Study: Black & female FDNY firefighters face more harassment
More than 4,000 firefighters responded to a survey about workplace culture.
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More than 4,000 firefighters responded to a survey about workplace culture.
A woman and teenage girl are dead, and three other children are hospitalized following a suspicious fire overnight in East New York, Brooklyn. FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh spoke out about it, and other recent deadly blazes.
One person died when the garage collapsed on April 19.
Wednesday, FDNY Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh toured the damage from the deadly parking garage collapse in the Financial District.
FDNY fire marshals determined the fire was caused by cooking carelessness.
The robotic dog named "Bergh" played a big role in assessing the situation last week in Lower Manhattan.
The FDNY and Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh are facing allegations of age discrimination. CBS2 political reporter Marcia Kramer says the lawsuit was filed by three fire chiefs near the age of 60.
Kavanagh has been under fire for months for changing the FDNY's upper management.
The suit claims several top FDNY members were demoted, ousted or forced into retirement.
Sunday in the Bronx, a man in his 60s was killed in a fire around 4 p.m. along Olinville Avenue.
Adams says more needs to be done to prevent these types of fires.
Mayor Adams and the fire commissioner are demanding federal action after an e-scooter started another fire in the city, CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
At least seven people, including five firefighters, were injured in the Fordham Heights blaze, officials said.
The chiefs served as incident commanders for multi-alarm fires across the city.
Fire investigators found a total of 50 e-bike batteries inside the home after the fire on Tuesday morning.
Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh touted the new leadership, but the union said demotions are not normal.
