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FDNY Close Up
Get a look inside the FDNY with this video series, highlighting the work of the Department’s highly-trained professionals.
 Watch Episode Four: Special Operations Command
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Make A Difference - Learn CPR
The Mobile CPR Training Unit is designed and equipped to travel through out the five boroughs, and set-up classes where groups or organizations meet and provide training at no cost, day or evening.
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FDNY Helps Kick off City Harvest Food Drive
Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta and Chief of Department Salvatore Cassano joined representatives from City Harvest and the New York Daily News, to kick off the 27th annual ‘Daily News Readers Care to Feed the Hungry’ food drive on Nov. 19 at the quarters of Engine 7/Ladder 1 in lower Manhattan.
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FDNY Teams Up with Department of Buildings to Spread Safety Message
Members of the FDNY’s Fire Safety Education Unit joined members of New York City’s Department of Buildings (DOB) on Nov. 18 at the 74th Street train station in Jackson Heights, Queens, to educate the public about the dangers of illegal conversions. It’s part of a three-week campaign to educate New Yorkers about the dangers of these living areas.
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Plaque Dedicated for Probationary Firefighter Jamel Sears
Firefighters gathered at the Fire Academy on Nov. 10 for a solemn plaque dedication ceremony honoring Probationary Firefighter Jamel M. Sears. The 33-year-old firefighter collapsed while at the FDNY Training Academy on Nov. 10, 2008. He was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he died the following evening.
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FDNY Distributes H1N1 Vaccine during the Seventh Annual BIOPOD Drill
At the FDNY, preparation is essential. So the Department held its seventh annual BIOPOD drill from Nov. 5 through 8, during which all first responders were offered the H1N1 influenza vaccine. The exercise is part of the Department’s ongoing initiative to plan for its response to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive incidents.
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21 Members of the Fire Service Promoted
Congratulations rang through the halls of the Fire Academy on Nov. 5, as 21 members of the fire service were promoted.
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FDNY beats NYPD for Sixth Straight Year at ING New York City Marathon
FDNY beat the NYPD for the sixth straight year in the 2009 ING New York City Marathon this year, with 10 members of the fire department finishing before 10 members of the police department could cross the finish line on Nov. 1 in Central Park.
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Bronx Firefighters Save Two from Fire
Firefighters from Engine 45/Ladder 58 rescued a 15-year-old girl and her grandmother from an early morning fire in the Bronx on Oct. 30.
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FDNY Urges New Yorkers to Change the Batteries in Their Smoke Alarms when They Change Their Clocks
Members of the FDNY’s Fire Safety Education Unit joined representatives from Domino’s and the American Dairy Association on Oct. 30, outside the Hilton in Times Square, to remind New Yorkers to change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when they change their clocks for Daylight Saving Time.
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EMTs Win First Place in Florida EMS Competition
Three members of the FDNY’s EMS Command won first place in an EMS Competition in Daytona Beach, Fl., on Oct. 25.
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FDNY Fire Safety Education Unit to Give Away Free 9-Volt Batteries
The Department urges all New Yorkers to change the batteries in their smoke alarms when they change their clocks for Daylight Saving time on Nov. 1. And to help drive home this message, teams of FDNY Fire Safety Educators will be distributing 9-volt batteries for smoke alarms beginning Oct. 30 throughout the five boroughs.
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FDNY Cuts Ribbon on New Mobile Fire Safety House
Members of the FDNY Fire Safety Education Unit and FDNY Foundation joined State Senator Andrew Lanza (R-Staten Island) on Oct. 1 to unveil one of two new Smoke Houses, which will teach children how to keep their homes fire safe.
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FDNY EMS Members Teach CPR on Fox 5 Morning Show
EMT Pablo Vazquez of the FDNY’s CPR Training Unit visited the set of Fox 5’s Good Day New York for the second time on Oct. 23, to teach the life saving technique.
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Fire and EMS Members Save 16-Year-Old’s Life in the Bronx
Being able to save someone in cardiac arrest is a great reward for all members of the FDNY. It’s even more fulfilling when that person is very young. That’s just what members of Engine 45 and EMS Station 26 did on Oct. 21, when a 16-year-old went into cardiac arrest in the Bronx.
