  the new york city fire department, officially the fire department, city of new york (fdny), is a department of the government of new york citynew york city charter Â§ 481; "there shall be a fire department the head of which shall be the commissioner." that provides fire protection, technical rescue, primary response to biological, chemical and radioactive hazards, and emergency medical services to the five boroughs of new york city. the new york city fire department is the largest municipal fire department in the united states and the second largest in the world after the tokyo fire department. the fdny employs approximately 10,200 uniformed firefighters and over 3,600 uniformed emts and paramedics. the new york city fire department faces highly multifaceted firefighting challenges in many ways unique to new york. in addition t
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