A medical emergency or shooting can unfold without warning — and as paramedic response times grow longer, New Yorkers are being urged to step in. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, the FDNY brought lifesaving ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, fire academies and in-person training opportunities were shut down. It left fire departments in a tough spot and delayed those firefighter recruits from being able to ...

A high school student is standing in line at the store and suddenly the customer in front of him or her has a heart attack and collapses. What happens then? If the student is one of 5,000 New York ...

The No. 7 train was suspended in both directions due to a track fire on Thursday night, according to the MTA. FDNY responded to a report of a track fire near the Vernon Boulevard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The New York fire department said it has more than 80 ice and cold water rescue companies across the five boroughs.

FDNY's fire commissioner announced Thursday afternoon that a paramedic passed away yesterday, following his shift. Salih Abdur Rahman, 46, died Wednesday morning after he completed his shift at the ...