New York's Finest include more than 10,000 firefighters and nearly 3,000 emergency medical technicians and paramedics. The chief officer is the fire commissioner, who is appointed by the mayor ...

“This is a new look for the New York City fire commissioner, but we should remember that our department has changed very much over its 157-year history, and it had always emerged better for it ...

New York City Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, right, and New York Mayor Eric Adams, left, hold an NYFD badge after Kavanagh was sworn in during a ceremony at FDNY Engine 33/Ladder 9, Oct. 27 ...

Four former members of the New York City Fire Department died over a four-day period because of 9/11-related illnesses, the FDNY announced Thursday.

New York City For far too long, the New York City Fire Department has operated as a closed institution, resistant to diversity and plagued by systemic racial and gender bias. Black, brown, and female ...

Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, 40, will oversee a department of 17,000, including firefighters and emergency medical workers. First-ever female commissioner to lead New York City Fire ...

Mike Kotzo, 47, was awarded the Chief of Department Peter J. Ganci Jr. Medal and New York State Honorary Fire Chiefs ...