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Overview of NYCEM's emergency responses in 2024
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Commissioner Iscol provides a comprehensive overview of NYCEM's emergency response activities in 2024, highlighting the agency's involvement in various incidents and planned events.
- NYCEM monitored 3,331 incidents and responded to 786 planned events and no-notice emergencies
- Notable incidents included a 4.8 magnitude earthquake, a global IT outage, and an unprecedented drought leading to a record number of brushfires
- The agency activated the city's emergency operations center 19 times for severe weather, flooding, and other disruptions
Zachary Iscol
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Last year, NISM monitored 3,331 incidents from our watch command and responded to seven eighty six planned events and no notice emergencies across the city, deploying staff and equipment alongside our sister city, state, and federal agencies and private and nonprofit sector partners.
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These included an extraordinary range of events and incidents.
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A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck near New York City on April 5, a global IT outage involving CrowdStrike software impacting city governments, companies, and organizations around the world in July, and the fall of twenty twenty four drought brought us the driest spell in the city's recorded history.
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The drought led to unprecedented challenges, including a two week stretch between October and November in which the FDNY responded to two twenty nine brushfires citywide, the highest amount in a two week period in New York City history.
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We activated and managed the city's emergency operations center nineteen times for severe weather, flooding, and other disruptions around the city, allowing us to coordinate with partners to address critical issues and maintain essential services.
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We also continued supporting the city's asylum seeker response operations as they evolved to meet challenging needs throughout the year.