FF Eugene Stolowski was introduced to the FDNY Fire Family Transport (FFT) Foundation in the most dramatic of ways. It began at 0755 hours on January 23, 2005, a bitter-cold winter day, when the run came in. He was finishing up his 24-hour shift in Ladder 27. Members turned out to respond to an odor […]
Once the approval was given to proceed with the training, safety concerns became the number one priority. Previous knowledge of other fire department tragedies at live burn training evolutions led FDNY to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1403. Following a tragic accident in 1982, which resulted in the deaths of two Firefighters, the NFPA was […]
Among the numerous and varied training methods implemented within the Department–including written publications, evolutions performed either at the company level or the Fire Academy, simulators used in Special Operations training, as well as tabletop and full-scale exercises–it probably would be surprising to most members of the FDNY that live burn exercises are very rare. Although […]
Besides gravity tanks, another early storage container used to supply water to sprinkler and standpipe systems for large-dimensional structures is the pressure tank. Typically, these vessels are installed at or above the top level of buildings with fire protection systems. Pressure tanks are filled with water to approximately two-thirds capacity. Air is injected into them […]
For the school year of 2012/2013, another 200 FDNY members will receive scholarships to further their college education, thanks to the FDNY Foundation. Once again, the Foundation will fund this very popular Firefighter scholarship program at John Jay College. FDNY members rely on the assistance from these scholarships to pay for the college credits they […]
You are assigned on a third alarm to a fire in a five-story, H-type building with heavy fire on the third floor and extension to the fourth floor. There are two lines operating on the third floor and a third line operating on the fourth floor above the fire. When you arrive, you report to […]
Regardless of what borough FDNY Firefighters work in, at some point, they will encounter flat-roof buildings. The City of New York contains many different types of buildings that require Firefighters to perform an array of tactical duties from rooftop positions. One of the most interesting and demanding assignments in a ladder company is the roof […]
Manhattan Box 0709 was transmitted for a report of a crane that had collapsed and struck two workers at 11th Avenue and 34th Street on April 3, 2012, at 1922 hours. Initial assignment on the Box included Engines 34, 26 and 3, Ladder 21, Rescue 1, Ladder 25 (with Rescue Collapse 1), Battalion 7, Division […]
FF Eugene Stolowski was introduced to the FDNY Fire Family Transport (FFT) Foundation in the most dramatic of ways. It began at 0755 hours on January 23, 2005, a bitter-cold winter day, when the run came in. He was finishing up his 24-hour shift in Ladder 27. Members turned out to respond to an odor […]
Once the approval was given to proceed with the training, safety concerns became the number one priority. Previous knowledge of other fire department tragedies at live burn training evolutions led FDNY to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1403. Following a tragic accident in 1982, which resulted in the deaths of two Firefighters, the NFPA was […]
Among the numerous and varied training methods implemented within the Department–including written publications, evolutions performed either at the company level or the Fire Academy, simulators used in Special Operations training, as well as tabletop and full-scale exercises–it probably would be surprising to most members of the FDNY that live burn exercises are very rare. Although […]
Besides gravity tanks, another early storage container used to supply water to sprinkler and standpipe systems for large-dimensional structures is the pressure tank. Typically, these vessels are installed at or above the top level of buildings with fire protection systems. Pressure tanks are filled with water to approximately two-thirds capacity. Air is injected into them […]
For the school year of 2012/2013, another 200 FDNY members will receive scholarships to further their college education, thanks to the FDNY Foundation. Once again, the Foundation will fund this very popular Firefighter scholarship program at John Jay College. FDNY members rely on the assistance from these scholarships to pay for the college credits they […]
You are assigned on a third alarm to a fire in a five-story, H-type building with heavy fire on the third floor and extension to the fourth floor. There are two lines operating on the third floor and a third line operating on the fourth floor above the fire. When you arrive, you report to […]
Regardless of what borough FDNY Firefighters work in, at some point, they will encounter flat-roof buildings. The City of New York contains many different types of buildings that require Firefighters to perform an array of tactical duties from rooftop positions. One of the most interesting and demanding assignments in a ladder company is the roof […]
Manhattan Box 0709 was transmitted for a report of a crane that had collapsed and struck two workers at 11th Avenue and 34th Street on April 3, 2012, at 1922 hours. Initial assignment on the Box included Engines 34, 26 and 3, Ladder 21, Rescue 1, Ladder 25 (with Rescue Collapse 1), Battalion 7, Division […]
