 | FDNY Mourns the Passing of Former EMS Chief John McFarland
2/7/2012 2:38:18 PM EMS Assistant Chief John McFarland, who served the EMS Command for more than 28 years and led many innovations that changed nationwide emergency medical services, died on Feb. 6, 2012 after battling a brain tumor. |
 | FDNY Foundation Receives Donation from 5.11 Tactical Clothing Company
1/24/2012 2:29:00 PM The FDNY Foundation received a generous $63,000 donation from 5.11 Tactical Clothing Company on Jan. 24, 2012, in remembrance of the 9/11 tragedy. |
| U.S. Fire Administration Announces 2011 On-Duty Firefighter Fatalities
1/3/2012 1:53:42 PM The United States Fire Administration (USFA) announced there were 81 on-duty firefighter fatalities in the United States as a result of incidents that occurred in 2011. |
 | Portland Firefighters Train to Survive on the Fireground
12/7/2011 12:27:00 PM In 2010, 87 firefighters from 31 states lost their lives as the result of fatal injuries sustained on the job. Luckily, those numbers are decreasing as the average number of firefighter deaths between 2004 and 2009 was 112. |
| Number of Firefighter Injuries Down Eight Percent from 2009
11/14/2011 9:30:13 AM Firefighters suffered 71,875 injuries in the line of duty last year, an eight percent decrease from 2009 and a two-decade low, according to the new report (PDF, 400 KB) “U.S. Firefighter Injuries” issued by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). |
 | WTC: In Their Own Words
10/26/2011 1:26:20 PM A new book about the September 11th terrorist attacks, WTC: In Their Own Words, is trying to give the perspective of the many firefighters who first responded to the catastrophic event that took place at the World Trade Center. |
 | FDNY Remembers the 23rd Street Fire on its 45th Anniversary
10/19/2011 10:01:48 AM Dozens of FDNY members gathered at the corner of 23rd Street and Broadway on Oct. 17 to mark the 45th anniversary of one of the Departments darkest days, the 23rd Street fire.
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 | FDNY Members Hold Memorial at Fireman's Monument
10/13/2011 8:51:54 PM Thousands of FDNY members gathered at the Fireman's Monument on Riverside Drive on Oct. 12, 2011, to pay tribute to the nine firefighters, paramedics and EMTs who have died in the last year. |
| Greensboro Fire Fighter Dies Running Chicago Marathon
10/10/2011 1:41:03 PM It is with deepest regret and sorrow that the IAFF reports the death of Captain William Caviness, a member of Greensboro, NC Local 947. Brother Caviness, 35, died suddenly today while running the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on behalf of the IAFF Foundations Burn Fund Fitness Team. |
| Bells Across America Will Ring to Honor Fallen Firefighters
10/7/2011 12:05:39 PM For the first time in the 30-year history of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend the bells of the Memorial Chapel will ring on Sunday, October 16 to honor the fallen. |
