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New York City Fire Department

The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY), also known as the New York City Fire Department, is the full-service fire department of New York City, serving all five boroughs. The FDNY is responsible for providing fire suppression services, hazardous materials response, emergency medical services, and technical rescue for the entire city.

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Ambulances
450 Advanced Life Support (ALS)/Paramedic Staffed and Basic Life Support (BLS)/Emergency Medical Technician Staffed Ambulance Units
Annual budget
$2.64 Billion (FY 2026)
Annual calls
FDNY EMS total call volume: 1,862,159 · FDNY Fire Suppression total call volume: 619,378 · Structural fires: 27,053 · Non-structural fires: 13,730 · Non-fire emergencies: 256,560
Battalions
49 Battalions
City
New York City
Commissioner
Lillian Bonsignore

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related to Other units · 144
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related to Rescue companies · 55
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related to Organization · 38
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related to 1648–1865 · 14
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related to Fire companies and specialty/support units · 11
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New York City Fire DepartmentAmbulances450 Advanced Life Support (ALS)/Paramedic Staffed and Basic Life Support (BLS)/Emergency Medical Technician Staffed Ambulance Units1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentAnnual budget$2.64 Billion (FY 2026)1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentAnnual callsFDNY EMS total call volume: 1,862,1591.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentAnnual callsFDNY Fire Suppression total call volume: 619,3781.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentAnnual callsStructural fires: 27,0531.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentAnnual callsNon-structural fires: 13,7301.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentAnnual callsNon-fire emergencies: 256,5601.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentAnnual callsMedical emergencies: 300,5981.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentAnnual callsMalicious false alarms: 21,4371.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentBattalions49 Battalions1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentCityNew York City1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentCommissionerLillian Bonsignore1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentCountryUnited States1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentDivisions9 Divisions1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentEmployees11,000 Uniformed Fire Personnel 4,500 Uniformed EMS Personnel (EMTs and Paramedics) 2,000 Civilian Employees1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentEMS levelCertified First Responder-Defibrillator (CFR-D), Basic Life Support (BLS), and Advanced Life Support (ALS)1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentEngines197 Engine Companies1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentEstablishedJuly 31, 1865; 161 years ago (1865-07-31) (origins go back to 1648; 378 years ago (1648))1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentFire chiefJohn M. Esposito1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentFireboats3x year-round, 6x seasonal1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentHAZMAT1 Hazardous Materials Unit1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentIAFF94, 854, and 49591.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentMotto"New York's Bravest" EMS Motto: "New York's Best"1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentRescues5 Heavy Rescue Companies1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentSquads8 Squad Companies1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentStaffingCareer1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentStateNew York1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentStations254 Fire Houses and EMS Stations1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentTrucks143 Ladder Companies1.00infobox
New York City Fire DepartmentUSAR1 Urban Search and Rescue Unit1.00infobox

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