities caught them attempting to enter a Palisades Fire evacuation zone while impersonating firefighters. Dustin Nehl ...

Though the station has separate quarters for male and female firefighters, the federal government says that going back to the early 2000s, men regularly watched television in the women's dorm and used ...

Firefighters also used chainsaws to break through the ice of pond about 1,000 feet away for additional water. Fire officials said the fire likely originated from the middle of the building ...

Firefighters are battling a fast-moving blaze in southern California that has swelled over the past day, with authorities warning that Thursday is "the period of greatest concern". The Hughes fire ...