Embattled FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh announces resignation
New York City Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh announced he was stepping down in a statement shared with Fox News Digital. In a statement, Kavanagh, 42, said he still has the support of New York City Mayor Eric Adams.The mayor appointed her to serve as the city’s first female fire chief in 2022. A separate statement […]
FDNY boss Laura Kavanagh rips firefighters in texts to NY AG Letitia James: ‘I can’t fix them’
FDNY Chief Laura Kavanagh wants to “improve” the behavior of her department’s mostly male officers, but she’s not sure how to douse the flames of their discontent. Kavanagh, who has clashed with many of her male subordinates since being appointed New York City’s first female fire chief in 2022, made the candid admission, apologizing to […]
New FDNY order prohibits on-job ‘political expression’
The FDNY this week ordered firefighters and paramedics to thoroughly eliminate “political expression” while on the job, a move some critics say was intended to silence supporters of Donald Trump. “At a time of heightened political debate, particularly leading up to the November 2024 elections, the department urges all employees to be vigilant against divisive […]
Hero off-duty FDNY firefighter rescues 4 pups from e-bike blaze
It was a rough rescue. An off-duty New York City firefighter rescued four French bulldogs from a burning Brooklyn apartment on Friday after an electric bike exploded just outside of him in a “huge fireball,” he told The Washington Post. “I said, ‘We’ve got to go right now,’” Smoke Eater Hero Joe Pendergast, 33, told […]
FDNY teams up with experts to offer free skin cancer screenings for firefighters
New York’s Bravest are engaged in one of their most personal battles yet. The FDNY will be teaming up with the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) and the Firefighter Cancer Support Network on Saturday to offer free skin cancer screenings to smoke-eating firefighters at the Randall’s Island Fire Academy. Firefighters face the harsh reality that […]
FDNY firefighters who nearly died responding to NYC house fire released from hospital
An FDNY firefighter who nearly died fighting a house fire in the Bronx was released from the hospital Sunday to thunderous applause from first responders. Kevin Paulicelli, a father of two, was discharged from Jacobi Medical Center on his own, just two days after he went into respiratory arrest and was rushed to a Bronx […]
NYPD, FDNY, teachers and NYC worker pension funds have millions sunk in TikTok parent ByteDance
WASHINGTON – Millions of dollars from U.S. pension funds, including those for New York police officers and firefighters, are being taken away by TikTok’s Chinese-controlled parent company Byte, which is under standing orders from Congress to sell the popular social media platform. There is a high possibility that you are invested in dance. Otherwise you […]
Tunnel to Towers pays off mortgage for widow of fired FDNY firefighter
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has paid off the mortgage for the family of the late former FDNY firefighter Derek Floyd. This is what his widow called a “miracle.” Floyd died of a heart attack last month, and his wife, Christine, was left with little money to cover their living expenses after being laid off […]
‘Save Us Please’: FDNY Firefighters Tell Trump They Need Him To Win Election During Pizza Stop After Leaving Court
A New York City Fire Department (FDNY) employee was seen telling former President Donald Trump during a pizza stop after leaving the courthouse on Thursday that he needed to win the election, a video reported. Video footage posted on Twitter Thursday afternoon shows the former president and 2024 Republican presidential candidate speaking after spending a […]
Trump, bearing pizzas, met with cheers at Manhattan FDNY firehouse
Former President Donald Trump was greeted with cheers Thursday when he delivered a pizza to a Manhattan fire station after his day in court. President Trump, 77, arrived at the FDNY’s Engine Co. 8, Rudder Co. 2 in midtown with two boxes of Zenos Pizza in hand around 5:30 p.m. Before his arrival, the campaign […]