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The New York City Fire Department, formally the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) has the responsibility of protecting the citizens and property of New York City's five boroughs from fires and fire hazards,
providing emergency medical services, technical rescue as well as
providing first response to biological, chemical and radioactive
hazards. The department has its headquarters in 9 MetroTech Center, Downtown Brooklyn,[3] and its training academy (The FDNY Fire Academy) on Randall's Island.[4]
The FDNY, the largest municipal fire department in the United States, and the second largest in the world after the Tokyo Fire Department, has approximately 11,080 uniformed officers and firefighters and over 3,300 uniformed EMTs and paramedics.
It faces an extraordinarily varied challenge. In addition to responding
to building types that range from wood-frame single family homes to high-rise structures,
there are the many bridges and tunnels, large parks and wooded areas
that can give rise to major brush fires, and one of the largest subway systems
in the world. These challenges add yet another level of firefighting
complexity and have led to the creation of the motto for FDNY
firefighters of New York’s Bravest.
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