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Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8 is a New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire station, located at 14 North Moore Street at its intersection with Varick Street in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Its exterior has become famous for its appearance in the supernatural comedy franchise Ghostbusters.
A typical New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Ladder Company, also known as a ladder truck. Pictured is an Aerial Ladder Truck operated by Ladder Co. 4, quartered in Manhattan . This is a list of fire departments in New York .
Engine Company 261 was established as Long Island City Fire Department's Engine Company 3 in 1894. It was renumbered after Long Island City was annexed by New York City in 1913. [4] In 2003, Engine Company 261 was closed as a cost-saving measure. [5] The closure was one of six announced by Michael Bloomberg, on May 26, 2003. [6]
Engine 33 on Broadway near the station on Great Jones Street. Engine 33 Company was originally organized on Mercer Street in lower Manhattan on November 1, 1865, but then moved to its present location on June 1, 1899. [4] Ladder Company 9 was organized in 1865; its first house was on Elizabeth Street. It moved to 42 Great Jones Street in 1948. [5]
The FDNY said it has responded to 229 brush fires since Oct. 29, calling it the most in city history over a two-week stretch. Jennings Creek fire in Northeast now 50% contained; brush fires ignite ...
MURRAY HILL, Manhattan (PIX11) – One person is in critical condition after a fire at a Midtown apartment building, according to the FDNY. The five-story building on Third Avenue near 38th Street ...
The New York City Fire Department is the largest municipal fire department in North America, and the Western Hemisphere, and the second largest in the world after the Tokyo Fire Department. [ citation needed ] The FDNY employs over 11,000 uniformed firefighting employees, 4,500 uniformed EMTs, paramedics, and EMS employees, and 2,000 civilian ...
PulsePoint is a 911-connected mobile app that allows users to view and receive live alerts of calls being responded to by fire departments and emergency medical services.The app aims to have bystanders trained in CPR help cardiac arrest victims before emergency crews arrive, which can increase their chance of survival.