The initiative, known as "RecruitNY," is aimed at encouraging residents to explore the vital role of volunteer firefighters ...

They're hired with your tax dollars to keep the city's' most vulnerable safe - security guards for senior citizens who live ...

Volunteer ranks, including firefighters and EMS, stands at about 12,600 — a decline from last year, according to Suffolk ...

An air quality alert is in effect today for NYC and Long Island due to smoke from the Ocean County, N.J. wildfire.

Edison International’s utility said it plans to bury more than 150 miles (241 kilometers) of electrical lines at a cost of as much as $925 million as part of a massive rebuilding effort in Los ...

Livestreamed video of the river shared by Associated Press shows a New York Fire Department boat staying next to the crash site, while the flashing blue lights of emergency vehicles can be seen in ...

The New York Fire Department said it received a report of a helicopter in the water at 3.17pm local time. It confirmed units were on scene and performing rescue operations, it added. A New York City ...

The New York Fire Department said it received a report of the crash at 3:17 p.m. All six people aboard were killed, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official was not ...

The incident occurred near Pier 40 and was confirmed by the New York City Mayor, as reported by CNN. The helicopter involved was a Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV that had taken off from Lower Manhattan.

The New York Fire Department said it received a report of the crash at 3.17pm. All six people on board were killed, an anonymous law enforcement official told The Associated Press. Join the Irish ...

NEW YORK — At least 38 people have died in helicopter crashes in New York City since 1977, when an incident on a skyscraper landing pad led the city to start putting restrictions on where ...