This past weekend, the FDNY and the FDNY Foundation held the 2025 FDNY High-Rise Symposium, bringing together fire service professionals from across the nation and around the world. The three-day program featured lectures, tours of Hudson Yards and Rockefeller Center, and tactical and operational demonstrations at the FDNY Fire Academy on Randall’s Island. | New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

Join the FDNY and the FDNY Foundation this fall for the 2025 FDNY High Rise Symposium. On October 3 – 5, 2025, the Symposium will host firefighters, company and chief officers, private sector fire and life safety professionals, property management, building engineering and maintenance personnel. The FDNY HRS will discuss fire and life safety, building systems, fire command operations, first due tactics, UAS and Robotics, Mega High-Rise buildings, buildings under construction, fire codes, terrori

The FDNY and the FDNY Foundation are inviting all first responders to the 12th Annual FDNY Search & Rescue Field Medicine Symposium (SRFM). Each year, the symposium gathers military, federal, state, and local medical responders to exchange experiences and best practices. The event features discussions on trending topics, updates on new medical technologies, and recent global case studies. The FDNY SRFM Symposium spans four days, offering workshops, lectures, panel discussions, hands-on skill sce