James “Jim” Riches, a former New York City Fire Department deputy chief, died on Thanksgiving Day at age 74 from illnesses ...

Plans include a commemorative podcast, a 9/11 25th anniversary emblem and a pre-9/11 service to honor firefighters who died that day and those who have died since from toxin-related ailments.

The FDNY rolled out its plans to commemorate next year’s 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack that includes a ceremony at a Staten Island stadium with the resilient Big Apple skyline in the ...

A special FDNY-organized anniversary ceremony will take place Sept. 9, 2026, at the Staten Island FireHawks ballpark to honor the 343 firefighters and paramedics who died during the attacks, and the ...

Ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the FDNY outlined on Tuesday its effort to honor the more than 700 members of the department who died the day of the terrorist attack or later from a World Trade ...

The retired FDNY deputy chief and national spokesman for 9/11 families became the latest firefighter to die from an illness linked to the terror attack.

A Ground Zero FDNY hero who died from a 9/11 illness was memorialized as an “inspiration” to his colleagues at his emotional funeral in Brooklyn on Monday. Former Deputy Chief James “Jim” Riches Sr., ...

A retired New York Fire Department deputy chief, who lost his firefighter son in the September 11 US attacks and spent ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The FDNY honored first responders who died as a result of working in the toxic rubble of the World Trade Center site after the September 11th attacks. The names of 21 firefighters ...

The city medical examiner's office said Friday it had identified remains recovered from ground zero as those of an FDNY lieutenant, a monumental development for the still-grieving family of the Staten ...