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December 27, 2018

Indonesia Tsunami Death Toll Surpasses 400

At least 430 people were killed Saturday when a tsunami swept through the Sunda Strait in Indonesia, leaving about 1,500 injured and almost 22,000 displaced in villages on the Java and Sumatra coasts. Some affected areas have not been reached yet. Indonesian rescuers are using heavy machinery, sniffer dogs and drones to detect and dig […]

December 21, 2018

The FDNY Naloxone Leave Behind Program

Paramedic David Cadogan, Station 19 in the South Bronx, has seen a lot of overdoses in his 18 years of working in that borough. “When I first started, the opioid epidemic was loosely confined to urban areas because it was more accessible to get heroin there due to the affordability and access,” remembered Paramedic Cadogan. […]

December 21, 2018

Nerve Agents, Part 2–Medical Management

The very first FDNY CFR (Protocol 300) and BLS (Protocol 400) REMAC protocols are for the treatment of patients suffering from nerve agent exposure. Without a doubt, these medical treatments are “low frequency, but high stakes.” These protocols can be used only after a “class order” is issued by a FDNY Medical Director. This order […]

December 21, 2018

Q&A with EMTs Antonette Bovell and Diana Boone on the Benefits of Local Outreach

It’s that time of year when you look around and see the bright lights and holiday decorations, people are smiling and children are anticipating the arrival of Santa. Stories of good cheer abound and I recently caught wind of one that focuses on two EMTs at EMS Station 57, who have definitely made it onto […]

December 20, 2018

Multiple Assaults on NYC EMTs in One Week

Three FDNY emergency medical personnel suffered serious injuries Wednesday when an emotionally disturbed man assaulted them as they responded to an emergency medical call in Brooklyn, said the Daily News. The incident came just a few days after two EMTs, responding to a call in Queens, found themselves confronted by an irate man with a […]

December 19, 2018

S3, E37 Pipeline to an FDNY Career with FDNY Assistant Commissioner Michele Maglione and EMT Denzel Adonis

The Fire Department of the City of New York is continually looking to advance the opportunities for young people to become part of the City’s Bravest. To help support this goal, the Department has created a Youth Workforce Development Initiative. To date, this initiative’s programs have […]
December 14, 2018

Fast-Moving, Four-Alarm Tenement Fire in East Harlem

The 6×9 tour of Friday, March 23, 2018, started out busily for units of the 3rd Division. Before 2200 hours, companies already had operated at a 10-77 at 115 Central Park West and a 10-75 at 348 East 81st Street. As it turned out, these fires were relatively routine compared to the challenging and fast-moving […]

December 14, 2018

FDNY Supports USMC Aviation in Brooklyn

On Saturday, May 26, 2018, the United States Marine Corps staged a demonstration day in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. As part of the USMC event, four rotary-winged aircraft landed in the park for a static display open to the public. In support of this display, FDNY resources were assigned for aircraft landing and takeoff operations. While […]

December 27, 2018

Indonesia Tsunami Death Toll Surpasses 400

At least 430 people were killed Saturday when a tsunami swept through the Sunda Strait in Indonesia, leaving about 1,500 injured and almost 22,000 displaced in villages on the Java and Sumatra coasts. Some affected areas have not been reached yet. Indonesian rescuers are using heavy machinery, sniffer dogs and drones to detect and dig […]

December 21, 2018

The FDNY Naloxone Leave Behind Program

Paramedic David Cadogan, Station 19 in the South Bronx, has seen a lot of overdoses in his 18 years of working in that borough. “When I first started, the opioid epidemic was loosely confined to urban areas because it was more accessible to get heroin there due to the affordability and access,” remembered Paramedic Cadogan. […]

December 21, 2018

Nerve Agents, Part 2–Medical Management

The very first FDNY CFR (Protocol 300) and BLS (Protocol 400) REMAC protocols are for the treatment of patients suffering from nerve agent exposure. Without a doubt, these medical treatments are “low frequency, but high stakes.” These protocols can be used only after a “class order” is issued by a FDNY Medical Director. This order […]

December 21, 2018

Q&A with EMTs Antonette Bovell and Diana Boone on the Benefits of Local Outreach

It’s that time of year when you look around and see the bright lights and holiday decorations, people are smiling and children are anticipating the arrival of Santa. Stories of good cheer abound and I recently caught wind of one that focuses on two EMTs at EMS Station 57, who have definitely made it onto […]

December 20, 2018

Multiple Assaults on NYC EMTs in One Week

Three FDNY emergency medical personnel suffered serious injuries Wednesday when an emotionally disturbed man assaulted them as they responded to an emergency medical call in Brooklyn, said the Daily News. The incident came just a few days after two EMTs, responding to a call in Queens, found themselves confronted by an irate man with a […]

December 19, 2018

S3, E37 Pipeline to an FDNY Career with FDNY Assistant Commissioner Michele Maglione and EMT Denzel Adonis

The Fire Department of the City of New York is continually looking to advance the opportunities for young people to become part of the City’s Bravest. To help support this goal, the Department has created a Youth Workforce Development Initiative. To date, this initiative’s programs have […]
December 14, 2018

Fast-Moving, Four-Alarm Tenement Fire in East Harlem

The 6×9 tour of Friday, March 23, 2018, started out busily for units of the 3rd Division. Before 2200 hours, companies already had operated at a 10-77 at 115 Central Park West and a 10-75 at 348 East 81st Street. As it turned out, these fires were relatively routine compared to the challenging and fast-moving […]

December 14, 2018

FDNY Supports USMC Aviation in Brooklyn

On Saturday, May 26, 2018, the United States Marine Corps staged a demonstration day in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. As part of the USMC event, four rotary-winged aircraft landed in the park for a static display open to the public. In support of this display, FDNY resources were assigned for aircraft landing and takeoff operations. While […]