News, Events, and Announcements
Latest News
Scientists at the University of Notre Dame will begin an independent study of turnout gear worn by firefighters after initial samples tested positive for fluorine. Graham Peaslee, a professor of…
Read More
The Queens air-conditioning-company owner accused of trying to poison a family with mercury loaded so much of the toxic metal into their AC unit that levels in the air soared to more…
Read More
Philly Fire Engine 33 is helping the 10-year-old remember his father & honor his legacy with a unique collection effort. These Christmas ornaments are precious indeed, but nowhere near as…
Read More
From the US Coast Guard: NEW YORK — The U.S. Coast Guard and Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Special Operations Command firefighters and Rescue Paramedics conducted a…
Read More
They’re going up the FDNY ladder together. Two bravest brothers from the Rockaways will both be promoted on Friday, less than a week after they marked the passing of a…
Read More
One day after the FDNY mourned the loss of its fallen brothers during the 9/11 attacks, members had a reason to celebrate. One of their own, former FDNY Chief John…
Read More
FDNY Battalion Chief Joseph Downey is only doing what his hero father did before him.As fellow family members of FDNY Deputy Chief Ray Downey mourned his loss Tuesday on the…
Read More
A city emergency medical technician was beaten by a patient and police want to find the man, authorities said Saturday. The 55-year-old FDNY EMT was treating the boozed up man…
Read More
Seventeen years out from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, nearly 10,000 first responders and others who were in the World Trade Center area have been diagnosed with cancer. More than 2,000 deaths have…
Read More
Among the volunteer fire companies that protected New Yorkers in the first half of the 19th century was the North River Engine Company. Like the rest of the city’s volunteer force, the…
Read MoreHistory
The Development of SCBA
Early American firefighters had to face not only fire and the effects of heat with little or no water supply,…
Smoky Joe & The Volcano
The morning of July 18, 1922 started as a beautiful day in New York City. The summer sun was just…
October 11th in the FDNY
In the Line of Duty FF Patrick J Quail, Ladder 18. October 11th, 1902 While running to an alarm for…
October 10th in the FDNY
In the Line of Duty FF Carl Herer, Ladder 19. October 10th, 1967 FF Herer died at home from a…
February 10th in the FDNY
Lt John R Eastburn, Engine 54. February 10th, 1970 Retired FF Kevin T Murphy, Engine 166. February 10th, 2015 9/11…
February 9th in the FDNY
Assistant Engineer George A Erlacher, Battalion 2. February 9th, 1873. Injured January 17th, 1873, died February 9th, 1873 Box 38-…
February 7-8th in the FDNY
Retired EMS Lt Paige Humphries, Station 16. February 7th, 2021 EMS Lt Humphries died from 9/11 illness. FF David Muldrew…
February 4th in the FDNY
FF James P Smith, Engine 17. February 4th, 1885 Box 64, 58 Park Place Manhattan. FF Smith was operating on…
February 3rd in the FDNY
FF John Slowey, Lafayette Engine & FF George W Badger, Americus Engine 6. February 3rd, 1863 209 Cherry Street, Manhattan…
February 2nd in the FDNY
FF James W Kojac, Ladder 128. February 2nd, 1956 FF Kojac suffered a heart attack while operating at a 2…
Training
Steps Between The Steps
Knowing what to do at a fire scene is the basis of our job. We have procedures in place to…
Burnout in the Firehouse
Part of taking the job as a firefighter is due to the love of responding to emergencies. It’s in our…
You Don’t Know Everything
If you’re an officer, the expectation is that you know your stuff. An officer is supposed to lead their firefighters…
Gut Feeling or Overthinking?
Making decisions is tricky. When we’re at home, somebody may ask “What should we have for dinner?” The response is…
Creating Perfect Probies
Probies. The future of the fire service. Future leaders, future officers, future Chiefs. Traditionally, we tend to treat probies like…
The Debrief
After a job or a drill, it’s important to debrief your members and make sure everyone’s feeling ok. Oddly enough…
“First in. Last out.”
A term we hear often in the fire service – But can we apply it to leadership? Can this quote…
Li Ion Battery explosion leaves 1 dead in Vancouver
Vancouver BC Firefighters responded to an explosion at Empress Hotel 235 E Hastings St, Saturday morning June 11th 2022. The…
Lithium Ion Battery Fires
Over the past year, the FDNY responded to over 100 documented fires that were related to e-bikes & e-scooters. The…
Schomburg Plaza Fire
March 22nd, 1987- a fire in a Harlem residential high rise shaped the way the FDNY operates at high rise…
The Sweet Spot
NYC Sweet Spot: Arthur Avenue
Everyone stops by a firehouse for information. Working in Times Square, I feel as if we double up as tour…
Sweet spot #2. Veniero’s Pasticceria & Caffé
The 2nd edition of NYC Fire Wire’s Sweet Spot series goes to the East Village in Manhattan. Veniero’s Pasticceria &…