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Table 10.V.A New York City Fire Department (NYFD) Service Indicators
Critical Objectives Ensure prompt response time to fires and other non-fire, non-medical emergencies. Reduce the risk of fire incidents through quality inspections, investigations and public education. Ensure prompt response time to medical emergencies.
	Fiscal Year
	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Total Fire Department Employees	15,902	16,140	16,216	16,390	16,230	15,970	15,752	15,404
Uniformed Employees, Total	11,488	11,643	11,522	11,585	11,459	11,080	10,646	10,260
Civilian Employees, Total	4,414	4,497	4,694	4,805	4,771	4,890	5,106	5,144

Emergency Responses, Total	465,955	485,328	497,679	473,335	472,362	489,354	465,911	233,616*
Structural Fires	27,610	28,372	28,231	27,708	26,503	26,295	26,432	25,254
Nonstructural Fires	21,519	22,214	20,289	17,670	17,784	17,189	17,462	14,580
Nonfire Emergencies	180,284	199,690	211,459	197,245	193,709	205,735	207,572	206,782
Medical Emergencies (Fire)	201,812	205,050	209,978	211,776	209,547	213,292	219,295	N/A
Malicious False Alarms	34,730	30,002	27,722	25,579	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total inspections	249,246	235,660	229,048	219,269	259,150	222,114	223,571	239,392
Field Force Inspections	68,595	49,109	48,540	56,383	61,732	57,719	49,876	49,624
Inspections by Fire Prevention Staff	180,651	186,551	180,508	162,848	159,961	164,395	173,695	189,768

Average Response Time to Structural Fires (in minutes)
Citywide	4:31	4:32	4:29	4:22	4:05	3:59	4:03	4:01
Manhattan	4:34	4:37	4:36	4:26	4:09	4:08	4:09	4:10
Bronx	4:37	4:35	4:04	4:29	4:11	4:05	4:11	4:08
Brooklyn	4:06	4:10	4:33	3:57	3:44	3:32	3:37	3:34
Queens	4:58	4:59	4:56	4:47	4:27	4:20	4:23	4:19
Staten Island	4:54	4:50	4:49	4:45	4:28	4:30	4:34	4:29
N/A: Not Available *Missing Stats for Medical Emergencies Sources: NYC Mayor's Management Report FDNY Vital Statistics 2010

Table 10.V.A

New York City Fire Department (NYFD) Service Indicators

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