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FDNY Honors 43rd Anniversary of the Tragic 23rd Street Fire
Oct. 17, 1966 was a tragic day in the New York City Fire Department’s storied history, a day when 12 members died in the line of duty while operating at a fire at the Wonder Drug store on Manhattan’s 23rd Street. And each year, on the anniversary of the tragedy, firefighters past and present still come together for a wreath laying ceremony, to remember the lives lost that day.
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FDNY Receives $25,000 Grant to Support Firefighter Safety
The members of Engine 9/Ladder 6 in Manhattan received a generous grant on Oct. 15 that will help keep members safe. The Firemans Fund Insurance Company and Curry MacWilliams Janitschke Underwriters, Ltd., partnered to present them with a $25,000 check that will be used to purchase equipment for training and physical fitness.
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85 New EMTs Join EMS Command
It was a happy day for 85 new members of the FDNY’s Emergency Medical Service on Oct. 15, as they were sworn in as new EMTs.
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FDNY EMS and Office of Medical Affairs Honored by Sudden Cardiac Awareness Association
The FDNY’s EMS Command and Office of Medical Affairs were honored by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) with the 2009 Leadership Award for the “NYC Project Hypothermia” program. The award was presented on Oct. 10 to FDNY Dr. John Freese at the SCAA Awards Dinner in Chicago.
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Fire Inspectors Lauded for their Service
The FDNY capped off Fire Prevention Week with an event that recognized the service of the Department's fire protection inspectors during a ceremony at FDNY Headquarters on Oct. 9.
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FDNY Testing Unit Honored for Customer Service
Members of the FDNY Public Certification and Testing Unit received due praise on Oct. 8, during the Second Annual Mayor’s Excellence in Customer Service Awards Program at Brooklyn Borough Hall.
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Second Annual Report on 9/11 Health Released
The 2009 Annual Report on 9/11 Health, a review of the latest medical research on potential health impacts of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, was released on Sept. 24.
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2009 Annual Report on 9/11 Health
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Fire Safety at Metrotech Commons
On the 138th anniversary of the devastating Chicago fire, FDNY continued its observance of Fire Prevention Week, with fire safety demonstrations and CPR classes in Metrotech Commons in Downtown Brooklyn.
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FDNY Memorial Day
The FDNY remembered its heroes during the 102nd annual Memorial Day ceremony on Oct. 7. And although the threat of rain and high winds kept the event indoors, thousands of members attended the ceremony at St. John the Devine Cathedral in Manhattan.
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FDNY Kicks off Fire Prevention Week in Rockefeller Center, Swears in More Than 2,000 Junior Firefighters
Wearing red fire helmets, more than 2,000 children raised their right hand and pledged to “practice fire safety and share what I have learned with others.” The school children’s oath as a junior firefighter - which echoed from the Rockefeller Center Ice Rink on Oct. 5 - helped kick off the FDNY’s annual Fire Prevention Week.
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Firefighter Rescues Child from Bronx Apartment Fire
Firefighter James Senk of Ladder 47 was still on an adrenaline high several hours after saving a 4-year-old boy from an apartment fire in the Bronx on Sept. 30
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Firehouses Compete in Cook-off in Red Hook
Members from four firehouses in Brooklyn put on their aprons and got their spatulas ready for a Fairway Firefighters Food Face-Off on Sept. 30, at the store’s Red Hook location.
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Eighth Annual Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Run
Hundreds ran in the eighth annual Firefighter Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Run on Sept. 27 in Lower Manhattan.
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Members of Fire Service Promoted to Captain, Lieutenant
Banners hung from the mock store fronts in the Fire Academy’s Field House and hundreds of friends and family cheered as 25 members of the fire service received their promotions on Sept. 24.
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24 Paramedics Graduate from EMS Academy
Applause and smiles filled the auditorium at the Fire Academy on Sept. 23, as 24 paramedics joined the EMS Command.
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Bronx Man Arrested for Arson in March Fire that Destroyed a Row of Bronx Stores
Fire Marshals from the FDNY Bureau of Fire Investigation (BFI) and federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) yesterday arrested 40-year-old William Crean of the Bronx, for starting a fire on March 22, 2009, that resulted in an estimated $2 million in property damage.
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Firefighter Honored by Liberty Mutual for Rescue
Firefighter Adam Rivera from Engine 10 received a Firemark Award for Heroism from Liberty Mutual on Sept. 21.
