A fire on the roof of a 44-story luxury apartment building sent plumes of dark smoke into the New York City skyline. FDNY ...

In 2019, when these fires were first tracked by the FDNY, only 13 blazes were attributed to the batteries. In 2020, that number jumped to 44, FDNY officials said. As the number of lithium-ion ...

He is a lieutenant in the FDNY Special Operations Command assigned to Squad 252, chief of training for the Hempstead, NY, Fire Department and a 33-year member of Harper Hook & Ladder Company 1.