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June 7, 2016

Complex Operations at Collapse and Rescue on 38th Street in Manhattan: Technical and Dangerous V Collapse

Manhattan Box 0751, transmitted on October 30, 2015, at 1028 hours, for a “ceiling fell down,” turned into a complicated and dangerous collapse rescue operation for FDNY companies. The buildings located at 25 and 27 West 38th Street were both in the process of demolition, making room for a new luxury high-rise hotel. While workers […]

June 7, 2016

Complex Operations at Collapse and Rescue on 38th Street in Manhattan: Overview

On Friday, October 30, 2015, at 1028 hours, units in Manhattan were dispatched to Box 0751, reporting a ceiling collapse at 25 West 38th Street. On arrival, units encountered a collapse that trapped two construction workers at a construction site. One worker already was deceased and the other survived, following a successful removal that required […]

May 12, 2016

Blog: Review of Lightweight Construction Features

The dangers of lightweight construction are very real and should be drilled on continuously, researched and discussed by all. The FDNY now has “Firefighting Procedures, Private Dwellings, Chapter 6–Lightweight Construction,” but many of the topics therein were discussed in depth in a series of WNYF articles: “Lightweight Residential One- to Four-Family Homes: Construction Features and Tactical […]

April 5, 2016

S1, E1 Mission to Liberia with FDNY Doctor Dario Gonzalez

Doctor Dario Gonzalez, FDNY Office of Medical Affairs Physician, interviewed by Captain Elizabeth Cascio, Executive Officer to the Fire Commissioner and 32-year veteran of Emergency Medical Service. Doctor Gonzalez serves as the FDNY representative for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Urban Search and Rescue […]
March 1, 2016

An Inside Look at How Ebola was Stopped in its Tracks in New York City

When Haz-Tac EMS Paramedic Winsley Julien first got the call on October 23, 2014, that a patient in Hamilton Heights very likely had Ebola, the 15-year EMS veteran  said he started to get a little nervous. “I took a deep breath, but then I knew we had the suits, so I would be okay,” he […]

March 1, 2016

The 10-12 for 1/2016

EMS Division 1 Retirements/Terminal Leave Division 1–EMT Martin Fernandez (RCC), appointed 09/12/1988. Station 16–Lt. Pamela Hehn, appointed 08/13/1984. Station 16–Lt. Eartha Sedeniussen, appointed 07/01/1991. Station 16– December. Captain Cuevas and EMTs from Station 16 met with the children of P.S. 197 (Pre-K) for a show and tell and to speak about EMS and what to […]

March 1, 2016

Registration Open for 2016 FDNY Medical Special Operations Conference

The FDNY and the FDNY Foundation are proud to host the fourth annual FDNY Medical Special Operations Conference (MSOC) April 29 to May 1. The MSOC is the leading conference in medical special operations and has become a recognized platform for medical personnel from around the world to train in operating and providing medical care […]

June 7, 2016

Complex Operations at Collapse and Rescue on 38th Street in Manhattan: Technical and Dangerous V Collapse

Manhattan Box 0751, transmitted on October 30, 2015, at 1028 hours, for a “ceiling fell down,” turned into a complicated and dangerous collapse rescue operation for FDNY companies. The buildings located at 25 and 27 West 38th Street were both in the process of demolition, making room for a new luxury high-rise hotel. While workers […]

June 7, 2016

Complex Operations at Collapse and Rescue on 38th Street in Manhattan: Overview

On Friday, October 30, 2015, at 1028 hours, units in Manhattan were dispatched to Box 0751, reporting a ceiling collapse at 25 West 38th Street. On arrival, units encountered a collapse that trapped two construction workers at a construction site. One worker already was deceased and the other survived, following a successful removal that required […]

May 12, 2016

Blog: Review of Lightweight Construction Features

The dangers of lightweight construction are very real and should be drilled on continuously, researched and discussed by all. The FDNY now has “Firefighting Procedures, Private Dwellings, Chapter 6–Lightweight Construction,” but many of the topics therein were discussed in depth in a series of WNYF articles: “Lightweight Residential One- to Four-Family Homes: Construction Features and Tactical […]

April 5, 2016

S1, E1 Mission to Liberia with FDNY Doctor Dario Gonzalez

Doctor Dario Gonzalez, FDNY Office of Medical Affairs Physician, interviewed by Captain Elizabeth Cascio, Executive Officer to the Fire Commissioner and 32-year veteran of Emergency Medical Service. Doctor Gonzalez serves as the FDNY representative for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Urban Search and Rescue […]
March 1, 2016

An Inside Look at How Ebola was Stopped in its Tracks in New York City

When Haz-Tac EMS Paramedic Winsley Julien first got the call on October 23, 2014, that a patient in Hamilton Heights very likely had Ebola, the 15-year EMS veteran  said he started to get a little nervous. “I took a deep breath, but then I knew we had the suits, so I would be okay,” he […]

March 1, 2016

The 10-12 for 1/2016

EMS Division 1 Retirements/Terminal Leave Division 1–EMT Martin Fernandez (RCC), appointed 09/12/1988. Station 16–Lt. Pamela Hehn, appointed 08/13/1984. Station 16–Lt. Eartha Sedeniussen, appointed 07/01/1991. Station 16– December. Captain Cuevas and EMTs from Station 16 met with the children of P.S. 197 (Pre-K) for a show and tell and to speak about EMS and what to […]

March 1, 2016

Registration Open for 2016 FDNY Medical Special Operations Conference

The FDNY and the FDNY Foundation are proud to host the fourth annual FDNY Medical Special Operations Conference (MSOC) April 29 to May 1. The MSOC is the leading conference in medical special operations and has become a recognized platform for medical personnel from around the world to train in operating and providing medical care […]