NEW YORK — The Brooklyn immigrant who plunged to his death as FDNY firefighters worked to save him from a fire in his apartment above a Brooklyn bodega fell after the rescue ladder he stepped onto ...

A man in Brooklyn died after an FDNY ladder retracted during a fire rescue, causing him to plummet to the sidewalk below.

The firefighter taken to the hospital in critical condition Monday from the Saratoga St fire, likely suffered a medical emergency on the aerial ladder, the Fire Chief said.

The shocking order came March 22 after a man claiming he was a staffer for Democratic Manhattan Councilwoman Carlina Rivera confronted firefighters at Ladder Co. 11, sources said. The man pedaled ...

Above, a stock image of a firefighter on a ladder. A viral video shows a mishap that occurred during a firefighting training session. Above, a stock image of a firefighter on a ladder. Mike295855 ...

TAUNTON – Taunton fire chiefs past and present, as well as Taunton Firefighters Local 138 have been fighting for decades to have the staffing levels of the city's ladder trucks increased.

A minimum of four people — three firefighters and one "company officer," such as a captain or lieutenant — are supposed to staff an active ladder truck at all times, according to the National ...

One firefighter jumped from the second story of the rubble. Lt. Sean Williamson Williamson was a 27-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department and was most recently assigned to Ladder 18 in ...