FDNY

FDNY Organized fire fighting began in New York in 1648 when the Dutch Settlement of New Amsterdam adopted the first Fire Ordinance. It was not until 74 years later, in 1731, that fire brigades were put into service. Following the Revolutionary War, the Department was reorganized and incorporated as the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY). The merit system of promotion in the Fire Department was instituted in 1870. Today the Fire Department protects more than 8,000,000 residents in an area of 320 square miles. The Fire Commissioner appointed by and responsible to the Mayor administers the department. The uniformed force is under the command of the Chief of Department and consists of more than 11,400 Fire Officers and fire fighters. In addition, the Department includes 2,800 Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics and Supervisors assigned to the Bureau of Emergency Medical Service (EMS), as well as 1200 civilian employees. In this paper the Fire Department mission will be explained along with its importance. The executive selection including its structure, ranking and personnel management will further be explained in detail. Furthermore, the agencies policies such as its functions and its collective bargaining issues fire, department, firefighters, new, city, york, said, medical, uniformed, job, training, employees, ufa, service, officers, fires, emergency, association, through, system, political, one, lives, fdny, agency, after, acres, work, sqmiles, should, people, merit, members, issue, including