New York City’s first responders: enhancing collaboration between NYPD and FDNY
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Authors
Harrington, Michael J.
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New York Police Department
Fire Department New York
interagency cooperation
fusion centers
Citywide Incident Management System
the New York City Office of Emergency Management
collaboration
cooperation
Fire Department New York
interagency cooperation
fusion centers
Citywide Incident Management System
the New York City Office of Emergency Management
collaboration
cooperation
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Morag, Nadav
Smith, Paul
Date of Issue
2014-12
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Dec-14
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Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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In a post-9/11 world, cooperation among first-responders in New York City is absolutely essential for maintaining public safety. Although more than a decade has passed since 9/11, inter-agency communication between the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) is still far from perfect. This paper examines the inter-agency cooperation changes made since 9/11, not only between the NYPD and the FDNY, but all agencies in state of New York charged with public safety. I also consider which approaches have worked to foster inter-agency cooperation, including the use of fusion centers, central agencies charged with coordinating emergency responses (such as the New York City Office of Emergency Management), and structured protocols like the Citywide Incident Management System that clearly delineate the roll of each agency at the scene of an emergency. Finally, I examine potential approaches that have not been implemented but could prove fruitful, and I make recommendations on what approaches should be taken in order to foster greater inter-agency cooperation.
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