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New York City Fire Department

New York City Fire Department (FDNY)
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Operational area
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Agency overview
EstablishedJuly 31, 1865 (1865-07-31)[1]
(origins go back to 1648)[2]
Annual callsFor 2018:[3]
  • FDNY EMS total call volume: 1,862,159
  • FDNY Fire Suppression total call volume: 619,378
  • Structural fires: 27,053
  • Non-structural fires: 13,730
  • Non-fire emergencies: 256,560
  • Medical emergencies: 300,598
  • Malicious false alarms: 21,437
Employees11,000+ Uniformed Firefighting Personnel

4,274 Uniformed Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Personnel

2,096 Civilian Employees
Annual budget$2,030,337,688[4]
StaffingCareer
CommissionerLaura Kavanagh[6]
Fire chiefJohn Hodgens [5]
EMS levelCertified First Responder-Defibrillator (CFR-D),Basic Life Support (BLS),and Advanced Life Support (ALS)
IAFF94, 854, and 4959
Motto"New York's Bravest"[7]
EMS Motto: "New York's Best"[7]
Facilities and equipment
Divisions9
Battalions53
Stations254
Engines197
Trucks143
Squads8
Rescues5
Ambulances450[8]
HAZMAT1
USAR1
Wildland10
Fireboats3x year-round, 6x seasonal
Website
Official website Edit this at Wikidata
IAFF website (Fire Alarm Dispatchers)|
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The New York City Fire Department, officially the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) is the full-service fire department of New York City, serving all five boroughs. The FDNY is responsible for fire suppression and fire prevention, and is a major provider of EMS services in New York City. Beyond fire suppression and EMS, the FDNY is responsible for a broad range of services, including technical rescue, CBRN defense, and structural collapse response and analysis. The FDNY is equipped with a wide variety of general-purpose and specialized Vehicles,Tools and Equipment to serve its varied missions.

The New York City Fire Department is the largest municipal fire department in both North America, and the Western Hemisphere, and the second largest in the world after the Tokyo Fire Department.[citation needed] The FDNY employs over 11,000 uniformed firefighting employees, 4,274 uniformed EMS employees, and 2,096 civilian employees. Its regulations are compiled in title 3 of the New York City Rules.[9] The FDNY's motto is "New York's Bravest" for fire, and "New York's Best" for EMS. The FDNY serves more than 8.5 million residents within a 302-square-mile (780 km2) area.[10]

The FDNY headquarters is located at 9 MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn,[11] and the FDNY Fire Academy is located on Randalls Island.[12] The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) locals are 94, 854, and 4959. EMS is represented by DC 37 Locals 2507 for EMTs and paramedics and Local 3621 for officers.

  1. ^ NYC.gov/FDNY 'About', via NYC.gov/FDNY. Retrieved March 24, 2017
  2. ^ "History". The City of New York. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "FDNY Vital Statistics CY 2018" (PDF). The City of New York. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "April 2019 Executive Budget, Fiscal Year 2020" (PDF). The City of New York. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Acting Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh Appoints John J. Hodgens as Chief of Department". July 2022.
  6. ^ "Laura Kavanagh sworn in as New York City's next FDNY fire commissioner". October 27, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NYC IQ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Fleet Report - Mayor's Office of Operations". www1.nyc.gov.
  9. ^ "FIRE DEPARTMENT RULES CODE DEVELOPMENT UNIT BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION" (PDF). The Official Website of the City of New York. October 1, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  10. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts selected: New York City". census.gov. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  11. ^ "9 Metrotech Center – FDNY Headquarters Archived January 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine ". Fresh Meadow Mechanical Corp. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
  12. ^ "FDNY Fire Academy". Archived from the original on October 14, 2014.

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