Firefighters

A new poll asked New Yorkers the jobs they are most thankful for and the results were shockingly wholesome.

United States Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, both from New York, announced nearly $1.5 Million in federal funds to help assist local fire departments across the state. None of the money however is being provided to those brave men and women in the Mohawk Valley region.

A firefighter in Upstate New York claims he was forced to attend a Juneteenth event that was making fun of the holiday and now a supervisor has been suspended, according to RochesterFirst.

This first responder is someone everyone, firefighter or not, should aspire to be.

Firefighters from around New York state are asking state lawmakers to change the law so fire departments can recoup the cost of emergency medical calls from patient insurance plans.

The City of Rome will once again host an event in remembrance of those who tragically lost their lives on September 11th, 2001.

New York state is suing six companies that made firefighting foam containing chemicals that have contaminated drinking water in two upstate communities and groundwater in a Long Island community.

Firefighter Brian Marts was battling a raging blaze in an apartment building, but he was also fighting the bitter cold.

The New York State Senate is moving forward legislation to classify certain crimes against first responders like law enforcement, firefighters and emergency medical services as hate crimes.

The New York State Senate okays a measure to expand medical coverage to firefighters who suffer illness connected to fighting fires.