James Riches, the former New York City deputy fire chief and a national spokesman for families who lost loved ones on 9/11, became the latest firefighter to die from an illness related to the attack.

A highly revered New York City firefighter, who rushed to the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks — where his hero son perished — and then ...

On September 11, 2001, as the second tower of the World Trade Center collapsed, then New York City Fire Department Battalion Chief James “Jim” Riches raced to Ground Zero. His eldest son, Jimmy Jr., a ...

Firefighters at the Great Jones Street firehouse in Lower Manhattan, New York, were in the midst of a shift change on Sept.

Paul Madeiros, who purchased the rig and the Engine 33 truck, aims to have them restored in time for the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attack.

The Big Apple firefighter’s union is steaming mad over the sudden discovery of 68 boxes of Ground Zero health data following the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks ...

James “Jimmy” Riches, an FDNY deputy chief who spent months at Ground Zero in a recovery effort to find his firefighter son’s body after the World Trade Center attacks, died from a Sept. 11-related ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New York City Fire Department has announced a year-long commemoration of the 25th anniversary of 9/11 to honor the fallen and fulfill its promise to “never forget.” Members ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- 7 On Your Side investigated dozens of boxes of 9/11 records that New York City turned over. The union representing thousands of FDNY Firefighters is demanding answers after they say ...

On September 11, firefighters ran toward danger without hesitation. Years later, many of them are still paying the price.