9.5K views · 606 reactions | Today Acting Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh and Acting Chief of Department John Hodgens posthumously appointed FDNY Probationary Firefighter Vincent Malveaux to Firefighter First Grade. Firefighter Malveaux made the Supreme Sacrifice on December 3, 2021. | New York City Fire Department (FDNY) | Facebook

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Today marks the 3-year anniversary of the tragic 5-alarm fire that claimed 13 lives in the Bronx. FDNY urges New Yorkers to always close the door behind them when escaping a fire. See more #FDNYSmart tips at fdnysmart.org | New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

13K views · 178 reactions | Early Sunday morning, three people were killed in a 2-alarm fire in Queens. There was no working smoke alarm. The FDNY reminds New Yorkers: SMOKE ALARMS SAVE LIVES. Test your alarms regularly by pressing the test button, and replace them every 10 years or when the alarm signals that it has reached the end of its life and needs to be replaced. For more tips visit FDNYSmart.org. | New York City Fire Department (FDNY) | Facebook

This past Tuesday, members of FDNY’s Rescue Operations, HazMat Operations, the Rebreather Task Force, and EMS Special Operations joined forces with the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force Marines for a Rebreather Drill in the East New York Tunnel. The drill depicted an explosion in a heavily trafficked automobile tunnel that runs parallel to a train tunnel where both entrances to the tunnel collapsed, and rescuers must gain access in order to search for and remove victims. “Things are gr

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3.7K views · 305 reactions | NY-TF1 is one of 28 Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces nationwide, made up of FDNY Special Operations Command personnel and members of the NYPD Emergency Service Unit. Last week, the team carried out a full-scale mobilization drill simulating a Category 4 hurricane striking Fire Island, a barrier island located off Long Island’s southern coast. | New York City Fire Department (FDNY) | Facebook