Organization of the New York City Fire Department

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The Fire Department of New York, like most fire departments around the world, is organized in a paramilitary fashion.

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[edit] Executive staff

The departments executive staff is divided into two areas including a civilian fire commissioner who is in charge of the department and a Fire Chief who is the operational lead. The current fire commissioner is Nicholas Scoppetta and the current fire chief is Salvatore J. Cassano. The 32-member executive staff includes the civilian fire commissioners who are responsible for bureaus within the Department, along with the Chief of Department, Chief of Fire Operations, Chief of EMS, the Chief Fire Marshal and the nine staff chiefs. Staff chiefs include the seven citywide tour commanders, the Chief of Safety, and the Chief of Fire Prevention.[1]

Office of the Fire Commissioner

  • First Deputy Commissioner
    • Deputy Assistant Chief for Counterterrorism/Emergency Preparedness
  • Deputy Commissioner, Intergovernmental Affairs & Management Initiatives
  • Deputy Commissioner, Public Information
  • Deputy Commissioner, Administration
  • Deputy Commissioner, Legal Affairs
  • Deputy Commissioner, Technology & Support
  • Assistant Commissioner, Budget & Finance
  • Assistant Commissioner, EEO
  • Chief Fire Marshal/Fire Investigations
  • Chief of Department
    • Chief of Fire Operations
      • Assistant Chief of Operations
        • Borough Commanders/Assistant Chiefs
      • Assistant Chief for Administration
      • Deputy Assistant Chief for the Special Operations Command
      • Deputy Assistant Chief for Logistics
      • Deputy Assistant Chief for Planning & Strategy
    • Chief of EMS Command
    • Chief of Safety & Inspectional Services Command
    • Chief of Fire Prevention
    • Chief of Training, Education & Curriculum Development
    • Chief of Communications

[edit] Bureau of Operations

Under the Chief of Fire Operations there are five borough chiefs, each responsible for one of the five political boundaries within New York City.

  • Borough chiefs:
    • Manhattan Borough
    • Staten Island Borough
    • Brooklyn Borough
    • Queens Borough
    • Bronx Borough

Below the borough, the department is organized into functional units. Each borough is subdivided into smaller units called divisions and further divided into battalions. A battalion is a collection of FDNY resources or “units” (e.g., engine and ladder companies) responsible for a geographical area of the city. Four to five firefighters and one officer generally comprise a unit. Five to eight units comprise a battalion. Four to seven battalions comprise a division.[2]

[edit] Divisions

    • Division 1- Manhattan
    • Division 3- Manhattan
    • Division 6- Bronx & Manhattan
    • Division 7- Bronx & Manhattan
    • Division 8- Staten Island & Brooklyn
    • Division 11- Brooklyn
    • Division 13- Queens
    • Division 14- Queens
    • Division 15- Brooklyn
    • Marine Division
    • Safety Division
    • Division 2 (disbanded)
    • Division 4 (disbanded)
    • Division 5 (disbanded)
    • Division 9 (disbanded)
    • Division 10 (disbanded)
    • Division 12 (disbanded)

[edit] Unit breakdown by borough

Brooklyn

  • 3 Divisions 8(S.I.),11 and 15
  • 16 Battalions
  • Rescue 2/Collapse 2
  • 2 Squad Companies (both with Hazmat support trucks)
  • 65 Engine Companies
  • 39 Truck Companies (6 tillered, 16 tower-ladders, 17 ladders)
  • 3 Foam Units/1 Foam Tender
  • 2 Satellite Trucks (#3 and #6)
  • 1 Brush Fire Unit
  • 1 Fire Hydrant Thawing Unit

Bronx

  • 2 Divisions (6 and 7)
  • 9 Battalions
  • Rescue 3/Collapse 3
  • 2 Squad Companies (both with Hazmat support trucks)
  • 30 Engine Companies
  • 27 Truck Companies (1 tillered, 10 tower-ladders, 16 ladders)
  • 1 Foam Unit
  • 1 Satellite Truck (#2)
  • 1 Brush Fire Unit
  • 1 Fire Hydrant Thawing Unit

