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 ...

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

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

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

Lillian Bonsignore, the first former EMS responder ever picked to run the fire department, will join firefighters and EMS ...

Newly minted Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore made a fiery pitch for EMS pay parity during a “State of the FDNY” breakfast, claiming it was time EMS is embraced “as an equal in the Fire Department ...

On Saturday, Mamdani announced Bonsignore's appointment on X, emphasizing her decades-long career in Emergency Medical Services. "Experience does matter, which is why I appointed the person who spent ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Friday slammed New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) for appointing a non-firefighter to lead the city’s fire department. “People will die because of this. Proven ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Elon Musk took to his social media site on Friday to decry New York City Mayor-elect ...

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani named Lillian Bonsignore as FDNY commissioner on Tuesday. Bonsignore, a 31-year FDNY veteran who retired in 2022, will become the first openly gay and second ...