page_title: Washington Heights, Manhattan
section_title: Fire safety
hierarchical_section_title: Washington Heights, Manhattan / Fire safety
caption_attribution_description: English: Looking north across 181 at Engine 93 house on a sunny midday.
context_page_description: Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the northern portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest natural point on Manhattan Island by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War, to defend the area from the British forces. Washington Heights is bordered by Inwood to the north along Dyckman Street, Harlem to the south along 155th Street, the Harlem River and Coogan's Bluff to the east, and the Hudson River to the west. As of 2016, it has a population of 201,590.
  Washington Heights is part of Manhattan Community District 12, and its primary ZIP Codes are 10032, 10033, and 10040. It is patrolled by the 33rd and 34th Precincts of the New York City Police Department.
context_section_description: Washington Heights is served by three New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire stations:
  Engine Company 67 – 518 West 170th Street
  Engine Company 84/Ladder Company 34 – 513 West 161st Street
  Engine Company 93/Ladder Company 45/Battalion 13 – 515 West 181st Street
  In addition, FDNY EMS Station 13 is located at 501 West 172nd Street.
caption: FDNY Engine Co. 93/Ladder Co. 45/Battalion 13
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