What is The FDNY?
The Fire Department City of New York is responsible for an area of 320 square miles which contains over 8 million people. The FDNY is an army unto itself with over 11,400 fire officers and firefighters, 2,800 Emergency Medical Technicians, paramedics and EMS supervisors, and 1200 civilian employees. The FDNY is a large organization of courageous people dedicated to serving the public by keeping them safe from loss of life and property. The tattoos in memory of FDNY illustrate the respect and reverence felt for this fire department and firefighters everywhere.
