insider NEW YORK #29 – New York City Fire Department
02/09/2012
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New York City Fire Department (FDNY): The FDNY is the largest municipal fire department in the United States and the 2nd in the world (after the Tokyo Fire Department) with approximately 11,080 uniformed officers and firefighters and over 3,300 EMTs and paramedics. The origins of the FDNY date back to 1648 when the first fire ordinance was adopted. For more information click here