Fire Department, The New York City FDNY 10
Fire Department, The New York City FDNY 10 : History: 2002-Present: The quarters of Engine 205 and Hook & Ladder 118 depict a mural dedicated to 9/11. In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks the Fire Department has rebuilt itself and continues to serve the people of New York. During the Northeast Blackout of 2003, FDNY was called on to rescue hundreds of people from stranded elevators in approximately 800 Manhattan high-rise office and apartment buildings. The entire fire department was held over from the day tour to almost double the total force to 3,401 firefighters to handle the many fires which resulted, reportedly from people using candles for light. At the beginning of the 21st century, there are 11,400 uniformed fire officers and firefighters under the command of the Chief of Department. The New York City Fire Department also includes 2800 Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics and Supervisors assigned to Department's EMS Command, and 1200 civilian employees. Salvatore Cassano is the current commissioner of the FDNY. He received this job from Mayor Michael Bloomberg (January 1, 2010). Mr. Cassano is the 34th FDNY Commissioner. On July 16, 2012, federal judge Nicholas G. Garaufis, a President Clinton appointed judge for the Eastern District of New York, ordered the New York City Fire Department to implement racial quotas to address grievances from minorities who failed entrance exams. His ruling requires two of every five newly hired firefighters to be black and one of every five, Hispanic until the department has fulfilled the court-ordered quota of 186 black and 107 Hispanic hires. This is due to a lawsuit that alleges two placement exams (Written Exams 7029 or 2043) for the FDNY were discriminatory against blacks and Hispanics, because fewer minorities passed the exam than whites
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