New York City Fire Department
The
Fire Department City of New York (
FDNY) has the responsibility of protecting the
New York City's five
boroughs from fires and fire hazards, as well as preventing disasters like
The Station nightclub fire in nearby
Rhode Island, and the trampling deaths at an overcrowded building in
Chicago. The FDNY has 11,000 personnel, all of whom must go through tough physical training upon enlistment. They (along with the
NYPD) have been celebrated as
America's new heroes since the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, when well over 340 of them perished in the catastrophic collapse of the
World Trade Center.
See also: Fire department, September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack/FDNY casualties by company.
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