FDNY
Government & Politics abbreviation · Emergency Services
| Stands for | Fire Department of the City of New York |
|---|---|
| Categories | Government & Politics |
FDNY stands for Fire Department of the City of New York, an emergency services abbreviation.
Largest fire department in the United States, with more than 10,000 firefighters and a large EMS bureau serving New York City's five boroughs.
Example: FDNY units battled the five-alarm fire in Brooklyn for more than six hours.
Usage notes
The department was established as a paid municipal force in 1865. On September 11, 2001, 343 FDNY members died at the World Trade Center, the largest loss of firefighters in a single event in US history. The department took over the city's EMS in 1996.
Related abbreviations
More emergency services abbreviations
- EOC – Emergency operations center
- ERG – Emergency Response Guidebook
- ESF – Emergency support function
- FACP – Fire alarm control panel
- FD – Fire department
- FDC – Fire department connection
- FF – Firefighter
- HAZMAT – Hazardous materials
- IAP – Incident action plan
- IC – Incident commander
- ICP – Incident command post
- ICS – Incident Command System