New York City Fire Department

New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

FDNY logo
Operational area
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Agency overview
Established	July 31, 1865 (1865-07-31)[1] (origins go back to 1648)[2]
Annual calls	For 2018:[3] Emergency Medical Services total call volume: 1,862,159 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
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[6]
Fire chief	John Hodgens [5]
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
Battalions	53
Stations	254
Engines	197
Trucks	143
Squads	8
Rescues	5
Ambulances	450[8]
HAZMAT	1
USAR	1
Wildland	10
Fireboats	3x year-round, 6x seasonal
Website
Official website
IAFF website (officers) IAFF website (firefighters) IAFF website (Fire Alarm Dispatchers)|

The New York City Fire Department, also known as the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY), is the complete fire department for New York City. It is responsible for providing Fire Suppression Services along with Specialized Technical Rescue Response Services,Specialized Hazardous Materials Response Services and Emergency Medical Response Services. It has a wide variety of General Purpose and Special Purpose Vehicles,Tools and Equipment to accomplish its missions. The New York City Fire Department currently has 11,000+Uniformed Firefighting Personnel,4,274 Uniformed Emergency Medical Services Personnel and 2,096 Civilian Employees.

The Headquarters of the New York City Fire Department are located at 9 MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn,^[9] while the FDNY Fire Academy is on Randalls Island.^[10] The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) locals are Local 94 (Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York),Local 854 (Uniformed Fire Officers Association),and Local 4959 (Uniformed Fire Alarm Dispatchers Benevolent Association). 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. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "NYC IQ". The Cityview New York. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
8. ↑ "Fleet Report - Mayor's Office of Operations". www1.nyc.gov.
9. ↑ "9 Metrotech Center – FDNY Headquarters Archived January 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine ". Fresh Meadow Mechanical Corp. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
10. ↑ "FDNY Fire Academy". Archived from the original on October 14, 2014.