New York City Fire Department

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 Technical Rescue Services,Hazardous Materials Mitigation 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 Headquarters of the New York City Fire Department is located at 9 MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn,[1] while the FDNY Fire Academy is on Randalls Island.[2] 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.

History

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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "9 Metrotech Center – FDNY Headquarters Archived January 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine ". Fresh Meadow Mechanical Corp. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ "FDNY Fire Academy". Archived from the original on October 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ The Story of the Volunteer Fire Department of the City of New York By George William Sheldon (Harper & Brothers, 1892)