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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 km 2) area. [9] The FDNY headquarters is located at 9 MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn, [10] and the FDNY Fire Academy is located on Randalls Island. [11]
On March 17, 1996, NYC EMS merged with the FDNY, forming the Bureau of EMS. Employees of the newly formed bureau were considered FDNY employees and became eligible for transfer to firefighter within the department. As a result of the merger, the FDNY Bureau of EMS became the largest fire department-based EMS system in the United States. [4]
New York City's Bureau of Fire Investigation, a division of the FDNY, currently employs about 140 Fire Marshals, 30 Supervising Fire Marshals (equal in rank to Captain) as well as several Commanders (equal in rank to Deputy Chief), an Assistant Chief Fire Marshal and a Chief Fire Marshal. The position of fire marshal is a promotional civil ...
MTA boss Janno Lieber passes the buck on congestion pricing exemptions for FDNY — tells firefighters to take it up with city instead. Craig McCarthy, Anna Young. January 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM.
First filed in 2020 by five FDNY inspectors, the $29.9 million settlement will now pay out to nearly 600 members of the class action suit — current or past FDNY employees who say the city ...
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During the remainder of the 19th century, the number of commissioners was periodically changed by the New York State legislature, until a single commissioner was put in charge of the FDNY when Manhattan and the Bronx consolidated with Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island to form The City of New York on January 1, 1898. Since then, there have ...
New York City Fire Department Rescue Company 1, also known as Rescue 1, is one of five special operations rescue companies of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) that responds to rescue operations requiring specialized equipment and training. Rescue 1's current truck, a 2011 Ferrara Ultra Heavy Rescue