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On the Cover: Bronx Box 33-3886, 735 East 242nd Street/White Plains Road, February 18, 2019. Photo by John Hopper.
In this Issue
Features
Lightning-Induced Brooklyn Cockloft Fire = Prompt FDNY Response
By Deputy Chief Bradley J. Walls and Battalion Chief Salvatore J. Palmeri
The Combination Nozzle System
By Lieutenant Daniel Casey
Rapidly Spreading Staten Island Fire Requires Five Alarms, 10 Hand-Lines and a Deck Gun
By Deputy Assistant Chief and Michael F. Gala, Jr.
Rig Positioning…Continuing the Conversation, Part Two
By Firefighter Peter Kenney
Columns
SAFETY FIRST
Risk vs. Reward Analysis on FDNY Cancer Statistics
By Deputy Chief Michael V. Meyers
CTDP BRIEFING
New View from CTDP
By Deputy Assistant Chief Thomas Currao
LEARN FROM HISTORY
463 Broadway, Manhattan
By Deputy Chief John A. “Jay” Jonas, Acting Division 7 Commander
TRICKS OF THE TRADE
Modern Multi-Lock Doors
By Captain Michael Doda
STATS
2018 FDNY Statistics
Compiled by Christopher McDaniels
Director of Performance, Safety & Accountability
Spotlights
Leveraging Technology to Size Up Your Response Area
By Deputy Chief Frank Leeb
Unusual Fire Escape Feature Permits Fire Extension
By Lieutenant Michael N. Ciampo
The FDNY’s Mental Performance Initiative (MPI)—Strategic Update
By Deputy Chief James Ginty and Firefighter Jason Brezler
Departments
ALL HANDS
TAKING UP
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
In Memoriam
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