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Yonkers Fire Department

About YFD

The Yonkers Fire Department (YFD) protects the City of Yonkers — approximately 215,000 residents across roughly 20 square miles in Westchester County, New York, immediately north of the Bronx and the fourth-largest city in New York State. The city's distinctive combination of dense urban core directly on the Hudson River, substantial historic apartment and tenement housing stock, the Saw Mill River corridor, and proximity to the New York City metropolitan area substantially shapes the operational picture. YFD fields about 460 uniformed members from around 11 firehouses and provides structural fire suppression, technical rescue, hazardous materials response, marine firefighting and water rescue on the Hudson River (a dedicated fireboat covers the city's substantial waterfront), and arson investigation. Emergency medical first response is provided alongside Empress EMS and other regional ambulance providers; YFD is primarily a suppression-and-rescue agency. Firefighter recruitment in New York is governed by the New York State Civil Service Commission entry-level firefighter examination; municipal departments including Yonkers hire from the state-managed eligibility list rather than running their own initial exam. Bluewatch links to the New York State Civil Service careers portal for the authoritative application route. The Yonkers exam typically runs on the same schedule as the broader downstate firefighter recruitment cycle.

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Last updated 20 May 2026