James “Jim” Riches, a former New York City Fire Department deputy chief, died on Thanksgiving Day at age 74 from illnesses ...

Lost his son on 9/11, firefighter Jim Riches later battled toxic illness and died at 74 after decades aiding others.

A retired New York Fire Department deputy chief, who lost his firefighter son in the September 11 US attacks and spent decades fighting for sick first responders, has died from a 9/11-related illness.

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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani named Lillian Bonsignore as the next FDNY commissioner at a Tuesday afternoon news conference.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani named former EMS chief Lillian Bonsignore as the FDNY’s next commissioner on Tuesday. Bonsignore, ...

Some New Yorkers were hoping for a white Christmas this year, but unfortunately for them, snow hit the tri-state area the day ...

Firefighters lining the entrance to the department’s Metrotech Center headquarters saluted as their erstwhile commander passed an FDNY color guard and boarded a fire engine shortly after 3 ...

Laura Kavanagh, whom Adams kept as acting Fire Commissioner for 10 months before swearing her in as full commissioner, praised Mamdani’s pick of Bonsignore and pointed to her understanding of the FDNY ...

It’s getting hot in here! The smokin’ FDNY employees featured in the department’s new “Calendar of Heroes” were heating things up as they offered selfies and signatures to customers at a promotional ...

James “Jimmy” Riches, an FDNY deputy chief who spent months at Ground Zero in a recovery effort to find his firefighter son’s body after the World Trade Center attacks, died from a Sept. 11-related ...

Four bills designed to improve safety for FDNY and EMS employees and the people they serve passed in the City Council Dec. 18, the legislative body’s final meeting of 2025.