On the cover: Brooklyn Box 5-5-0385, May 1, 2024. (Photo by Command Tactical Unit)
In this Issue
Features
“WE HAVE FIRE IN FIVE BUILDINGS” DEVELOPING GREATER-ALARM SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AT A BROOKLYN FIFTH ALARM
By Assistant Chief Malcolm Moore and Deputy Chief Joseph Duggan Jr.
SOHO LOFT: HEAVY FIRE IN A DUPLEX PENTHOUSE APARTMENT
By Deputy Chief Kevin Murphy
WIND-IMPACTED FIRES: REVIEWING THE LESSONS LEARNED
By Daniel Madrzykowski, PhD; Battalion Chief Gerald Tracy (ret.); and Battalion Chief Jason Cascone
SENIOR MEMBER PROFILE: BATTALION COMMANDER KEITH CARTICA (BATTALION 15)
By Patti Murphy
Spotlights
WARNING: AN INSIDIOUS CAREER PATH TO OCCUPATIONAL CANCERS
By Captain Mike Triscuizzi
BASIC HANDIE-TALKIE COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTER
By Lieutenant Brian Currid
USING THE HURST EDRAULIC TOOL “OFF LABEL”: PUTTING THE TOOL TO WORK AT AN ESCALATOR EXTRICATION
By Firefighter Joseph Dunnigan
Columns
SAFETY FIRST
THE MODERN FIRE ENVIRONMENT: CHANGING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CANCER
By Deputy Chief James Canty and Deputy Assistant Chief Frank Leeb (ret.)
MENTAL PERFORMANCE NOTEBOOK ROUTINES: HOW FDNY CHAUFFEURS BUILD CONFIDENCE
By Firefighter Peter Kenney and Lieutenant Kevin Garrison
FIRE PREVENTION MATTERS
THE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ISSUE: COMBATTING THE PROBLEM WITH THE E-SAFETY TASK FORCE
By Executive Inspector Ron Kanterman, BFP; Associate FPI-1 Michael Chorman; and Chief Inspector Joe Rogers
Departments
FDNY ILLUSTRATED
PHOTO REPORTER
ALL HANDS
THROWBACK FDNY
IN MEMORIAM – REMEMBRANCE BULLETIN
PUBLISHER’S NOTE