On the cover: Fire in the sky: A tower crane ablaze after its 180-foot boom collapsed onto 10th Avenue from 75 feet above a 44-story building under construction in Midtown Manhattan. (Photo by FDNY Command Tactical Unit)
In this Issue
Features
OPERATIONAL CASE STUDY: TOWER CRANE FIRE AND COLLAPSE ON 10TH AVENUE
By Battalion Chief Jason Cascone and Battalion Chief Devon Maguire
MIDTOWN 10-76: SERIOUS FIRE IN A HIGH-RISE COMMERCIAL BUILDING
By Battalion Chief Anthony Pascocello Jr.
ROOFTOP HVAC UNITS: A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR SMELLS AND BELLS
By Lieutenant James Pirot and Captain Tom Delgrosso
LTERNATE STRATEGIES AT HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL FIRES: WHAT’S YOUR PLAN?
By Deputy Chief Joseph Carlsen
SENIOR MEMBER PROFILE: BATTALION CHIEF THOMAS MCCARTHY
By Patti Murphy
Columns
SAFETY FIRST
Safety non-negotiables: Waist straps, alternate stretches and the Pak-Tracker
By Deputy Assistant Chief Frank Leeb
BACK TO BASICS
Engine company ops: The initial hoseline stretch
By Lieutenant John Lomnicki
TRICKS OF THE TRADE
Padlocks: Size-up and through-the-lock
By Captain Michael Doda
FIRE PREVENTION MATTERS
Sprinklers made simple
By Executive Inspector Ron Kanterman 14
LEARN FROM HISTORY
One New York Plaza
By Deputy Chief Jay Jonas (Retired)
Spotlights
What it takes to be an OV: Discipline, professionalism and maturity
By Firefighter Peter Roskowinski
Top-hatch removals: How to make the operation safer
By Captain Andrew Serra
Respectful entry kits
By Battalion Chief Anthony Pascocello Jr.
The many uses of the FDNY’s folding ladder
By Captain Jeremy Hanophy and Lieutenant Michael Ciampo
Departments
FDNY ILLUSTRATED
PHOTO REPORTER
ALL HANDS
THROWBACK FDNY
IN MEMORIAM – REMEMBRANCE BULLETIN
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
IN MEMORIAM – SIGNAL 5-5-5-5