The numerous training facilities include state of the art audio-visual technology, a Distance Learning Center, buildings that simulate similar dwellings found in the city (tenements, brownstones, commercial buildings), field house, burn building, and propane-fueled automobile fire simulator. Randall's Island, chosen because of its central location to the East River, is surrounded by the boroughs of Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx. The Bureau of Training, located at the Fire Academy on Randall’s Island, is responsible for formulating and conducting all formal fire suppression training programs within the Department. There are a number of Fire Safety Publications available online in many languages, including English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, and more. FDNY has a strong educational presence online where fire safety tips are shared at FDNY Smart. New York City has two locations where the public can interact with FDNY educators: the FDNY Fire Zone and the New York City Fire Museum. There are also programs such as the Juvenile Fire Setters Intervention Program that focuses on preventive measures with children who are playing with fire or setting fires intentionally. Through the FDNY Fire Safety Education Program, members teach strategies that reduce fire deaths and injuries, while focusing on fire prevention. This is done through many programs offered by the FDNY that focus on the city's most vunerable populations, including children and senior citizens. To that end, FDNY members are sworn to serve and protect life and property.Ī fundamental mission for FDNY is to protect the lives and property of New York City residents and visitors.
This accomplishment requires a steadfast and daily commitment to maintaining the department's core values. Since its inception in 1865, FDNY has helped lead efforts to make New York the safest large city in the nation.
FDNY not only responds to more than a million emergencies each year, its personnel also work to continually educate the public in fire, life safety, and disaster preparedness, along with enforcing public safety codes. The Department's main goal is to provide fire protection and other critical public safety services to residents and visitors in the five boroughs of New York City. The New York City Fire Department, an NCCRS member since February 1982, is the largest Fire Department in the United States and is universally recognized as the world's busiest and most highly-skilled emergency response agency.