FDNY Academy (New York City, New York)
USA /
New Jersey /
Edgewater /
New York City, New York
World
/ USA
/ New Jersey
/ Edgewater
World / United States / New York
fire service, career academy
New York Fire Department training facility.
The Bureau of Training and three other FDNY units operate at the New York City Fire Academy. The Academy is situated on 27 acres of land on Randall's Island near the hub or the Triboro Bridge connecting the three boroughs of Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx. This training center is adjacent to 68 acres of parkland, an outdoor recreation area consisting of tennis courts; baseball, softball and soccer fields; and walking, jogging and cycling paths.
These facilities are also utilized by the Academy and its personnel, the location affording members of the Department the opportunity to engage in their physical fitness programs. It also provides a playing site for the various teams and leagues that are associated with "The Bravest."
www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/units/fire_academy/fa_index....
The Bureau of Training and three other FDNY units operate at the New York City Fire Academy. The Academy is situated on 27 acres of land on Randall's Island near the hub or the Triboro Bridge connecting the three boroughs of Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx. This training center is adjacent to 68 acres of parkland, an outdoor recreation area consisting of tennis courts; baseball, softball and soccer fields; and walking, jogging and cycling paths.
These facilities are also utilized by the Academy and its personnel, the location affording members of the Department the opportunity to engage in their physical fitness programs. It also provides a playing site for the various teams and leagues that are associated with "The Bravest."
www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/units/fire_academy/fa_index....
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward's_Island
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 40°47'29"N 73°55'10"W
- FDNY EMS Station (Yorkville Metropolitan Hospital Center) 2.3 km
- FDNY Firezone 6.1 km
- PSAC Bronx Central Office 6.8 km
- FDNY - Engine 4 / Ladder 15 12 km
- FDNY Communications 12 km
- FDNY Brooklyn Central Office 15 km
- Newark Fire Department - Ladder 1 / Rescue 1 22 km
- East Hanover Police and Volunteer Fire Dept. 38 km
- Whippany Fire Department & Training Grounds 42 km
- Millington Volunteer Fire Company 52 km
- Randall's Island 0.5 km
- Ditmars-Steinway 1.6 km
- Mott Haven 1.9 km
- East (Spanish) Harlem 2 km
- Astoria 2.4 km
- Harlem (Manhattan, NY) 2.9 km
- Manhattan 4.5 km
- Western Queens 6.3 km
- The Bronx 9 km
- Queens 16 km