FDNY Annual Statistics

Thank you very much Ray - Great job done

Thank you also to Retired FDNY Dispatcher Herbie Eysser and Jim Griffiths author of FDNY Operational Reference Book for providing us with this huge listing of numbers for the FDNY.

Looking at the chart, fires and serious fires peaked out in 1975 and 1976 - the busiest of the FDNY War Years.
 
Interestingly comparing 2024 to 2025 total Alarms emergency maliciousb false alarms and civilian deaths are down fires and serious fires are up
 
I think With the introduction and then mandated production and sale in early 2000’s(?) cigarettes that “self extinguish” if not actively puffing on them helped to start lowering civilian deaths.
How many jobs Were started by someone smoking in bed or a chair and falling asleep? Seemed to be quite common

Also had change of many people not smoking anymore in their houses and apartments would go outside or give it up entirely.

Many people are fully aware of the need for working smoke detectors. Given out for free in NYC. Prices were reasonable for a simple smoke detector bit seem to be increasing if they’re a combination detector like a smoke and CO. Give everyone a chance to escape.

Now many houses and apartments seem to be packed with combustibles. Oversized furniture. Plastic everything. Buying in bulk sizes of everything at stores, paper towels, etc..
let alone all the electronics, extension cords, power strips, rechargeable everything.
Things can get going and rapidly extend and a warning from a smoke detector may not be enough for the time needed to escape

My 2 cents…
 
nfd2004 said:
Thank you very much Ray - Great job done

Thank you also to Retired FDNY Dispatcher Herbie Eysser and Jim Griffiths author of FDNY Operational Reference Book for providing us with this huge listing of numbers for the FDNY.

Looking at the chart, fires and serious fires peaked out in 1975 and 1976 - the busiest of the FDNY War Years.
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Guess what happened in early 1977? Serious reform of the citu's welfare laws and NYCHA eligibility rules. Almost put guys like Gasoline Gomez out of business. The City of New York brought the War Years on itself.
 
1977 also saw the intense beefing up of the FDNY FIRE MARSHAL'S.....THE RED CAP'S as they were called & wore.....the Marshal's went from a small more investigative thandful of Members to a large more aggressive street crime type "in your face" tactics that put a large dent in the NYC Arson War.
 
Actually Chief, I believe it was not till 1981 that the red cap program was established. The precipitous drop off in fires in 1977 was directly related to the change in the welfare laws and NYCHA eligibility. But you are correct, there was another significant drop after 1981. Too bad the city couldn't figure it out... Ed Koch finally brought some common sense to the situation.
 
Another factor in the reduction in fires post 1981, were changes in NY Law, that required unpaid Property Taxes, and some other outstanding debts the owner of the building had to be paid BREFORE the owner received any fire insurance payouts. Another factor was the use of computers to clearly find owners who had finical interests in multiple buildings that many or all had fires, which added in prosecutions for Conspiracy to commit insurance misuse. One more factor in some areas was rebuilds and ownerships provided by programs like "Habitat for Humanity" People who own the building or apartment make sure it does not get burned up intently. I clearly remember seeing form U.S. President Jimmy Carter working in a tenement on Manhattan's Lower East Side to help rehab it for "Habitat for Humanity", while doing FDNY "Building Under Renovation" Inspections.
Captain Bob Rainey FDFNY Engine 26 retired.
 
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