Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons ... after shattering the glass ceiling in the FDNY. [/caption] Fitzsimmons was promoted ...

Brian J. Fink retired after 38 years with FDNY as a battalion chief, serving as commander of the 19th battalion in the Bronx. he also served as the executive officer for the FDNY Chief of Training.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A house fire in Rosebank prompted a large FDNY response on Thursday morning ... and we got him with a ladder,” said Battalion Chief Bill Simpson.

The FDNY’s Marine Battalion, working against “dark, strong currents, and extremely cold waters,” located the woman using “thermal imaging and spotlights,” and then provided “lifesaving medical care” ...