Firefighters jumped into action to rescue a teen boy’s life after he was impaled by a wrought iron fence while horsing around ...

NEW YORK — A teenager horsing around with a friend in Queens was impaled when he stumbled into a wrought iron fence — and then freed by a quick-thinking group of New York’s bravest before being rushed ...

Michele Fitzsimmons became the New York City Fire Department's first female deputy chief. Fitzsimmons, a 24-year veteran of the FDNY, was promoted from battalion chief to deputy chief. Her appointment ...

Mark Martinez for Rescue 4 said during the press conference. The boy was surprisingly calm during the ordeal, which made the FDNY’s job easier, fire officials said. Leading up to the impalement ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Borough President Vito Fossella and District Attorney Michael McMahon honored four Staten Island ...

and the FDNY Foundation are proud to invite all first responders to the 12th Annual FDNY Search & Rescue Field Medicine Symposium (SRFM) taking place April 24-27, 2025 at the world-renowned FDNY ...

Assistant Chief John Sarrocco (center) firefighter Jason Shoemaker (right) and Lt. Mark Martinez of FDNY Rescue 4 rescued a 15-year-ol boy who was impaled on a fence in Queens. (Kerry Burke/NYDN ...

RIDGEWOOD, Queens (WABC) -- When a bizarre accident in Queens left a teenager impaled by a fence, a swift-acting FDNY rescue team helped save his life. Impaled on a wrought iron fence, a 15-year ...

The teen, with the fence still impaled in his leg, was transported to a hospital where the wrought iron posts were removed, FDNY officers said. A teenager horsing around with a friend in Queens ...