Latest Podcast Episodes

June 16, 2025

S10, E115 Cracking the code of lithium-ion batteries with FDNY Chief of Safety James Canty and Battalion Chiefs Ray Coyle and Matt Quinn

Over the past several years, lithium-ion batteries have become increasingly common. Most people are now familiar with the fire risks associated with the batteries used in e-bikes and scooters, devices that have tragically contributed to 34 fire related deaths in New York City since 2021, as […]
May 22, 2025

S10, E114 Important links in the chain of survival with FDNY Chief Inspector Kingsley Eze and Paramedics Alexis Gonzalez and Youssef Al Hammami 

FDNY Deputy Chief Inspector Kingsley Eze, a civilian manager in the Bureau of Fire Prevention, found a civilian employee in cardiac arrest in the basement parking garage of the Department’s headquarters on August 1, 2024. After calling 911, he was directed to begin compressions-only CPR, activating […]
May 5, 2025

S10, E113 Developing greater-alarm situational awareness with Assistant Chief Malcolm Moore and Deputy Assistant Chief Joseph Duggan

On May 1, 2024, FDNY members in Brooklyn responded to a fire that would challenge even the department’s most experienced fire ground commanders. What would initially appear to be a minor roof fire involving an awning in front of a supermarket, quickly escalated into a serious […]

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Building Construction:
The Firefighter's Battlespace

Chief Vincent Dunn, the most prolific author in the fire service, has returned to the FDNY. In his latest book, Chief Dunn declares firefighting is a war and buildings the Firefighter’s battlespace. Chief Dunn says a battlespace is the total fire environment, the inside and outside of a burning building. A battlespace is not just the room and fire, it includes much more. Chief Dunn also tells us about firefighting “game changers” in this book. A “game changer” is notification of an event, construction feature or fire growth that changes an incident commander’s thinking or strategy.

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