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 […]
Editor’s Note: In Part I of this two-part article, which appeared in the 4th/2011 issue of WNYF, the author provided background material on the rear tenement and covered some of the identifying characteristics that pertain to this kind of building and with which FDNY members should familiarize themselves. In Part II, he covers some of […]
Imagine this scenario: Your nozzle team is ready, outside the fire door. Fire is intensifying, flames are pushing through the door frame under pressure. You signal to the nozzle Firefighter and he acknowledges the signal. The door is pushed open to attack, the team advances and, unexpectedly, the shut-off on the nozzle breaks. With uncontrolled […]
The FDNY Pipes & Drums today has become synonymous nationally with images of the September 11, 2001, attacks and the band occupies center stage at most Department ceremonial events. Indeed, it is difficult to imagine a time when this organization did not proudly represent the greatest firefighting force in the world. Despite the fact that […]
The FDNY Foundation Fire Commissioner’s Humanitarian Awards Dinner, held on April 4, 2012, at the New York Hilton, was a night to honor leaders who support the FDNY and fire safety. FOX 5 “Good Day New York” co-host anchor Rosanna Scotto served as the evening’s Master of Ceremonies. FDNY Foundation Chairman Stephen Ruzow and Commissioner […]
New York is the only major U.S. city where thousands of the distinctive silhouettes of gravity tanks can be seen above the rooftops of its buildings. A combination of antiquated infrastructure and buildings constructed on shallow bedrock dictates that gravity tanks are required to augment the City’s water system where additional pressures may be required. […]
The end of a warm summer day tour was fast approaching on August 22, 2011, when Box 9642 was transmitted at 1737 hours for a fire in a store on the corner of Jamaica Avenue and 113th Street in Queens. On this corner was a taxpayer that contained six occupancies–four of the stores fronted on […]
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 […]
Editor’s Note: In Part I of this two-part article, which appeared in the 4th/2011 issue of WNYF, the author provided background material on the rear tenement and covered some of the identifying characteristics that pertain to this kind of building and with which FDNY members should familiarize themselves. In Part II, he covers some of […]
Imagine this scenario: Your nozzle team is ready, outside the fire door. Fire is intensifying, flames are pushing through the door frame under pressure. You signal to the nozzle Firefighter and he acknowledges the signal. The door is pushed open to attack, the team advances and, unexpectedly, the shut-off on the nozzle breaks. With uncontrolled […]
The FDNY Pipes & Drums today has become synonymous nationally with images of the September 11, 2001, attacks and the band occupies center stage at most Department ceremonial events. Indeed, it is difficult to imagine a time when this organization did not proudly represent the greatest firefighting force in the world. Despite the fact that […]
The FDNY Foundation Fire Commissioner’s Humanitarian Awards Dinner, held on April 4, 2012, at the New York Hilton, was a night to honor leaders who support the FDNY and fire safety. FOX 5 “Good Day New York” co-host anchor Rosanna Scotto served as the evening’s Master of Ceremonies. FDNY Foundation Chairman Stephen Ruzow and Commissioner […]
New York is the only major U.S. city where thousands of the distinctive silhouettes of gravity tanks can be seen above the rooftops of its buildings. A combination of antiquated infrastructure and buildings constructed on shallow bedrock dictates that gravity tanks are required to augment the City’s water system where additional pressures may be required. […]
The end of a warm summer day tour was fast approaching on August 22, 2011, when Box 9642 was transmitted at 1737 hours for a fire in a store on the corner of Jamaica Avenue and 113th Street in Queens. On this corner was a taxpayer that contained six occupancies–four of the stores fronted on […]