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FDNY Foundation Receives Donation from Duracell
Lt. Anthony Mancuso of the Fire Safety Education Unit joined Paige Hemmis, carpenter and designer on ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and spokeswoman for Duracell, at the FDNY FireZone in Manhattan on Sept. 21. Duracell donated 10,000 9-volt batteries, 64,000 AA batteries and 1,000 flashlights to the FDNY Foundation as part of their "Power to Protect" program, helping people keep their homes fire safe.
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EMTs Rescue Five from Building with High Carbon Monoxide Levels
EMTs Andrew Gabor and Claudia Rugel from Station 32 were called to help a man who fell in an apartment in Brooklyn, but they ended up saving the lives of five people - including an infant - from a dangerous carbon monoxide (CO) condition on Sept. 18.
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FDNY Launches New Fireboat to Honor all FDNY Members Lost on Sept. 11
The FDNY Marine Division's newest fireboat, Three Forty Three, was launched on Sept. 11, during a ceremony at the Eastern Shipbuilding Group shipyard in Panama City, Fla.
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FDNY Hosts CPR Training in all Five Boroughs as Part of NYC Service Initiative
Continuing the National Day of Service and Remembrance, approximately 500 volunteers learned cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) through free FDNY and NYC Service-sponsored training sessions held in all five boroughs on Sept. 12, 13 and 14.
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FDNY Remembers September 11, 2001 Eight years after the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, members of the Department paid tribute to the 343 FDNY members lost on Sept. 11, 2001, as well as the nearly 3,000 others who perished that tragic day, with ceremonies throughout the five boroughs.
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Certificate Of Registration For Filing Processors (Expeditors) is now available
This Certificate is required by the new Fire Code and needed when filing documents and plans to the FDNY.
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Application for Central Station Certificate of Operation is now available.
Application here
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Supervision of Portable Fueled Space Heaters at Construction Sites (S-92)
The new test for Supervision of Portable Fueled Space Heaters at Construction Sites (S-92) is now available. This new test was created by the new NYC Fire Code for use at construction sites.
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New COF Test for Fire Alarm Systems and other Related Systems (S-95)
The Study Material for the Certificate of Fitness examination for Supervision of Fire Alarm Systems and other Related Systems (S-95) is now available. Important information about this new test and how current Certificate of Fitness holders for Interior Fire Alarm Systems (F-90) are affected can be obtained by Clicking here.
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Hazardous Materials (C-91)
Information regarding Permits & COF Test for Hazardous Materials (C-91) is now available. The COF Study Material & Powerpoint Presentation is now available.
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Fumigation & Fogging Operations New COF Exam, & Company Applications
The FDNY has made available the new COF test mandated by the new Fire Code. This new COF
is required by any licensed applicator while performing ULV or Thermal Fogging or Fumigation
in NYC.
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Commercial Kitchen Exhaust System Cleaning Technician New COF Exam, Approved Companies & Company Applications
The FDNY made available the new COF test mandated by the new Fire Code. This new COF will be required in all 21,000+ eating establishments throughout NYC including restaurants, cafeterias, catering halls, etc.
To obtain the list of approved companies, company applications, Study Materials, and other important material
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Vital Statistics of 2009
Learn about initiatives, significant events and more in the Department's 2009 Vital Statistics.
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Fire Safety in Construction and Demolition
Mayor Bloomberg announced changes that will strengthen safety, oversight and coordination of construction, demolition and abatement operations in New York City.
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New Fire Code for New York City
The Fire Department’s four-year Fire Code Revision Project culminated on May 28, 2008, with the City Council’s enactment of a new Fire Code for New York City. The legislation, Local Law No. 26 of 2008, was signed by Mayor Bloomberg on June 3, 2008.
The new Fire Code takes effect on July 1, 2008. The text of the new Fire Code, Frequently Asked Questions, an Inquiry Form and other informative material can be viewed by clicking here.
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New York City Fire Department’s 2007 Annual Report
The Annual Report details service and program highlights for the 18-month period from July 2006 to December 2007.
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Natural Gas Fired Heaters in Sidewalk Cafes
New procedures and general information for Outdoor Natural gas fired heaters are now available.
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FDNY Takes Part in International Resuscitation Trial
The FDNY is involved in an innovative study designed to improve cardiac arrest survival rates in New York City and throughout the world.
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FDNY Releases Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness Strategy
Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta announced the release of the first-ever FDNY Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness Strategy.
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CERT Program
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program is a federal program designed to train people to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergency situations in their communities..
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BHS WTC Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program
Learn more about how FDNY members are being provided with the BHS WTC Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program.
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