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The Fire Department of New York consists of 11,495 uniformed firefighters and fire officers. Considering that NYC has a population of 8,008,278 and is 321.8 square miles (see figure 1.0) the amount of fighters and officers is just enough to cover New York's City's terrain. There are 2,677 EMTs and paramedics that are considered part of the fire department and have similar duties. The department has 222 Fire marshals and 195 Fire inspectors. There is 1,741 administrative support personnel consisting of dispatchers, mechanics/Trades people, technologists, civilian professionals, etc. that make it possible for the Fire Department to provide its services.
Total Land Area.
NYC 321.8 Sq.Miles.
205,951.7 Acres.
Bronx 44 Sq. Miles.
28,165.2 Acres.
Brooklyn 81.7 Sq.Miles.
52,330.0 Acres.
Manh. 23.7 Sq.Miles.
15,170.3 Acres.
Queens 112.2 Sq.Miles.
71,779.6 Acres.
Staten Is 60.2 Sq.Miles.
38,506.5 Acres.
Data Source: .
U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census Public Law 94-171 File.
2000 Census Data.
NYC 8,008,278.
Bronx 1,332,650.
Brooklyn 2,465,326.
Manhattan 1,537,195.
Queens 2,229,379.
Staten Is 443,728.
Figure 1.
The Fire Department of New York City recruits its employees through the merit system1 or the civil service system. .
Endnotes:.
1Recruitment based on knowledge & selection have to be met first, then in order to keep the employees they must be paid a reasonable amount in order to keep them, Equitable compensation. Training then must be done to maintain the ability to perform jobs. In the merit system correcting inadequate performance separation is encouraged to improve performance other wise they are separated, separation of those decisions from politics. Employees are treated fairly regardless of political affiliation. .
The civil service system has three basic principles: .
"(A) That the selection of subordinate government officials should be ased .
