Former FDNY Chief Anthony Saccavino pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to accept thousands of dollars in bribes for speeding up inspections for businesses with matters before the department.
A second ex-FDNY chief copped a plea Wednesday in a nearly $200,000 pay-to-play bribery scheme that fast-tracked fire inspections across the Big Apple. Anthony Saccavino, 59, copped to a bribery ...
"This was a labor-intensive fire for the fire department," said FDNY Assistant Chief John Sarrocco. "We stretched multiple handlines, eight to nine hose lines into the building, and we had to ...
A former FDNY chief pleaded guilty to accepting $190,000 in bribes in exchange for fast-tracking building reviews and inspections while heading the city’s fire prevention bureau. Anthony ...
But on Sunday night, the FDNY and NYPD battled it out on the hardwood at Barclays Center. The annual basketball game between the two departments featured friendly but fierce competition ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A former chief in the FDNY’s Bureau of Fire Prevention (BFP) pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking bribes in exchange for expediting inspections several months after his ...
The FDNY promoted 97 firefighters Tuesday — including three Bravest whose fathers were either killed on 9/11 or died from exposure to toxins at Ground Zero afterward. John Bergin Jr., James ...
The number of New Yorkers killed in fires caused by lithium-ion batteries dropped significantly last year, according to the FDNY. Six people died in 2024, compared to 18 deaths in 2023 — a 67% ...
The flames spread after the tenants of the apartment where the fire started left the door open, FDNY officials said. Three people, including a baby and a 4-year-old boy, were left clinging to life ...
The fire was reported at 7:18 a.m. at 203 Targee St. between Broad and Young streets, according to a spokesman for the FDNY/EMS. An FDNY member whose condition was not disclosed was transported to ...