Five more FDNY engine companies are getting their “fifth man,” officials said Wednesday.
As part of a contract agreement between City Hall and the Uniformed Firefighters Association, the department on Wednesday ensured that five more engine companies — one in each borough — will be getting a fifth man to work on fire engines when responding to fires. Five other engine companies received their fifth man last Feb. 1, officials said. The UFA had been clamoring for a fifth man on fire engines since 2011, when former Mayor Michael Bloomberg pulled the fifth firefighter for the last 60 engine companies that had them as part of a cost-cutting measure.