Good afternoon,
We have recently completed a new set of online maps for the New York City Fire Department.
We are releasing the maps for "peer-review" by the buff community. After 9/11, we produced a static set of maps by borough (typically found at Carolinas Fire Page). Those maps are no longer online. We wanted to issue a new version of our earlier maps after recently completing a similar project for Boston and Metrofire in Mass.
boston.fdmaps.com
Screenshot of main NYC page:
Some of the key features:
219 firehouses, 348 company areas, 49 battalions, 9 divisions, plus marine units
Desktop and mobile responsive
Overview stats by borough
(9) dedicated zoom levels
Location awareness with feedback
By borough view options with company list for each borough
Smart search by company, box or address — returns the nearest box, first-due engine and ladder, and the first-due area.
Division and Battalion areas on the map
Firehouse designation with company color-coded "chips" including special units
Company first due areas
Tap a company in a Run Card and it opens that firehouse's information
The Rescue and Squad on a 10-75 follow each battalion’s Special Unit sequence, and the FAST truck, 2nd BC and DC are included.
Alarm box locations with numbers - 11,676 street boxes with "simulated" Run Cards
Ladder company type designations (75/95 tower, rearmount, tiller)
Map backgrounds: Light, Dark, Satellite, Streets
Layer control for: Volunteer Companies, PAPD, FD Facilities and other borders
Ability to report a correction within the app
Print Run Cards, firehouse details and borough schedules
Sources, Contributors and Change Log
Enhanced BOX features (see below)
Various Zoom Level Screenshots:
BOX Features
Enter an address or a landmark (Madison Square Garden, Yankee Stadium, Empire State Building, etc.) in the SEARCH box and then in the flyout on the right, click "NEAREST BOX"
The screen will zoom to the area showing the BOX and animate the First Alarm, Loading Box and 10-75 Companies.
Additional information is presented on the right fly-out with companies up to the 5th Alarm.
Disclaimer and Caveats:
This information was assembled through publicly available resources. The BOX alarm locations were obtained through NYC official sources, but only include ERS and BARS street boxes. Run cards assume all companies are in quarters - we can't account for out-of-service companies. Relocations and covers are not included. The City's Box information was last updated in 2019. City Island has no box information from the official source.
Alarm response information and run cards were assembled based upon:
Consider the results as a simulation. This is a hobbyist website.
The site is currently in Version 0.77 as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
We are looking for help and verification of the following data:
Firehouse locations and company assignments.
New York City "local" testing of the "Show My Location" features (we are based in North Carolina, so on the ground testing is tough).
Report bugs or other anomalies.
We will also entertain future feature requests.
nyc.fdmaps.com
Thank you for your time and we hope you enjoy this resource.
Jeff Harkey
We have recently completed a new set of online maps for the New York City Fire Department.
We are releasing the maps for "peer-review" by the buff community. After 9/11, we produced a static set of maps by borough (typically found at Carolinas Fire Page). Those maps are no longer online. We wanted to issue a new version of our earlier maps after recently completing a similar project for Boston and Metrofire in Mass.
boston.fdmaps.com
Screenshot of main NYC page:
Some of the key features:
219 firehouses, 348 company areas, 49 battalions, 9 divisions, plus marine units
Desktop and mobile responsive
Overview stats by borough
(9) dedicated zoom levels
Location awareness with feedback
By borough view options with company list for each borough
Smart search by company, box or address — returns the nearest box, first-due engine and ladder, and the first-due area.
Division and Battalion areas on the map
Firehouse designation with company color-coded "chips" including special units
Company first due areas
Tap a company in a Run Card and it opens that firehouse's information
The Rescue and Squad on a 10-75 follow each battalion’s Special Unit sequence, and the FAST truck, 2nd BC and DC are included.
Alarm box locations with numbers - 11,676 street boxes with "simulated" Run Cards
Ladder company type designations (75/95 tower, rearmount, tiller)
Map backgrounds: Light, Dark, Satellite, Streets
Layer control for: Volunteer Companies, PAPD, FD Facilities and other borders
Ability to report a correction within the app
Print Run Cards, firehouse details and borough schedules
Sources, Contributors and Change Log
Enhanced BOX features (see below)
Various Zoom Level Screenshots:
BOX Features
Enter an address or a landmark (Madison Square Garden, Yankee Stadium, Empire State Building, etc.) in the SEARCH box and then in the flyout on the right, click "NEAREST BOX"
The screen will zoom to the area showing the BOX and animate the First Alarm, Loading Box and 10-75 Companies.
Additional information is presented on the right fly-out with companies up to the 5th Alarm.
Disclaimer and Caveats:
This information was assembled through publicly available resources. The BOX alarm locations were obtained through NYC official sources, but only include ERS and BARS street boxes. Run cards assume all companies are in quarters - we can't account for out-of-service companies. Relocations and covers are not included. The City's Box information was last updated in 2019. City Island has no box information from the official source.
Alarm response information and run cards were assembled based upon:
- Fire Department of New York: An Operational Reference, Thirteenth Edition (January 2023), James S. Griffiths (by permission)
Consider the results as a simulation. This is a hobbyist website.
The site is currently in Version 0.77 as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
We are looking for help and verification of the following data:
Firehouse locations and company assignments.
New York City "local" testing of the "Show My Location" features (we are based in North Carolina, so on the ground testing is tough).
Report bugs or other anomalies.
We will also entertain future feature requests.
nyc.fdmaps.com
Thank you for your time and we hope you enjoy this resource.
Jeff Harkey
