Fire Department, Organization of The New York City 1
Fire Department, Organization of The New York City 1 : The New York City Fire Department, like most fire departments around the world, is organized in a paramilitary fashion. Executive Staff: The Department's executive staff is divided into two areas including a civilian fire commissioner who is in charge of the Department and a Fire Chief who is the operational lead. The current fire commissioner isSalvatore J. Cassano. and the current Chief of Department is Edward Kilduff. The 32-member executive staff includes the civilian fire commissioners who are responsible for bureaus within the Department, along with the Chief of Department, Chief of Fire Operations, Chief of EMS, the Chief Fire Marshal and the nine staff chiefs. Staff chiefs include the seven citywide tour commanders, the Chief of Safety, and the Chief of Fire Prevention. The Special Operations Command (SOC) Division command the New York City Fire Department's Special Operations Units, and is divided into 3 Battalions: the Special Operations Battalion (also known as the Rescue Battalion), the Haz-Mat. Battalion (Haz-Mat. Operations), and the Marine Battalion. The Special Operations Command Division is located at 750 Main St. on Roosevelt Island. Located at the SOC Division are numerous special, support, reserve, and spare units/apparatus used by the FDNY
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