An FDNY officer who was told by her grandfather that “women shouldn’t be firefighters” is poised to become the highest-ranked woman uniformed firefighter in FDNY history, the Daily News has learned.

After an extraordinary career spanning 41 years with the FDNY, Lt. Michael Conboy answered his final alarm on Friday.

The FDNY’s acting commissioner is to be appointed to the job permanently on Thursday, City Hall and Fire Department sources told the Daily News. Laura Kavanagh will become the first female ...

Mayor Eric Adams appointed Laura Kavanagh to lead the fire department, making her the first woman to head the agency in its 157-year history. Kavanagh, 40, has been serving as interim fire ...

NEW YORK -- It was an emotional and exciting graduation day for the FDNY -- full of young firefighters carrying on their family legacy and following in their fathers' footsteps. Fire Commissioner ...