page_title: Yonkers Fire Department
section_title: Operations
hierarchical_section_title: Yonkers Fire Department / Operations
caption_attribution_description: English: Looking southeast at firehouse on a cloudy midday.
context_page_description: The Yonkers Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Yonkers, New York, United States.
  The department currently responds to approximately 15,000 emergency calls annually. The current Chief of Department/Fire Commissioner is Robert Sweeney.
context_section_description: The Yonkers Fire Department currently operates out of 11 firehouses, located throughout the city, in two battalions, under the command of a Deputy Chief of Operations. Each battalion is commanded by an Assistant Chief on each shift. The Yonkers Fire Department operates ten engine companies, six ladder companies,  one rescue company, one squad company (rescue pumper), and numerous Special, Support, and Reserve Units. Each front line piece of fire apparatus is staffed by a crew of three firefighters and one fire officer for each shift.
  In addition to the front line fire apparatus, the YFD operates a number of special and support units, as well as historical units and reserve units, most of which are located at the Special Operations and Storage Facility. Also, the YFD operates an extensive fleet of Spare and Reserve fire apparatus. All spare fire apparatus are unequipped and are put into service when front line fire apparatus are taken out of service for maintenance. All reserve apparatus are readily equipped to be placed into service as callback units, staffed by off-duty callback personnel when needed.
  In addition to the eleven firehouses, the YFD also operates a repair shop.
caption: YFD Station 13, the quarters of Engine 313, Ladder 73, and The Foam Unit, located on Kimball Ave.
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