"During my last tour, every single call was a cardiac arrest, and the number of patients with cardiac arrests that our members are facing seems to have quadrupled from normal operations. But our Paramedics and EMTs are stepping up, pushing themselves, remaining professional, and helping the city in a time of need and I'm proud of them," says FDNY Lt. Michael Toomey, a 14-year veteran of the Department who is serving on the front lines of the city's response to COVID-19. "They aren't sleeping muc

Today FDNY honors FDNY Lt. and U.S Air Force Master Sgt Christopher Raguso with a plaque dedication ceremony at Engine 302 and Ladder 155 in Queens. Lt Raguso died on March 15, 2018, in an Air Force helicopter crash in Iraq. He was on military leave from the Department, serving his country in his sixth deployment. Lt. Raguso died alongside FDNY Fire Marshal Christopher Zanetis and five other military service members, while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Lt. Raguso and Fire Marshal Zaneti

FDNY Members Lt. Justin Hespeler, Lt. Jason Hickey, and Firefighter Patrick Thornton were among nine people awarded the Presidential Medal of Valor, the highest honor in the country bestowed on public safety officers. “The award is given for actions above and beyond the call of duty and exhibiting exceptional courage, extraordinary decisiveness, presence of mind, unusual swiftness and action, regardless of his or her personal safety in an attempt to save or protect a human life,” said President