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***MEDIA ADVISORY***
FDNY DEPLOYS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM TO BUFFALO TO COORDINATE SNOW REMOVAL
FOLLOWING UNPRECEDENTED SNOWFALL
Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro announced today that the FDNY Incident
Management Team (IMT) is being deployed to Buffalo to assist in the organization
and management of snow removal efforts following this week?s record snowfall.
Thirty-five FDNY IMT members will leave from the FDNY Fire Academy on Randalls
Island at 5:45 a.m. on Friday, November 21 for Buffalo to assist in coordinating
the extensive efforts already underway. This deployment comes at the request of
the New York State Division of Homeland Security and in coordination with the
New York City Office of Emergency Management.
?With more than five feet of snow on the ground in many areas, the FDNY wants to
do our part to help our neighbors in Western New York quickly get free from the
effects of this deadly and crippling storm? said Commissioner Nigro. ?As they
have done at major natural disasters in the past ? including Hurricane Katrina
and Sandy ? the FDNY IMT will coordinate with local and regional officials
upstate to bring help where it is needed most and assist in managing this
crisis.?
IMTs are federally trained teams of first responders responsible for overseeing
large-scale long-duration incidents and emergencies, including forest fires,
earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. Following September 11th,
2001, an IMT from the United States Forestry Service greatly assisted FDNY with
the rescue and recovery effort at the World Trade Center site. From this
experience, the FDNY IMT was formed to manage incidents here in New York City
and across the country. The FDNY IMT has responded to multiple national
emergencies including forest fires; to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina;
in Broome County, NY following Hurricane Irene and here in New York after
Hurricane Sandy. The FDNY IMT consists of more than 180 FDNY members from all
ranks in the Department with specialized training in incident command, rescue
operations, logistics and planning.
WHERE: FDNY Fire Academy, Randalls Island
WHEN: Friday, November 21 ? approximately 5:45 a.m.
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FDNY DEPLOYS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM TO BUFFALO TO COORDINATE SNOW REMOVAL
FOLLOWING UNPRECEDENTED SNOWFALL
Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro announced today that the FDNY Incident
Management Team (IMT) is being deployed to Buffalo to assist in the organization
and management of snow removal efforts following this week?s record snowfall.
Thirty-five FDNY IMT members will leave from the FDNY Fire Academy on Randalls
Island at 5:45 a.m. on Friday, November 21 for Buffalo to assist in coordinating
the extensive efforts already underway. This deployment comes at the request of
the New York State Division of Homeland Security and in coordination with the
New York City Office of Emergency Management.
?With more than five feet of snow on the ground in many areas, the FDNY wants to
do our part to help our neighbors in Western New York quickly get free from the
effects of this deadly and crippling storm? said Commissioner Nigro. ?As they
have done at major natural disasters in the past ? including Hurricane Katrina
and Sandy ? the FDNY IMT will coordinate with local and regional officials
upstate to bring help where it is needed most and assist in managing this
crisis.?
IMTs are federally trained teams of first responders responsible for overseeing
large-scale long-duration incidents and emergencies, including forest fires,
earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. Following September 11th,
2001, an IMT from the United States Forestry Service greatly assisted FDNY with
the rescue and recovery effort at the World Trade Center site. From this
experience, the FDNY IMT was formed to manage incidents here in New York City
and across the country. The FDNY IMT has responded to multiple national
emergencies including forest fires; to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina;
in Broome County, NY following Hurricane Irene and here in New York after
Hurricane Sandy. The FDNY IMT consists of more than 180 FDNY members from all
ranks in the Department with specialized training in incident command, rescue
operations, logistics and planning.
WHERE: FDNY Fire Academy, Randalls Island
WHEN: Friday, November 21 ? approximately 5:45 a.m.
**PHOTO OP**
? 30 ?
