A second ex-FDNY chief copped a plea Wednesday in a nearly $200,000 pay-to-play bribery scheme that fast-tracked fire inspections across the Big Apple. Anthony Saccavino, 59, copped to a bribery ...

Former FDNY Chief Anthony Saccavino pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to accept thousands of dollars in bribes for speeding up inspections for businesses with matters before the department.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A former chief in the FDNY’s Bureau of Fire Prevention (BFP) pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking bribes in exchange for expediting inspections several months after his ...

A group of FDNY fire chiefs toured the devastation left behind by the Los Angeles wildfires last week; learning valuable lessons on fighting and preventing brush fires in New York City.

Verizon Communications, Inc. NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Frontline today announced the completion of a communications upgrade for the New York City Fire Department (FDNY ...

"This was a labor-intensive fire for the fire department," said FDNY Assistant Chief John Sarrocco. "We stretched multiple handlines, eight to nine hose lines into the building, and we had to ...

The incident occurred around 8:35 p.m. in the vicinity of Annadale Road and Pine Terrace, an FDNY spokesperson said. A witness at the scene told the Advance/SILive.com that a Jeep Grand Cherokee ...

But on Sunday night, the FDNY and NYPD battled it out on the hardwood at Barclays Center. The annual basketball game between the two departments featured friendly but fierce competition ...

Jeanette Meyran — whose husband Lt. Curtis Meyran was one of three firefighters killed in two blazes on Jan. 23, 2005 — fought back tears at an FDNY ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of ...

They had to prevent it from spreading and they also had to deal with the weather. FDNY cautions against space heaters in cold weather FDNY says two of the hydrants on the block were frozen.

The number of New Yorkers killed in fires caused by lithium-ion batteries dropped significantly last year, according to the FDNY. Six people died in 2024, compared to 18 deaths in 2023 — a 67% ...