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September 10, 2024

Command and control decisions on 9/11 and in its aftermath with FDNY Assistant Chief Thomas Galvin (Retired)

On September 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, then Deputy Chief Thomas Galvin was working in the quarters of Division 3. In this episode, he speaks to host Captain John Ceriello about his experience that day – how he responded to ground zero, […]
August 28, 2024

Confronting a carbon monoxide emergency with Lt. Kyle Van Nostrand and Rescue Paramedics Giovanni Cummings and Sharona Hagler

In the early evening hours of August 23, 2023, Lt. Kyle Van Nostrand (Station 44) and Station 39 Rescue Paramedics, Giovanni Cummings and Sharona Hagler, responded to a call for two unconscious pediatric patients who were suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. In this episode, they discuss […]
July 31, 2024

Timely rescues at a top floor fire with FDNY Captain Jonathan Shields

Ladder Company 42 responded to numerous reports of fire in a six-story, non-fireproof multiple dwelling in the Bronx on New Year’s Eve. Ladder 42’s Captain Jonathan Shields, walks us through the job in which he and his inside team, searched through heavy smoke to rescue three […]


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September 10, 2024

Command and control decisions on 9/11 and in its aftermath with FDNY Assistant Chief Thomas Galvin (Retired)

On September 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, then Deputy Chief Thomas Galvin was working in the quarters of Division 3. In this episode, he speaks to host Captain John Ceriello about his experience that day – how he responded to ground zero, […]
August 28, 2024

Confronting a carbon monoxide emergency with Lt. Kyle Van Nostrand and Rescue Paramedics Giovanni Cummings and Sharona Hagler

In the early evening hours of August 23, 2023, Lt. Kyle Van Nostrand (Station 44) and Station 39 Rescue Paramedics, Giovanni Cummings and Sharona Hagler, responded to a call for two unconscious pediatric patients who were suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. In this episode, they discuss […]