On Friday, Michele Fitzsimmons became the New York City Fire Department's first female deputy chief. Fitzsimmons, a 24-year ...

Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons — a 24-year veteran who joined the FDNY a few months before 9/11—  was named Deputy Chief ...

Friday was a historic day for the FDNY as Michele Fitzsimmons was recognized as the department's first female deputy chief.

FDNY officer Michele Fitzsimmons, who was told by her grandfather that “women shouldn’t be firefighters” is poised to become ...

Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons will be promoted to deputy chief on Friday, becoming the first woman in the department to ...

Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons, a 24-year veteran of the FDNY, will be promoted to deputy chief during a ceremony on Friday.

“I accepted cash in exchange for preferential treatment for entities with business before the Bureau of Fire Prevention,” former FDNY Chief Anthony Saccavino said. FDNY Chief Anthony ...

Former FDNY Chief Anthony Saccavino pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to accept thousands of dollars in bribes for speeding up inspections for businesses with matters before the department.

A former FDNY chief pleaded guilty to accepting $190,000 in bribes in exchange for fast-tracking building reviews and inspections while heading the city’s fire prevention bureau. Anthony ...

A former FDNY fire safety chief pleaded guilty Wednesday to being part of a conspiracy to accept thousands of dollars in bribes to fast-track fire inspections for New York City buildings.

A second ex-FDNY chief copped a plea Wednesday in a nearly $200,000 pay-to-play bribery scheme that fast-tracked fire inspections across the Big Apple. Anthony Saccavino, 59, copped to a bribery ...