FDNY dispatcher stays on phone with stroke victim for 8 hours
A 911 dispatcher stayed on the phone with a stroke victim for 8 hours while rescue workers scrambled to find her.
(UPDATED) White powder sent to FDNY headquarters
Authorities report a suspicious white powder sent to FDNY headquarters.
City Council to hold hearing on 911 dispatch system
The City Council plans to investigate reported issues with the new 911 system.
6th-grader saves brother, 3, from Brooklyn fire
As flames billowed up from the floor below her, an 11-year-old girl threw her little brother to safety on Thursday, [...]
Gas-fed fire tears through Queens home
The fire broke out about 2 p.m. Wednesday at the home on 84th Street near 163rd Avenue in Howard Beach, [...]
FDNY accused of underreporting response time
Officials with the firefighter union on Wednesday accused the FDNY of fudging its emergency response time numbers. The union analyzed [...]
9/11 responders have 15 percent higher cancer rate
Responders have a much higher rate of developing cancer.
Cops seek suspect in Brooklyn bomb hoax
Police are searching for a suspect who left a fake bomb on the doorstep of a Brooklyn home early Wednesday, [...]
Elderly woman dies in East Village apartment fire
An 84-year-old woman died just after midnight Wednesday morning in a fire inside an East Village apartment, cops said. Police [...]
Man dies after fall onto Times Square subway tracks
A man died this morning after he fell onto the subway tracks at a Times Square station and was electrocuted [...]