On the Cover: FDNY members accessing the rear entrance of 111-46 Springfield Blvd and converging on the location of Lt. Steve Schuman, who was trapped under a collapsed roof on April 3, 2021 at Queens 4th-Alarm Box 5480. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
In this Issue
Features
Member trapped: The Springfield Boulevard roof collapse
By Battalion Chief Chris Paolicelli
14 minutes: Collapse rescue operations at Springfield Boulevard fourth alarm
By Deputy Chief Malcolm Moore
Learning from success: Mayday communications at springfield blvd collapse
By Captain Matthew Quinn
Bunker gear removal for an unconscious firefighter
By EMS Lieutenant Charles McCarren
Heavy Clutter at Washington Heights third alarm
By Lieutenant Charlie Masterson
Mass timber buildings
By Battalion Chief John Davies
Demand for e-bikes fuels an alarming rise in lithium-ion battery fires
By Assistant Chief Fred Schaaf
Bronx trench rescue: Rescue operations units remove a trapped worker buried in soil
By Lieutenant Sean Parker
Senior profile: Thomas Richardson
By Patti Murphy
Columns
SAFETY FIRST
Egress is our way out
By Lieutenant Greg Richards and Deputy Chief John Russell
BACK TO BASICS
Gang nails and the engineered lightweight wood truss
By Deputy Assistant Chief Frank A. Leeb
FIRE PREVENTION MATTERS
Introducing the 2022 New York City Fire Code
By Deputy Code Development Counsel Kelly Carr
LEARN FROM HISTORY
The Kevin Kane Fire 495 Atkins Avenue, Brooklyn
By Deputy Chief John A. “Jay” Jonas
TRICKS OF THE TRADE
The gate lift
By Captain Mike Doda
RETIREE COLUMN
By Battalion Chief Thomas Martin (Ret.)
LAST WORD
The covenant
By Battalion Chief Jason Cascone
Spotlights
PVStop extinguishers: Making operations around solar panels safer
By Firefighter Chris Brennan
FDNY chainsaw teams
By Deputy Chief Joseph Cunningham
The apprentice firefighter
By Deputy Assistant Chief Frank A. Leeb
Departments
Photo Reporter
All Hands
In Memoriam – Rememberance Bulletin
In Memoriam – Signal 5-5-5-5