STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A house fire reported Friday morning in Meiers Corners drew a large FDNY response to the area.

Jeffrey Facinelli, 47, was promoted from battalion chief to deputy chief as more than 800 friends and family members of the FDNY gathered in the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility on Staten Island.

The first female FDNY Deputy Chief ever was promoted Friday, as top brass hailed her for “shattering the glass ceiling” in the male-dominated field. Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons — a ...

John 'Jack' Fanning, 54, FDNY Battalion Chief - A decorated firefighter, anti-terrorism expert and head of the New York City Fire Department's Hazardous Materials Operations Unit, Battalion Chief ...

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.