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Albany County. 1 – Albany Fire Department (New York) (8 Stations) 2 – Altamont Fire District Station 1. 3 – Berne Fire District Station 66 ,67 (2 Stations) 4 – Boght Community Fire District 1. 5 – Coeymans Fire District 1 (1 Station only) 6 – Coeymans Volunteer Fire Company Station 1. 7 – Cohoes F.D. Station 1 (3 Stations) 8 ...
The FDNY's motto is "New York's Bravest" for fire, and "New York's Best" for EMS. The FDNY serves more than 8.5 million residents within a 302-square-mile (780 km 2) area. [8] The FDNY headquarters is located at 9 MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn, [9] and the FDNY Fire Academy is located on Randalls Island. [10]
Great Fire of New York. Coordinates: 40.707°N 74.010°W. April 1836 lithograph of the destruction of the Merchant's Exchange Building on Wall Street, during the Great Fire. The 1835 Great Fire of New York was one of three fires that rendered extensive damage to New York City in the 18th and 19th centuries. The fire occurred in the middle of an ...
List of New York City Subway yards. Coordinates: 40°35′23″N 73°58′31″W. Train of Many Colors storage at 207th Street Yard. The New York City Transit Authority operates 24 rail yards for the New York City Subway system and one for the Staten Island Railway. [ 1][ 2][ 3] There are 10 active A Division yards and 11 active B Division ...
16 knots (30 km/h) Crew. 22. The PS General Slocum[ note 1] was a sidewheel passenger steamboat built in Brooklyn, New York, in 1891. During her service history, she was involved in a number of mishaps, including multiple groundings and collisions. On June 15, 1904, General Slocum caught fire and sank in the East River of New York City. [ 1]
Acting New York City Fire Commissioner, then promoted to New York City Fire Commissioner. Died in the September 11 attacks. [116] 29: Howard Safir: January 1, 1994 – April 15, 1996: Rudy Giuliani: Resigned to become the 39th New York City Police Commissioner. [117] 30: Thomas Von Essen: April 15, 1996 – December 31, 2001 [118] 31: Nicholas ...
Glendale contains a New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire station, Engine Co. 286/Ladder Co. 135, at 66-44 Myrtle Avenue. [27] [28] In 1896, Glendale's first fire department, the Ivanhoe Park Hose Company, a volunteer fire company, was established. It was funded by Henry Meyer, a wealthy businessman, who owned a cigar factory, a lucrative ...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday appointed Robert S. Tucker, the head of a private security firm, to head the city's fire department. Tucker, 54, takes over from Laura Kavanagh, the first ...