![]() ![]() Firefighting units consist of three to eight firehouses and 180–200 firefighters and officers, usually forming said battalion. The spearhead over the Chiefs is the Battalion Commander, and his subordinates are Battalion Chiefs. Each Division is made up of four to seven Battalion Chiefs who lead the Battalion. The Commander of Manhattan is an Assistant Chief, while the other Borough Commanders each carry Deputy Assistant Chief’s rank.Įach Borough Command includes nine firefighting Divisions, each led by a Deputy Chief, who also has numerous Deputy Chiefs to assist the Chief when they are not on duty. Each Borough Command has a Borough Commander. The department is split into five Borough Commands to monitor the New York City boroughs by geographical proximity. Tour command (TC) is made up of the citywide tour commanders, Chief of Fire Prevention (CFP), and the Chief of Safety (COS.) The executive staff features several civilian deputy commissioners who become responsible for the various administrative bureaus inside the department, alongside the Chief of Department who serves as the overall director of the department and Chief of Fire Operations, Chief of EMS, Chief Fire Marshal, Chief of Training and other staff chiefs. The department’s executive staff comprises two parts that include a civilian Fire Commissioner who represents the department as its head and a Chief of Department who serves as the operational leader. STRUCTURE OF THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENTĪs with most fire departments of key cities in the United States, the New York City Fire Department is structured in a paramilitary manner, which in many instances, resonates with the police department’s composition. ‘New York’s Bravest’ for fire and ‘New York’s Best’ for EMS have remained the Department’s motto, with the FDNY officials providing community services to more than 8.5 million people. The Fire Department is regarded in its title 3 regulations that are compiled in New York City Rules. The New York Fire Department is the largest municipal fire department in the United States and the world’s second-largest department after the Tokyo Fire Department. ![]() The New York City Fire Department is a New York City government department that delivers fire protection, technical rescue services, biological, chemical, and radioactive hazard responses, and emergency medical services. ![]()
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