Jan. 17—Firefighters at the Great Jones Street firehouse in Lower Manhattan, New York, were in the midst of a shift change on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center. By the ...
NEW YORK -- It was an emotional and exciting graduation day for the FDNY -- full of young firefighters carrying on their family legacy and following in their fathers' footsteps. Fire Commissioner ...
The son of a beloved FDNY hero who rescued a fallen straphanger from the tracks — before dying on 9/11 trying to save his comrades — was among more than 100 Bravest to be promoted Tuesday. Frederick J ...
When Joseph Angelini III, whose hero father and grandfather both died responding to the 9/11 terror attack, received the email welcoming him to the FDNY’s next ...
It was 8:46 Thursday morning and FDNY Engine 3, Ladder 12 was ordered into formation by Chief John Gormley. There they stood in dress blues, shoulder-to-shoulder, in straight lines that went six deep.