The Big Apple’s largest municipal union is blasting city officials for sliding 82 firefighter trainees into EMT jobs — blowing past hiring lists and allegedly leaving certified candidates in the dust.

In a statement to Brooklyn Paper, the FDNY and City Hall said more EMS staff were on duty each month in the past fiscal year than in the previous 25 years. The department said it is hiring EMTs as ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, fire academies and in-person training opportunities were shut down. It left fire departments in a tough spot and delayed those firefighter recruits from being able to ...

That's the letter numerous FDNY firefighter cadets recently received. They've spent two years training to become FDNY firefighters, but instead of getting promoted to attend the fire academy -- their ...