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November 29, 2022
In September, officials admitted they were having trouble addressing FDNY bias claims while enlarging its demographics. 
Bronx fire thegrio.com
January 20, 2022
Having 10 or more people die in residential high-rise fires is a rarity, according to the FDNY Foundation, a fire…
Bronx fire thegrio.com
January 18, 2022
A possible gas leak could be the cause for an explosion at a Bronx home that killed a 77-year-old woman…
January 9, 2022
A fire official who was not authorized to speak publicly confirmed the death toll Sunday to The Associated Press.
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October 30, 2021
FDNY suspended six on-duty firefighters who allegedly protested New York’s vaccine mandate by driving a truck to a state senator's…
October 2, 2021
Black firefighters told the Times they believed the suspensions fell far short of addressing the deep-rooted problems in the department.
Section Of Building Collapses In Brooklyn
September 11, 2020
The Trump administration blocked payments to a FDNY fund to help survivors of 9/11 over the past four years due…
August 29, 2020
As new tenants flock to "diverse" and "emerging" neighborhoods, they are more likely to call the authorities on local businesses.
May 3, 2020
New York paramedic Christell Cadet has a new lease on life. She said she "woke up a totally different person"…
December 5, 2018
The family of a registered nurse died while waiting for 20 minutes for a second ambulance and they’re demanding answers
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July 30, 2018
A Black firefighter who was previously applauded as a hero for saving lives is now alleging he was demoted because…
November 3, 2017
On Thursday, Tonya Boyd made history as the first Black woman deputy chief of the FDNY.
October 24, 2016
Seven firefighters have been disciplined for allegedly hazing an African-American firefighter, violating the FDNY's "zero tolerance" hazing policy.
May 24, 2016
New York City’s finest officers and bravest firefighters went toe-to-toe on the football field over the weekend and then some.  During
November 6, 2015
George Franklin Henry, a Tuskegee Airman who later became a New York City firefighter, has died at age 95.
July 6, 2015
theGrio REPORT - The son of a former New York City fire commissioner who resigned from his position with the…
October 5, 2012
NEW YORK - Al Benjamin is one of New York's most senior firefighters according to WNBC-TV's Marc Santia. After 35…
August 20, 2012
SLIDESHOW - The official FDNY 2013 calendar went on sale on last Monday. 13 shirtless firefighters showed off their chiseled…
September 20, 2011
NEW YORK - The front of a building and some scaffolding fell onto the bus near 125th Street and Frederick…
July 18, 2011
WEB RUNDOWN - With a protracted racial discrimination lawsuit looming over the Fire Department, Commissioner Salvatore J. Cassano went to…