Reason: Frozen standpipe riser or out-of-service (OOS) standpipe system/riser. Equipment required Necessary lengths of 21/2-inch hose Necessary lengths of 31/2-inch hose Three- to 21/2-inch reducer One 21/2-inch nozzle Hose straps or utility ropes In-line pressure gauge Procedures Upon confirmation of a frozen or OOS system/riser, the following will take place: Locate window/balcony on a floor […]
See Diagram #1 for a simple layout of the standpipe system. It is a single-zone system fed from a roof tank. Water is fed down through the riser in the B stairs, through a cross main in the basement and then up through the riser in the A stairs. Diagram #1–A simple layout of the […]
Manhattan Box 0926 was transmitted at 1510 hours for a fire on the sixth or seventh floor of 145 West 58th Street on December 10, 2010. While responding, the dispatchers notified units that they also were receiving a call for an alarm ringing at 150 Central Park South (CPS), which is at the rear of […]
On Thursday, September 16, 2010, the City of New York was impacted by a severe storm that taxed all New York City first responder agencies. For 14 days after the storm, FDNY members performed beyond expectations in the emergency and recovery operations. The Juniper Civic Association, located in Middle Village, Queens, ranked New York City […]
A tornado (often referred to as a twister) is a violent, rotating column of air that is in contact with both land and a cloud. Tornadoes come in many forms, but typically are shaped as funnels. The narrow end touches the earth and often is encircled by debris and dust. Most tornadoes have wind speeds […]
Sometimes, an odd job really does present FDNY members with the unexpected, such as a difficult hose-line stretch, pressure problems due to kinks and a small and tight hallway in which to operate. These were some of the obstacles overcome at 0400 hours on August 30, 2010, when Engine 271, Ladder 124 and Battalion 28 […]
July 7, 2010, started off as a typical summer day with New York City in the grips of a heat wave and the day’s forecast offered no relief with temperatures expected to reach 90+ degrees. The FDNY, unfortunately, was in the middle of what would turn out to be one of its busiest fire duty […]
On September 11, 2001, at 10:28:22 a.m., debris from the collapsing World Trade Center North Tower ignited at least 10 floors of World Trade Center 7 (WTC-7). Fires burned out of control on six of the 10 floors until 5:20:52 p.m. that afternoon, when the 47-story office building collapsed to the ground. This building housed […]
Reason: Frozen standpipe riser or out-of-service (OOS) standpipe system/riser. Equipment required Necessary lengths of 21/2-inch hose Necessary lengths of 31/2-inch hose Three- to 21/2-inch reducer One 21/2-inch nozzle Hose straps or utility ropes In-line pressure gauge Procedures Upon confirmation of a frozen or OOS system/riser, the following will take place: Locate window/balcony on a floor […]
See Diagram #1 for a simple layout of the standpipe system. It is a single-zone system fed from a roof tank. Water is fed down through the riser in the B stairs, through a cross main in the basement and then up through the riser in the A stairs. Diagram #1–A simple layout of the […]
Manhattan Box 0926 was transmitted at 1510 hours for a fire on the sixth or seventh floor of 145 West 58th Street on December 10, 2010. While responding, the dispatchers notified units that they also were receiving a call for an alarm ringing at 150 Central Park South (CPS), which is at the rear of […]
On Thursday, September 16, 2010, the City of New York was impacted by a severe storm that taxed all New York City first responder agencies. For 14 days after the storm, FDNY members performed beyond expectations in the emergency and recovery operations. The Juniper Civic Association, located in Middle Village, Queens, ranked New York City […]
A tornado (often referred to as a twister) is a violent, rotating column of air that is in contact with both land and a cloud. Tornadoes come in many forms, but typically are shaped as funnels. The narrow end touches the earth and often is encircled by debris and dust. Most tornadoes have wind speeds […]
Sometimes, an odd job really does present FDNY members with the unexpected, such as a difficult hose-line stretch, pressure problems due to kinks and a small and tight hallway in which to operate. These were some of the obstacles overcome at 0400 hours on August 30, 2010, when Engine 271, Ladder 124 and Battalion 28 […]
July 7, 2010, started off as a typical summer day with New York City in the grips of a heat wave and the day’s forecast offered no relief with temperatures expected to reach 90+ degrees. The FDNY, unfortunately, was in the middle of what would turn out to be one of its busiest fire duty […]
On September 11, 2001, at 10:28:22 a.m., debris from the collapsing World Trade Center North Tower ignited at least 10 floors of World Trade Center 7 (WTC-7). Fires burned out of control on six of the 10 floors until 5:20:52 p.m. that afternoon, when the 47-story office building collapsed to the ground. This building housed […]
