Ranks of The FDNY
| Title | Insignia (shirt collar) | Insignia (dress jacket) |
|---|---|---|
| Chief of Department | 5 Gold Bugles / 5 arm sleeve bands | |
| Chief of Fire Operations / Chief of EMS Operations / Chief of Training / Chief of Fire Prevention | 4 Gold Bugles / 4 arm sleeve bands | |
| Assistant Chief / EMS Assistant Chief | 4 Gold Bugles / 4 arm sleeve bands | |
| Deputy Assistant Chief | 3 Gold Bugles / 3 arm sleeve bands | |
| Deputy Chief (Division Commander) / EMS Division Chief | 3 Gold Bugles / 2 arm sleeve bands | |
| Deputy Chief / EMS Deputy Division Chief (Deputy to Division Chief or citywide EMS shift supervisor) | 3 Gold Bugles / 2 arm sleeve bands | |
| Battalion Chief (Battalion Commander) | 2 Gold Crossed Bugles / 1 arm sleeve band | |
| Battalion Chief | 2 Gold Crossed Bugles / 1 arm sleeve band | |
| Captain (Company Commanding Officer, and commanding officer of the firehouse if assigned to an Engine company) / EMS Captain (EMS Station commanding officer or EMS Division shift supervisor) | 2 Silver Parallel Bugles* / 2 arm sleeve bands | |
| Lieutenant (Company Officer) / EMS Lieutenant (shift supervisor, desk or conditions) | 1 Silver Bugles* / 1 arm sleeve band | |
| Firefighter (5th through 1st Class, one class being achieved for each year of service after probation up to five years) / EMT / Paramedic | ||
| Probationary Firefighter (often referred to as "Probie", as slang for probationary fire fighter) / Provisional EMT / Provisional Paramedic |
- Note: In place of Bugle(s) Captains and Lieutenants assigned to: Ladder Companies are signified by axe(s), Rescue Companies by Life gun(s), Squad Companies by crossed Ladder(s) and Bugle(s) and Marine Companies by Bugle(s) with Anchor.
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