An FDNY officer who was told by her grandfather that “women shouldn’t be firefighters” is poised to become the highest-ranked woman uniformed firefighter in FDNY history, the Daily News has learned.

NEW YORK-- As we close out Women's History Month, we're celebrating the fierce females in the FDNY. Many gathered Thursday to meet and train some young women who hope to join the ranks, giving CBS2's ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- In honor of Women's History Month, Eyewitness News reporter Kristin Thorne spoke with the woman who made it possible for women to join the FDNY. Brenda Berkman was on a mission then ...

The FDNY’s acting commissioner is to be appointed to the job permanently on Thursday, City Hall and Fire Department sources told the Daily News. Laura Kavanagh will become the first female ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (PIX11) — Now that FDNY ...

NEW YORK -- It was an emotional and exciting graduation day for the FDNY -- full of young firefighters carrying on their family legacy and following in their fathers' footsteps. Fire Commissioner ...