FDNY on pace to have its busiest year in history
The Fire Department of New York is on pace to have its busiest year on record, according to city officials.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said Tuesday that the department is set to top 1.6 million emergency calls by Dec. 31, which would best the previous high of 1.575 million calls set in 2012.
“It takes a special kind of person to run toward the fire instead of away from it, but that’s what New York’s bravest do on a daily basis,” de Blasio said.