Retired Deputy Chief James “Jim” Riches Sr., who served in the department for 30 years, died at 74 on Thursday from a ...

A Ground Zero FDNY hero who died from a 9/11 illness was memorialized as an “inspiration” to his colleagues at his emotional ...

James RIches spent six months searching through the rubble and debris at Ground Zero for the remains of his son Jimmy Riches, ...

Retired FDNY Deputy Chief James “Jim” Riches was laid to rest on Dec. 1. Riches died on Nov. 27 from a 9/11-related illness.

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

Twenty-four years after he lost his firefighter son in the terror attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11, retired FDNY ...

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 — files they were told never existed.

A vocal advocate for Sept. 11 survivors, FDNY Deputy Chief James Riches spent six months looking for the remains of his firefighter son, Jimmy.

“We are reminded that the tragedy of that day has not and does not end,” FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito said. The list goes on. The FDNY added the names of 39 members who have died in the last ...

The discovery of long-missing 9/11 toxin records has reignited outrage among survivors and first responders who say city ...