Fire DepartmeNt - New York City

1 fire DepartmeNtcitY oF New YorkaNNUal report 2012/2013 Michael R. Bloomberg, MayorSalvatore J. Cassano, fire CommissionerFDNY: SaviNg liveS SiNce 1865fire, ems & rescueAGENCY HIGHLIGHTSPageService Performance and Program Accomplishments1 FDNY OVERVIEWThe Mayor of the city of New York2 The fire Commissioner3A Message from the Chief of Department4 Services by Borough5 CORE SERVICESF irefighting6-7 Emergency Medical Service8-9 Terrorism Preparedness10-11 Disaster Response12-13 fire Prevention14 fire Safety Education15 fire Investigation16 FDNY S FUTURES trategic Planning17 Capital and Infrastructure Improvements18 Diversity Initiatives19 New Media and the Internet20 RECOVERY AND RENEWALA Decade of Recovery and Renewal 2001-2011 21 Emergency Response Operations22 Expanding FDNY s Role and Service Mission 23 Renewing the DepartmeNt for the

2 21st Century 24 FDNY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS*FDNY Financials25 Key Statistics: fire and EMS26 fire and Emergency Medical Services27 Runs and Workers 2009-201128-33 THE DEPARTMENTT able of Organization34 Mission Statement35In MemoriamInside Back CoverFDNY Postscript: A 147-Year History Back Cover* The fire DepartmeNt , city of New york , annual report 2012/2013 is also available in an expanded edition on the internet at the officialFDNY home site: Included are fire and EMS Top 25 Runs & Workers for 2009, 2010 & 2011 and the FDNY Table of DEPARTMENTCITY OF NEW YORKANNUAL report 2012/2013 Covering Service Performance and Program Highlights for 2010, 2011 and report 2012/20131 Agency HighlightsuNew york city fire fatalitieswere the fewest ever recorded.

3 UFDNY initiated several improvements in response proto-cols that resulted in faster responsetimes to serious firesand critical medical emergencies. FDNY achieved an averagefour-minute and one-second response to serious fires anda five-minute and 32-second response to critical medicalemergencies in Fiscal Year FDNY EMS system, which includes FDNY, voluntaryand private hospitals in its network, responded to morecalls for medical assistance than at any time in its improved its customer servicesin the areas of fireprevention, fire safety education and fire code review andcertification. uSignificant technological innovations in the Bureau of FirePrevention s FDNY Service Centerat fire DepartmentHeadquarters resulted in quicker service to the 125,000people tested each year for operating equipment certifi-cation and Safety EducationUnit Firefighters now provide moreoutreach to at-risk communities, such as the hard of hear-ing, persons with physical disabilities and hard-to-reach,non-English-speaking immigrant several innovative cardiac caretriage pro-grams, which will save lives in cases of cardiac years past the devastation of September 11, 2001,FDNY rebuilt and restored the DepartmeNt s operational.

4 Administrative and managerial services and programs andexpanded its core services to include disaster and terror-ism Marine Operationscompletely updated and re-engineered its fleet with newly built, state-of-the-art fireboats to betterprotect New york city expanded training, management and leadership programs. FDNY upgraded facilities at both its Randall s Island Training Acad-emy and the EMS Training Academy at Ft. Totten, Queens, resulting in better-trained Firefighters and EMS Technicians and Para-medics. uFDNY offers annual seminars and symposiums, open to other Departments throughout the tri-state region and minority recruitmentoutreach to underserved communities resulted in the highest enrollment of African-American, Hispanicand female candidates ever scheduled to take a Firefighter exam.

5 UFDNY partnered with several local area hospital centers throughout all boroughs to provide better triage, transport and emergencyroom treatment for critical choking, burn and stroke PERFORMANCE AND PROGRAM ACCOMPLIShMENTS Major Accomplishments in FDNY fire , EMS and RescueFDNYWe re There For You!The New york city fire DepartmeNt is committed to providing the highest quality emergency services to protect the lives and property MILLION RESIDENTS50 MILLION annual SERVICE OUR SERVICE COMMITMENT TO YOUCOMMITMENT TO YOUFIRE & RESCUE ProtectLife& ProPerty PreParedforany& aLLemergencies PromPtresPonseWhensecondscountEMS EMERGENCIES cordiaL, resPectfuL& ProfessionaL makePatients& theirfamiLiescomfortabLe exPLainmedicaLconditions& treatment recePtivetoPatient& famiLyneedsPUBLIC SAFETY conductfirePreventioninsPections ProvideoccuPationaLcertification educatethePubLicinfiresafety teachcPrNYCNYCCUSTOMER SERVICE WEEKCUSTOMER SERVICE WEEKP roudly Serving New YorkSince 1865 fire DepartmeNt city of New york 2 FDNY OverviewDuring the past decade, New york city has witnessed historic gains in public safety.

6 We are proud tobe the nation s safest big city and this tremendous progress would not have been possible withoutthe outstanding talent and dedication of our Bravest, the New york city fire past few years, especially, have been some of the most distinguished in the FDNY s long history. Firefatalities are the lowest they have been in a century. And even as New york keeps growing, responsetimes by our fire and EMS units remain among the fastest build on these impressive achievements, we will continue to invest in the critical infrastructure andtraining programs that enable the FDNY to handle the demands of a large, dynamic city . The Departmentalready has re-engineered and rebuilt its Marine fleet to better protect our waterways.

7 It has expandedits certification and education efforts, as well as web-based information systems for its workforce andthe general public. Together, we also will continue to modernize our 911 system, strengthening our emer-gency communications and making it easier for first responders to share information, save precious minutes and save even more Yorkers recognize that firefighting and emergency medical service are more than just jobs--they are a calling, one that asks ourmen and women in uniform to put everything on the line to protect us. We are blessed to have the best fire DepartmeNt in the worldand I invite you to learn more about the FDNY s vitally important work in its annual R.

8 BloombergMayorAMERICA S SAFEST BIG city investing in Public safety for a better new yorkthe years 2010 and 2011 witnessed record lows for firedeaths citywide, making these the safest years in new yorkcity over a 100-year period during which fire statistics havebeen recorded. fdny is proud that many of its firefighting, inspections, firesafety and public education initiatives have resulted in thiskey measure of service effectiveness. average response timesby local fire companies are quicker than ever before and im-provements made to dispatch protocols have been equipment and state-of-the-art training programs haveresulted in a more effective work force. 2011 response times to structural fires was four minutes andtwo seconds.

9 This is only one second off the fastest averagein recent new york city history--four minutes and one second--achieved in comparing fire fatalities in new york city , data showthat this has been the safest decade ever in its history (2002-2011). as seen in the nearby chart, nyc fire deaths, the trendduring the past 30 years shows the vast improvements madein this key service performance indicator. the 66 reported fa-talities in 2011 is 73 percent below that recorded 30 yearsago in report 2012/20133 FDNY OverviewSince its inception in 1865, FDNY has heldsteadfast in maintaining its core values ofcommitment, dedication and excellence in carry-ing out its mission to provide public lifesavingservices to New york city .

10 As it approaches its150th anniversary as a chartered New york Cityagency, the 15,000 men and women currentlyserving as members of our organization do sowith a deep sense of FDNY s storied history andreputation as one of the nation s premier emer-gency response agencies. Throughout the pages of this annual report , youwill read about many service and program high-lights covering the years I have had the privilegeto serve as fire Commissioner. This report fo-cuses on agency performance achieved duringthe 30 months of January 2010 through you will note, FDNY has accomplished muchduring the past three years. The DepartmeNt re-sponds to fires more quickly and has met and ex-ceeded most of its goals in the area ofemergency medical service.