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    FDNY PROMOTIONS

    PROMOTIONS Effective 0900 hours, February 10, 2024 In accordance with a Certificate issued by the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services of Citywide Personnel Services, the following members are promoted to the rank indicated and assigned to the units indicated. Note: City Time will...
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    Broome County, NY, gets 'green' foam

    Unknown at this time. Some of the depts are volunteers others are paid, I will see what I can find out.
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    TWO DIE IN NYS FIRE (Chenango County) [delayed]

    NORWICH, NY (03 FEB 2024) – Two people were killed with another person was seriously injured after a multi-family home burst into flames in NYS’s Norwich community. The Norwich Fire Department said it responded to 19 Miller St. around 2 a.m. on Feb. 3 and immediately crews were able to...
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    Firefighters run into venomous snakes

    SAND SPRINGS, Okla. – Firefighters are known for running into burning buildings often disregarding their own safety. But this time the building was packed with venomous snakes. That was the dilemma faced by an Oklahoma fire department on this past Monday. “We just saw a ton of black smoke,”...
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    Broome County, NY, gets 'green' foam

    New York’s Broome County Office for Emergency Services announced a newer and healthier firefighting foam will be donated to 11 fire departments across the Southern Tier of the Empire state within the county to mitigate damage to the environment and to protect the health of firefighters...
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    2/5/24 Manhattan 10-18 Box 1228

    Only in Manhattan!
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    ANOTHER WAR YEARS VET PASSES.

    Frank came on board this site on 28 Aug 2011. Thank you for your service, now please rest in peace. We have if from here on.
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    A LOOK BACK.

    Looking at the runs for Marine Companies, there runs were in the East River. Marines 4, 5, 6, & 7 covered the East River, while Marine 1, & 2 were on the Hudson Rv. Marine 8 & 9 covered NY Bay. That still holds true today that the East Rv is busier..
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    ZOOM MEETING - 06 FEB at 1930 Hrs - eastern time

    Subject: Protecting Our Nation’s Treasures. Presenter: Elliot Paisner - Paisner, an Eagle Scout, is majoring in Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park in the A. James Clark School of Engineering. He is a 4th-generation volunteer firefighter serving and...
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    PANYNJ LaGuardia ARFF Battalion Chief

    There is too much info missing. It looks like they had to advertise the job publicly to meet their requirements & most likely promote within.
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    News of Members

    Congratulation and the best of luck!!!
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    1st ZOOM MEETING OF 2024 and YOUR INVITED - Tuesday night, 02 JAN at 7:30 P.M. - Eastern time (NYC Time). WAYNE POWELL A Historical Look at the NFA

    WHEN: TUES EVENING, 2 JAN 2024 at 1930 HRS, Eastern Time. SPEAKER: Wayne Powell SUBJECT: A Historical Look at the National Fire Academy The U.S. National Fire Academy (NFA) of the United States Fire Administration (USFA) will celebrate its 50th Anniversary in 2024. As an entity of the Federal...
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    MONTHLY ZOOM MEETINGS - 2024

    Monthly Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 1930 Hrs (Eastern Time). Changes are printed in BOLD and will be normally announced in advance. Meeting dates for the remainder of 2024 will occur on: 06 Feb 05 Mar 02 Apr 07 May 04 Jun 02 Jul 06 Aug 03 Sep 01 Oct 12 NOV 03 Dec...
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    Deadly blast at hotel in Pennsylvania's Amish Country - BIRD-in-Hand Inn 12-18 23 - MUTUAL CALLED

    Deadly blast at hotel in Pennsylvania's Amish Country By The Associated Press • Published December 18, 2023 • Updated on December 18, 2023 at 4:44 pm One person was found dead after an early morning explosion and fire at a hotel in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Amish-related tourism area...
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    Fourth Alarm Chiefs

    There is a Batt Chief assigned to the safety command working daily around the clock. 24/7. However years ago there was always extra Batt chiefs in Safety working on investigations or special projects. I do not know if this is true today. Remember, at times FDNY will activate a second Safety Batt...
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    Fourth Alarm Chiefs

    Normally the staff chiefs can respond at their pleasure. If they feel that their presents can help the situation, they can respond. Remember that a staff chief assigned to a Boro Cmd can go to any call they feel their services can be use full. A Boro Commander is responsible for making sure that...
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    Fourth Alarm Chiefs

    The 4th Alarm Chiefs rotate the duty and respond either from their office or home. They are one of the senior staff chiefs, such as the Chief of Training, the Assistant Chief of Operations, & Chief of Fire Prevention. At once time they were called Bureau Chiefs. The 5th Alarm chief is either...
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    New Members Brief

    Sorry guys, the secret is the water that goes into NYC pizza. You can not match is any where. Sorry Willie!!!! Next time you are in Yonkers please try the pizza at Carlos on Central Ave. near YFD station # 11.
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    Super Pumper 1

    This website has members that come from across the United States but also from around the world. Their departments use different terms. FDNY has stations, they are know as EMS Stations. As I travel I automatically call a one story building that houses fire apparatus a fire station but if the...
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    Oneonta, NY --- Explosion Takes Three Homes 9 Dec 2023

    At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, 09 Dec, the Oneonta Fire Department and multiple mutual aid departments responded to a reported explosion and structure fire at 18 Richards Ave in the Town of Oneonta. Upon arrival, they found multiple residences with severe damage and one active...
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