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The fort is close to the Queens neighborhoods of Bay Terrace, Bayside, Beechhurst and Whitestone. The original purpose was to defend the East River approach to New York Harbor, combined with the preceding Fort Schuyler, which faces it from Throggs Neck in the Bronx on the opposite side of the river entrance.
A FDNY deputy chief during rescue efforts at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 attacks.. Like most fire departments of major cities in the United States, the New York City Fire Department is organized in a paramilitary fashion, and in many cases, echoes the structure of the police department. [12]
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.
Daniel A. Nigro (born October 11, 1948) is the former New York City Fire Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). He served this position from 2014 until his retirement in 2022. [2] Nigro's appointment was announced on May 9, 2014, and he was sworn in on June 9. [3]
Aquaro, a Navy veteran who fought in World War II from 1942 to 1945, became a member of New York’s Bravest in 1953 at the age of 31, SILive reported. Engine 269 is now known as the FDNY Squad ...
Mayor Eric Adams wants to rein in excessive overtime in the NYPD, the FDNY and two other Big Apple departments in the wake of the alleged sex-for-overtime scandal that has rocked the police force ...
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 ...
Bayside contains two New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire stations. [46] Engine Company 306 is located at 40-18 214th Place, [47] while Engine Co. 326/Ladder Co. 160/Battalion 53 is located at 64-04 Springfield Boulevard. [48] The FDNY EMS Training Academy is located in Bay Terrace at Fort Totten. The site also contains a museum of FDNY ...