On the Cover: Queens Box 22-3173, 100-26 67th Road/Booth Street, January 17, 2020. Photo by Brooklyn Dispatcher Brian Grogan.
In this Issue
Features
Pre-Emptive Use of Cockloft Nozzle Thwarts Queens Fire Spread
By Deputy Chief Frederick J. Mallett
FDNY Operations at Con Ed Transformer Vault Rooms in High-Rise Office Buildings
By Deputy Assistant Chief Joseph A. Ferrante, Brooklyn Borough Commander, and Battalion Chief Anthony J. Pascocello, Jr.
Operational Case Study: Active Shooter Uses Fire as a Weapon at Harlem Second Alarm
By Battalion Chief Jason Cascone and Captain Devon Maguire
Private Hydrants and Establishing a Water Supply
By Deputy Assistant Chief Fred Schaaf, Queens Borough Commander, and Lieutenant Ronald M. Renda
Evolution, not Revolution: FDNY Hosts Urban Fire Dynamics Boot Camp
By Battalion Chief Daniel P. Sheridan
Marine Operations and Port Expansion
By Lieutenant Christian M. Zisel
Forcible Entry on the Door from Hell: The Extremes Encountered and Conquered
By Lieutenant Michael N. Ciampo
Columns
SAFETY FIRST
Research and Development Unit Update
By Battalion Chief Kevin McNamara
LEARN FROM HISTORY
The Waldbaum’s Fire
By Deputy Chief John A. “Jay” Jonas, Acting Division 7 Commander
CTDP BRIEFING
Fire and Smoke Used as Weapons
By Battalion Chief Sean Newman
BACK TO BASICS
The Critical Information Dispatch System (CIDS)
By Lieutenant Anthony Caterino
FIRE PREVENTION MATTERS
Evolution of Fire Safety Plans
By Captain Stephen J. Connelly
2019 FDNY Statistics
Compiled by Christopher McDaniels, Director of Performance, Safety & Accountability
Spotlights
FDNY’s Aggressive Interior Fire Attack: How Training and Teamwork Equal Extinguishment
By Lieutenant Raymond McCormack
Understanding Roll-Down Gates: How Differences Impact Ventilation Decisions
By Deputy Chief Frank Leeb, Acting Chief of the Fire Academy
NYC Emergency Management: “Prepare, Respond, Recover”–A Critical Resource for Greater-Alarm Incident Commanders
By Deputy Chief Joseph Duggan, Jr., FDNY Liaison, NYC Emergency Management
Roof Operations
By Firefighters Philip Gordon and Christian Brown
Departments
PHOTO REPORTER
ALL HANDS
DEDICATION TO THE MEMORY OF JACK LERCH, HONORARY CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT
TAKING UP
WNYF, THEN AND NOW
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
IN MEMORIAM