Obituaries in 2006
| Firefighter James D. Ford, Engine 55 | January 8 | retired |
| Firefighter Kenneth D. O'Neil, Engine 30 | January 8 | retired |
| Firefighter Kenneth D. O'Neil, Engine 30 | January 8 | retired |
| Firefighter Vincent R. Scalli, Engine 50 | January 14 | retired |
| Firefighter William H. Tripp, Fire Brigade | January 17 | retired |
| Firefighter Frederick V. Ahern, Training & Maintenance Div. | January 29 | retired |
| Firefighter Henry J. Hudson, Engine 49 | January 31 | retired |
| Firefighter John F. White, Ladder 21 | February 2 | retired |
| District Chief James L. Collins, District 5 | February 2 | retired |
| Lieutenant Gaspare R. Panciocco, Ladder 28 | February 3 | retired |
| Firefighter Robert Anderson, Engine 34 | February 7 | retired |
| Firefighter Charles R. Dowd, Training & Maintenance Div. | February 10 | retired |
| Firefighter William J. Desmond, Rescue 1 | March 1 | retired |
| Firefighter Francis X. Mayo, Ladder 19 | March 3 | retired |
| Firefighter James B. Lavey, Ladder 19 | March 3 | retired |
| District Chief James J. Freeman, District 7 | March 4 | retired |
| Firefighter James C. Willard, Engine 8 | March 8 | retired |
| Captain Thomas Berninger, Engine 17 | March 11 | retired |
| Lieutenant Arthur W. Zahn, Engine 30 | March 16 | retired |
| Working Foreman John H. Lawlor, Fire Alarm Division | March 17 | retired |
| Lieutenant Edwin C. Neimann, Ladder 10 | March 18 | retired |
| Lieutenant Leo C. Reardon, Engine 20 | March 21 | retired |
| Firefighter Robert C. Peterson, Fire Investigation Unit | March 30 | retired |
| Firefighter Donald F. Gillis, Engine 37 | April 12 | retired |
| Firefighter Edward V. Lowney, Engine 1 | April 16 | retired |
| District Chief Daniel P. Murphy, District 12 | April 24 | retired |
| Firefighter Robert L. Higgins, Engine 24 | April 25 | retired |
| Lieutenant William F. Dyer, Engine 51 | May 1 | retired |
| Firefighter James T. George, Engine 47 | May 6 | retired |
| Firefighter Earl H. Henson, Engine 32 | May 12 | retired |
| Firefighter Walter W. Corwin, Engine 32 | May 25 | retired |
| Firefighter Martin J. Rush, III Ladder 28 | June 24 | retired |
| Firefighter Anthony J. Gawlinski, Engine 25 | June 24 | retired |
| Captain Daniel M. Watson, Engine 7 | August 4 | retired |
| Firefighter William D. Manning, Fire Investigation Unit | August 7 | retired |
| John T. Dorsey, Employee Assistance Program | August 16 | retired |
| Firefighter John F. Robinson, Engine 34 | August 18 | retired |
| Firefighter Murdock J. MacRae, Engine 49 | August 28 | retired |
| Lieutenant Francis J. Chapin, Engine 39 | September 4 | retired |
| Firefighter James M. Rizzo, Engine 31 | September 7 | retired |
| District Chief Thomas F. Bohan, District 10 | September 10 | retired |
| Captain John F. Finneran, Engine 2 | September 17 | retired |
| Lieutenant Richard G. Berninger, Fire Prevention | September 19 | retired |
| Firefighter John T. Cashman, Engine 7 | September 26 | retired |
| Firefighter Francis E. Callahan, Ladder 24 | October 7 | retired |
| Firefighter Thomas M. O'Toole, Engine 48 | October 19 | retired |
| Firefighter Joseph H. Murphy, Marine Unit | October 21 | retired |
| Firefighter James E. Donovan, Jr., Ladder 14 | November 5 | retired |
| Firefighter Leo W. Natale, Jr., Engine 41 | November 14 | retired |
| Firefighter Anthony C. Ciampa, Ladder 19 | November 17 | retired |
| Firefighter James J. Loftus, Ladder 10 | November 22 | retired |
| Captain Edward E. McGrady, Engine 5 | November 25 | retired |
| Firefighter Michael P. Downing, Ladder 17 | November 28 | Active |
| Lieutenant Rosario M. DeMarco, Ladder 31 | December 11 | retired |
| Firefighter Anthony J. Rock, Engine 49 | December 16 | retired |
| Lieutenant Gerard E. McGowan, Fire Prevention | December 17 | retired |
| District Chief Richard C. Foley, District 11 | December 26 | retired |
| Lieutenant Francis A. Arnao, Engine 1 | December 29 | retired |
| Captain Charles F. Freiberg, Ladder 23 | December 30 | retired |
| Firefighter Joseph F. Coleman, Engine 48 | December 31 | retired |
