A man died after an FDNY ladder retracted during a fire rescue, causing him to plummet to the sidewalk below. Video shows the man stepping onto the ladder, just before the top section of it collapsed.
A memorial service was held on Staten Island to honor 176 FDNY firefighters who died from World Trade Center illnesses.
The son of a beloved FDNY hero who rescued a fallen straphanger from the tracks — before dying on 9/11 trying to save his comrades — was among more than 100 Bravest to be promoted Tuesday. Frederick J ...
It was 8:46 Thursday morning and FDNY Engine 3, Ladder 12 was ordered into formation by Chief John Gormley. There they stood in dress blues, shoulder-to-shoulder, in straight lines that went six deep.