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Two sons of firefighters killed on 9/11 are being promoted to FDNY lieutenant this week. On Tuesday James Dowdell will attain the same rank as his father, Lt. Kevin Dowdell, who was a 21-year ...
The FDNY's motto is "New York's Bravest" for fire, and "New York's Best" for EMS. The FDNY serves more than 8.5 million residents within a 302-square-mile (780 km 2) area. [9] The FDNY headquarters is located at 9 MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn, [10] and the FDNY Fire Academy is located on Randalls Island. [11]
A list of the past Commissioners of the New York City Fire Department since the Consolidation of the City of New York in 1898. For more information, see New York City Fire Commissioner . Pages in category "Commissioners of the New York City Fire Department"
During the remainder of the 19th century, the number of commissioners was periodically changed by the New York State legislature, until a single commissioner was put in charge of the FDNY when Manhattan and the Bronx consolidated with Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island to form The City of New York on January 1, 1898. Since then, there have ...
Timothy Clarke, 41, was bumped up from firefighter to Lieutenant in Chelsea’s Tower Ladder 12, ... Clarke was promoted, along with roughly 70 other FDNY members, at a ceremony held at the Ocean ...
Joseph W. Pfeifer (born 1956) [1] is a retired American firefighter who served with the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). Pfeifer served as First Deputy Commissioner of the FDNY from February 2023 until September 2024, and as Acting Fire Commissioner of the FDNY in August 2024. Prior to his civilian work in the FDNY, Pfeifer was an ...
President Biden will present the Medal of Valor Friday to two FDNY heroes who saved New Yorkers from raging fires. ... Lt. John Vanderstar rushed into action in October 2022 when a neighbor banged ...
On March 17, 1996, NYC EMS merged with the FDNY, forming the Bureau of EMS. Employees of the newly formed bureau were considered FDNY employees and became eligible for transfer to firefighter within the department. As a result of the merger, the FDNY Bureau of EMS became the largest fire department-based EMS system in the United States. [4]