Yesterday, FDNY Lieutenant Adrienne Walsh of Rescue Company 1 retired after 26 years of service. Lieutenant Walsh was appointed as a Firefighter in 1997 and assigned to Engine Company 226 in Brooklyn. On 9/11/01 she responded with Ladder 20 to the World Trade Center attacks, and worked at the site in the days, weeks and months that followed. She became a member of Squad 18 in 2003, and in 2005 was promoted to Lieutenant. In 2008, she returned to Squad 18 and in 2018 she was assigned to Rescue 1,

On February 16, 2026, at approximately 8:50 p.m., members of Rescue Company 1, other FDNY units and our partners at the NYPD operated on the Queensboro Bridge during a confined space rescue, locating a victim approximately 50 feet inside one of the bridge’s anchorages. Through coordinated teamwork, communication, and the use of specialized rope rescue equipment, members were able to safely remove the victim from the structure. Operations like this remind us just how important continuous training

Meet Rescue Paramedic Meagan Valicenti from Station 54 in Queens. FDNY Rescue Medics are elite paramedics with advanced training, equipped to deliver critical care in the most hazardous and challenging conditions. Let’s get to work! | New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

Harsh conditions demand precise training. On Tuesday, FDNY members took part in an ice rescue drill to strengthen the skills needed to operate safely and effectively in extreme cold-weather environments. The FDNY maintains more than 80 Ice and Cold Water Rescue companies strategically positioned across all five boroughs, training year-round in open water and pool settings. No ice is worth the risk. Protect yourself, your family, and the responders who may be called to help. Stay off the ice. | N