A water rescue crew with the FDNY hauled a struggling person out of the East River after powerful currents pinned them against the base of the Roosevelt Island Bridge late Wednesday night, dramatic ...

STATEN ISLAND (WABC) -- The FDNY Water Rescue Unit took part in a real-life training exercise to rescue distressed swimmers on Staten Island on Thursday. Eyewitness News got an exclusive look at the ...

An FDNY firefighter who risked it all to rappel down the side of a burning Harlem building and save a man trying to escape the flames will be honored with the department’s most prestigious award, ...

FDNY Marine Division units and the U.S. Coast Guard powered through rough East River waters churned up by an approaching hurricane on Thursday as they helped rescue a barge found sinking under the ...

The FDNY held a promotion ceremony for 84 EMS at St. John’s University Monday — including a decorated veteran known for two heroic rescues. Lt. Jonathan Rivera — a father of three who recently ...