fire academy
Firefighters fear colleague who routinely flees fires
He’s a firefighter in name only. Michael D. Johnson won’t fight fires. Instead, he stays on the sidelines as his Engine Company 257 colleagues rush into burning buildings, FDNY insiders...
FDNY union chief makes subtle dig at 'unfit' female probie
There were 304 other graduates of the Fire Academy at the graduation ceremony Tuesday — but all the heat was on Rebecca Wax. The controversial new probie — who graduated...
Son 'too fat' for FDNY on quest to lose weight and honor father
He’s racing against time — and the scale — to join the Bravest. Matthew Asaro, 25, the son of an FDNY firefighter killed on 9/11, passed all strength and agility...