Queens

  • 2 Divisions (13 and 14)
  • 9 Battalions
  • Rescue 4/Collapse 4
  • 2 Squad Companies (both with Hazmat support trucks)
  • 49 Engine Companies
  • 32 Truck Companies (1 tillered, 15 tower-ladders, 17 ladders)
  • 3 Foam Units
  • 1 Satellite Truck (#4)
  • 1 Brush Fire Unit
  • 1 Fire Hydrant Thawing Unit

Manhattan

  • 2 Divisions (1 and 3)
  • 12 Battalions
  • Rescue 1
  • Rescue 6(disbanded)
  • 1 Squad Company (with Hazmat support truck)
  • 42 Engine Companies
  • 32 Truck Companies (5 tillered, 13 tower-ladders, 14 ladders)
  • 2 Foam Units
  • 1 Satellite Truck (#1)
  • 2 High Rise Units
  • 1 Fire Hydrant Thawing Unit

Staten Island

  • 1 Division (8)
  • 3 Battalions
  • Rescue 5 (with Hazmat support truck)
  • 18 Engine Companies
  • 12 Truck Companies (7 tower-ladders, 5 ladders)
  • 3 Foam Units
  • 1 Satellite Truck (#5)
  • 7 Brush Fire Units (5 large trucks, 2 ATVs)
  • 1 Fire Hydrant Thawing Unit

Special Operation and other city-wide Units

  • 3 Marine Companies - Waterborne units
    based in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island
  • Hazardous Material Company #1 (in Queens)
  • Various other Hazmat Operation Trucks and Trailers
  • Decontamination Unit (in Manhattan)
  • 5 Mask Service Units
  • Mobile Command Center
  • Various Field Communication Trucks
  • 5 RAC Units
  • 7 Squad Companies- Used for additional manpower and light rescue

[edit] FDNY EMS organization

  • Chief of EMS John Peruggia
  • Assistant Chiefs:
    • EMS Administration Jerry Gombo
    • EMS Field Services John S. McFarland
    • EMS Communications Abdo Nahmod
  • Division Chiefs:
    • EMS Logistics & Support Chief Mark A. Stone
    • EMS Planning & Strategy Chief Fred Villani
    • EMS Division 1 Chief Frances Pascale
    • EMS Division 2 Chief Mark Steffens
    • EMS Division 3 Chief Robert Hannafey
    • EMS Division 4 Chief Robert Browne
    • EMS Division 5 Chief Marylou Aurrichio
    • EMS Operations Covering Division Chief James Booth

[edit] FDNY EMS Divisions

[edit] Volunteer fire departments in New York City

There are presently 10 Volunteer Fire Companies within the City of New York:

  • West Hamilton Beach VFD, Queens
  • Broad Channel VFD, Queens [1]
  • Point Breeze VFD, Queens [2]
  • Rockaway Point VFD, Queens
  • Roxbury VFD, Queens
  • Gerritsen Beach VFD, Brooklyn
  • Aviation Volunteer Hose Co #3, Bronx [3]
  • Edgewater Park Volunteer Hose Co #1, Bronx
  • Richmond Engine Company, Richmondtown
  • Oceanic Hook & Ladder Company, Staten Island

[edit] Division 1

[edit] Battalion 1

  • Engine Company 4, 6, 7, 10
  • Ladder Company 1, 10, 15
  • Decontamination Unit

[edit] Battalion 2

  • Engine Company 24, 55
  • Ladder Company 5, 8, 20
  • Squad 18

[edit] Battalion 4

  • Engine Company 9, 15, 28
  • Ladder Company 6, 18, 11
  • Satellite 1

[edit] Battalion 6

  • Engine Company 5, 14, 33
  • Ladder Company 3, 9

[edit] Battalion 7

  • Engine Company 1, 3, 26, 34
  • Ladder Company 12, 21, 24

[edit] References

  1. ^ FDNY Fire Operations response on September 11. Fire Department of New York. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
  2. ^ FDNY Fire Operations response on September 11. Fire Department of New York. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.

[edit] See also

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