The New York City Fire Department,officially the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY),is an American department of the government of New York City that provides fire protection,technical rescue services,primary response to biological,chemical,and radioactive hazards,and emergency medical services responses to the five boroughs of New York City.
Midland Beach is a neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City. It lies along the east-central coast of the island,in the area known locally as the "Mid-Island,Staten Island" or the "East Shore".
Peter James Ganci Jr. was a career firefighter in the New York City Fire Department killed in the September 11 attacks. At the time of the attacks,he held the rank of Chief of Department,the highest ranking uniformed fire officer in the department.
The New York City Fire Department in the United States,like most fire departments around the world,is organized in a paramilitary fashion. Its organizational structure includes regional commands for various geographic areas within its jurisdiction,operational commands for units of different functions,and administrative units and offices for various administrative functions.
The flags of New York City include the flag of New York City,the respective flags of the boroughs of The Bronx,Brooklyn,Manhattan,Queens,and Staten Island,and flags of certain city departments. The city flag is a vertical tricolor in blue,white,and orange and charged in the center bar with the Seal of New York City in blue. The tricolor design is derived from the flag of the Dutch Republic—the Prince's Flag—as used in New Amsterdam in 1625.
The New York City Fire Commissioner is the civilian administrator of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY),appointed by the Mayor of the City of New York. There have been 32 commissioners excluding Acting Fire Commissioners,and 38 commissioners including Acting Fire Commissioners. This is since Manhattan and the Bronx consolidated with Brooklyn,Queens,and Staten Island to form The City of New York in 1898. The current Interim Fire Commissioner is Laura Kavanagh,who has held the office since February 16,2022. The term of office is Temporary until the new permanent Commissioner is chosen.
Stephen Cassidy was the longest serving President of the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York (UFA) in its 100-year history. He was first elected to the position in August 2002 and is the only UFA President in the union's history to be elected directly out of a firehouse. In 2016,Cassidy resigned his position as UFA President to serve as the executive director of the New York City Fire Pension Fund. In 2018,following his arrest for driving while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance,New York City Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro removed Cassidy from his position as executive director of the New York City Fire Pension Fund.
Fire Fighter is a fireboat which served the New York City Fire Department from 1938 through 2010,serving with Marine Companies 1,8 and 9 during her career. The most powerful diesel-electric fireboat in terms of pumping capacity when built in 1938,Fire Fighter fought more than 50 major fires during her career,including fires aboard the SS Normandie in 1942 and the SS El Estero in 1944,the 1973 collision of the Esso Brussels and SS Sea Witch,and the terrorist attacks on September 11,2001.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is structured into numerous bureaus and units. As a whole,the NYPD is headed by the Police Commissioner,a civilian administrator appointed by the Mayor,with the senior sworn uniformed officer of the service titled "Chief of Department". The Police Commissioner appoints a number of Deputy and Assistant Commissioners. The department is divided into twenty bureaus,six of which are enforcement bureaus. Each enforcement bureau is further sub-divided into sections,divisions,and units,and into patrol boroughs,precincts,and detective squads. Each Bureau is commanded by a Bureau Chief. There are also a number of specialized units that are not part of any of the Bureaus and report to the Chief of the department.
Salvatore Joseph "Sal" Cassano served as the 32nd New York City Fire Commissioner from 2010 to 2014.
The New York City Fire Department Bureau of Emergency Medical Services is a division of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) in charge of emergency medical services for New York City. It was established on March 17,1996,following the merger of the FDNY and New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation's emergency medical services division. FDNY EMS provides coverage of all five boroughs of New York City with ambulances and a variety of specialized response vehicles.
Richard James Sheirer was a public servant and New York City official. Sheirer served as the Director of the New York City Office of Emergency Management (O.E.M.) from February 2000 to March 2002.
Daniel A. Nigro was the Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) from 2014 until his retirement in 2022. Nigro's appointment was announced on May 9,2014,and he was sworn in on June 9.
The Vulcan Society,founded in 1940,is a fraternal organization of black firefighters in New York City,United States.
Charles Fall is a member of the New York State Assembly,representing the 61st District since 2019. He is a Democrat. The district includes portions of the North Shore of Staten Island. The first Muslim elected to the Assembly,Fall was born and raised on Staten Island following his parents' immigration from Guinea. He previously served as the Staten Island borough director for Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio,as well as the Chief of Staff to the New York City Parks Borough Commissioner for Staten Island. Fall has earned degrees from both Southwestern College and Pace University. He resides in Mariners Harbor.
The Brooklyn Fire Department (BFD) was a professional fire department that provided fire protection and rescue services to the city of Brooklyn,New York,within modern-day New York City,from 1869 to 1898. The Brooklyn Fire Department,a paid firefighting force,replaced a 3,000-person volunteer fire department that was poorly equipped to serve Brooklyn's growing population.
John Sudnik is a firefighter with the FDNY,who was promoted to acting Chief of Department,the most senior uniformed member of the Department,on December 10,2018. Prior to replacing his predecessor,James E. Leonard,Sudnik had been Chief of Operations. Sudnik's acting appointment was made permanent on February 27,2019.
Firehouse,Engine Company 261 and Ladder Company 116 is a New York City Fire Department firehouse at 37-20 29th Street in Long Island City,Queens,New York City. The firehouse was originally built in 1932 for Engine Company 261 and Ladder Company 116.
Laura Kavanagh is a municipal executive currently serving as the First Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department. On February 16,2022,she became the interim Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department. Prior to her career at the FDNY she was a Special Assistant to Mayor Bill de Blasio. During the 2012 United States presidential election she served as Deputy Director in Pennsylvania on Barack Obama's reelection campaign.
