One Killed, Six Injured in Manhattan Fire

An elderly man was killed and two women were hospitalized after a fire in an apartment in Harlem Wednesday night. Firefighters said the fire alarms were working, but they found it hard to rescue people and extinguish the flames. Both tasks were accomplished by 7:40 p.m. "Lot of smoke, a lot of rubbish in the apartment, it was very difficult to conduct our searches," said Fire Chief Jim Hutchins.

The Day the Floor Fell

It was on the site of that building — “a sacred place,” a Fire Department chaplain called it the other day — that 12 firefighters died when a floor in a drugstore collapsed as they battled a nighttime blaze.

Many New York 9/11 Workers,

Residents Still Sick

Both FDNY and the New York/New Jersey WTC Clinical Consortium are funded through 2009 only, and the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation’s (HHC) WTC Environmental Health Center has not received any federal funding to date.

Kayak Race Called Off After Pileup in Hudson

“I was getting pulled under,” he said. “It felt like you were drowning. I was having a lot of trouble just getting my head above water. Everything was moving so much faster than we appreciated.” His kayak also slammed into the barge. It was unclear on Sunday how many racers capsized, but four were rescued by divers from the Fire Department, the Police Department and the Coast Guard, a spokesman for the Fire Department said.

Bravest Gourmets Rate Hose-annas at Firehouse Cook-off

Who wouldn't want 20 young men to cook for them? And firefighters to boot? After all, who do you think makes dinner in the firehouse? Last Wednesday night, I was one of the lucky judges at the second annual NYC Firehouse Cook-off, along with chef Daisy Martinez and chocolatier Jacques Torres.

Getting Ready for the Marathon

Mr. Long, 42, a New York City firefighter and a former triathlete and competitive marathoner, once had a smooth, swift stride himself, but he was critically injured when he was hit by a chartered bus as he was biking to work during the transit workers’ strike in December 2005.

FDNY’s First Responder Program

Continues Saving Lives

Engine 235 was the first company to be trained for CFR-D when the Fire Department merged with Emergency Medical Services in 1995. The first day, Engine 235 responded to 25 EMS runs and two 'All Hands' fires in a 24-hour period.

E-273 and L-129 Celebrate 100 Years of Service

Generations of firefighters gathered at the quarters of Engine 273 and Ladder 129 in Flushing, Queens, to celebrate the firehouse’s centennial on Oct. 22. During the ceremony, two plaques also were dedicated to members who died in the line of duty - Firefighter Ernest Mattes, who died in 1935, and Firefighter Richard Schultz, who died in 1959.

Derry firefighters get 9/11 pay before Peabody

While their counterparts in New York City may not receive Sept. 11 as a holiday, he hoped they would eventually. He also thought the nation should commemorate the day.

Sharing the Pain of 9/11 Loss, on a Stage

Ms. Damiano and five other volunteer tour guides from the Tribute W.T.C. Visitor Center opposite ground zero told their stories to a seated audience on Monday night, in a production titled “Performing Tribute.”