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FDNY commissioner marks 30 years since controversial EMS merger

Lillian Bonsignore, the first former EMT to lead the FDNY, reflects on the department’s uneasy 1996 merger with EMS ...

FDNY marks 30 years since EMS merger: PHOTOS

The merge of two storied institutions in New York City was commemorated on Monday, March 16, 2026, at EMS Academy at Fort Totten to mark its 30th anniversary. FDNY and New York City EMS came ...

FDNY commissioner, a former EMT, marks 30th anniversary of department’s merger with EMS

Lillian Bonsignore, the first former EMS responder ever picked to run the fire department, will join firefighters and EMS ...
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FDNY Explores Convergence of Robotics for Public Safety Operations

FDNY’s Mike Leo discusses how drones, ground robots, and other robotic systems can work together to improve situational awareness.
Spectrum News NY1

Mamdani appoints the FDNY's second female commissioner

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday appointed the FDNY's second female commissioner, naming Lillian Bonsignore to take the helm at the agency after he is sworn in on Jan. 1. Bonsignore, a former ...
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Fire, EMS departments turn to online resale market as apparatus costs surge

Facing million-dollar price tags and years-long delays, fire and EMS agencies are using the Garage marketplace to buy and ...
Spectrum News NY1

1 dead, 1 missing after four-alarm fire in Queens, FDNY says

One person was killed, another remains missing and several others were injured after a four-alarm fire tore through a private home in Queens on Monday, FDNY officials said. Assistant Chief David Simms ...