New York City Fire Department
 FDNY logo | |
| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| City |  New York City |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | July 31, 1865[1] (origins go back to 1648)[2] |
| Annual calls | For 2018:[3]
|
| Employees | 11,000+Uniformed Firefighting Personnel
4,274 Uniformed Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Personnel 2,096 Civilian Employees |
| Annual budget | $2,030,337,688[4] |
| Staffing | Career |
| Commissioner | Laura Kavanagh[5] |
| Fire chief | John Hodgens [6] |
| EMS level | Certified First Responder-Defibrillator (CFR-D),Basic Life Support (BLS),and Advanced Life Support (ALS) |
| IAFF | 94, 854, and 4959 |
| Motto | "New York's Bravest"[7] EMS Motto: "New York's Best"[7] |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Divisions | 9 Divisions |
| Battalions | 53 Battalions |
| Stations | 218 Firehouses and 37 EMS Stations |
| Engines | 197 Engine Companies |
| Trucks | 143 Truck Companies |
| Squads | 8 Squad Companies |
| Rescues | 5 Heavy Rescue Companies |
| Ambulances | 450 Ambulance Units[8] |
| HAZMAT | 1 Hazardous Materials Unit |
| USAR | 1 Urban Search And Rescue Unit |
| Wildland | 10 Wildland Fire Engines |
| Fireboats | 3x year-round, 6x seasonal |
| Website | |
Official website  | |
| IAFF website (Fire Alarm Dispatchers)| | |
The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) is one of the largest and busiest Fire Departments in the United States Of America.It Provides Fire Suppression Services,Emergency Medical Response Services,Specialized Rescue Services and Hazardous Materials Response Services.It has a wide range of General Purpose and Specialty Purpose Tools,Equipment and Vehicles to provide these services.There are currently over 11,000 Uniformed Fire Personnel,4,274 uniformed Emergency Medical Services Personnel and 2,096 Civilian Employees.
The FDNY headquarters is located at 9 MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn,[9] while the FDNY Fire Academy is on Randalls Island.There are Three International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) The first is the Uniformed Firefighters Association Of Greater New York, Local 94.The Second is the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, Local 854.The Third is the Uniformed Fire Alarm Dispatchers Benevolent Association, Local 4959.EMS is represented by DC 37 Locals 2507 for EMTs and paramedics, and Local 3621 for officers.
History
[change | change source]The New York City Fire Department traces its roots to 1648 when the first fire ordinance was adopted in the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam (now part of the Dutch Empire). Upon arriving, Peter Stuyvesant appointed four fire wardens to oversee the chimneys of wooden houses. Owners faced penalties for improperly maintained chimneys. The initial fire wardens were Martin Krieger, Thomas Hall, Adrian Wyser, and George Woolsey.[10]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ NYC.gov/FDNY 'About', via NYC.gov/FDNY. Retrieved March 24, 2017
- ↑ "History". The City of New York. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ↑ "FDNY Vital Statistics CY 2018" (PDF). The City of New York. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ↑ "April 2019 Executive Budget, Fiscal Year 2020" (PDF). The City of New York. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Laura Kavanagh sworn in as New York City's next FDNY fire commissioner". October 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Acting Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh Appoints John J. Hodgens as Chief of Department". July 2022.
- 1 2 "NYC IQ". The Cityview New York. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Fleet Report - Mayor's Office of Operations". www1.nyc.gov.
- ↑ "9 Metrotech Center – FDNY Headquarters Archived January 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine ". Fresh Meadow Mechanical Corp. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ↑ The Story of the Volunteer Fire Department of the City of New York By George William Sheldon (Harper & Brothers, 1892)