Big ax looming at the FDNY: Threat of 1,000 layoffs, closing of 62 fire companies http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/03/11/2010-03-11_big_ax_looming_at_the_fdny_threat_of_1000_layoffs_closing_of_62_fire_companies.html

The department will be forced to close a staggering 62 fire companies and lay off more than 1,000 firefighters if the bad-news state budget becomes reality, Commissioner Salvatore Cassano told the City Council Wednesday.