Whether he was pulling a young mother out of a burning building, or helping a kid pump his bicycle tire at a local firehouse, ...

After an extraordinary career spanning 41 years with the FDNY, Lt. Michael Conboy answered his final alarm on Friday.

A New York City Fire Department officer is pictured in a file photo. Credit: OSV News photo/Mike Segar, Reuters BROOKLYN, N.Y. (OSV News) — Twenty-four years after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Victims and advocates are calling on Congress to pass legislation to help ensure funding to care for first responders and ...

The names of nearly 40 more heroic New York City firefighters who died from 9/11-caused illnesses were added to the FDNY’s emotional World Trade Center memorial at the department’s Brooklyn ...

Firefighters lined West Nyack Road outside the Joseph W. Sorce Funeral home for one final salute to Pieter Grosbeck. The 63-year-old from Orangeburg died earlier this month from 9/11-related cancer.

QUEENS VILLAGE, Queens (WABC) -- A retired FDNY battalion chief and WWII veteran celebrated his 100th birthday in style on Wednesday. Two fire companies, complete with an NYPD escort, honored Orlence ...

NEW YORK -- A New York City firefighter who retired due to health conditions related to work at ground zero is the state's newest millionaire, thanks to the New York Lottery. Carmelo Mercado spent ...