An off-duty Staten Island firefighter saved an elderly couple—and their cat—on Christmas night from a blaze that started after their Christmas tree caught on fire. "My instinct just kicked in,"37-year-old Ladder Company 81 member Steven Carl told the Daily News. "I just did what I was trained to do." more ›

A tipster just sent us this photo taken from Gate 14 of JFK's JetBlue terminal showing a fire on the airfield. Sarah Jenny writes, "A woman just flipped out at her husband and threatened to not get on the plane. Some people freaked out, some people not noticing." Others have taken to Twitter to report the fire, with one saying that it appears to be under control. We're currently awaiting comment from the Port Authority, and will update when more information becomes available. more ›

Gripe all you want about hidden fees and the rage-inspiring "music" you hear when on hold (and we will!) but a Verizon worker who saved a Brooklyn man from a basement blaze earns the company some kudos. Verizon employee Steven Baudille saw smoke pouring out of a Midwood building and stopped his van to help. After helping two cops kick in a window, he pulled the man to safety. "I reached in and saw an arm. The guy grabbed my arm and we dragged him out," Baudille told the Daily News. more ›

The MTA is sick and tired of your careless newspaper disposal, so they made a mock newspaper to school you in changing your ways! WNBC reports on the Subway Gazette, which outlines the hot topics underground, including how your trash can lead to subway delays.

Once on the tracks, trash can help spark track fires or clog drains along the roadbed and that can lead to flooding. Smoke conditions and flooding lead to delays in train service and, in the case of fires, they can be extremely dangerous. more ›