For FDNY Capt. Andrew Brown, the heroism displayed on Sept. 11 helped shape a career that began in the aftermath of the attacks and concluded this year with his retirement from the department.
EMS took five firefighters to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a fire broke out at an auto body shop in Coney Island.
Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, the FDNY released a new report detailing the long-term health effects of the rescue and recovery effort on firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, officers and other responders.
An off-duty FDNY firefighter rescued a man from a house fire in the Bronx last week after spotting smoke while returning home from a morning run.
FDNY officials told Eyewitness News they believe the fire was started by a lithium-ion battery.
The FDNY and NYPD battled on Saturday during the inaugural Staten Island Hot Dog Eating contest.