It is hard to imagine a summer in New York City without air conditioning or a kitchen without a refrigerator to keep food and drinks cold. Thanks to modern refrigeration, air-conditioning and refrigeration units of all shapes, sizes and capacities, they have many commercial and residential uses today. When people think of refrigerants, they often […]
This FDNY Pro Talk with Battalion Chief Brian O’Donnell was recorded for the 2018 FDNY Symposium with support from the FDNY Foundation and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. In this Talk, Chief O’Donnell reviewed Department operations at a Brooklyn high-rise multiple dwelling fire with victims. About the Presenter Battalion Chief Brian O’Donnell began his career […]
Paramedic David Cadogan, Station 19 in the South Bronx, has seen a lot of overdoses in his 18 years of working in that borough. “When I first started, the opioid epidemic was loosely confined to urban areas because it was more accessible to get heroin there due to the affordability and access,” remembered Paramedic Cadogan. […]
The very first FDNY CFR (Protocol 300) and BLS (Protocol 400) REMAC protocols are for the treatment of patients suffering from nerve agent exposure. Without a doubt, these medical treatments are “low frequency, but high stakes.” These protocols can be used only after a “class order” is issued by a FDNY Medical Director. This order […]
It’s that time of year when you look around and see the bright lights and holiday decorations, people are smiling and children are anticipating the arrival of Santa. Stories of good cheer abound and I recently caught wind of one that focuses on two EMTs at EMS Station 57, who have definitely made it onto […]
The 6×9 tour of Friday, March 23, 2018, started out busily for units of the 3rd Division. Before 2200 hours, companies already had operated at a 10-77 at 115 Central Park West and a 10-75 at 348 East 81st Street. As it turned out, these fires were relatively routine compared to the challenging and fast-moving […]
In the early afternoon of March 16, 2018, units in Queens responded to reports of fire in a commercial building. When Engine 301 arrived, members were met by self-evacuated personnel of the Royal Recycling Plant, who provided guidance to the fire location. Engine 301 and Ladder 150 both took positions within the facility, where they […]
When I was a new Firefighter, I was trained by senior members who had a way of breaking things down to easily understood phrases. I still remember what they taught me to this day. Most of it can be summed up in one phrase: “Kid, if there’s one thing you’ve got to do, it’s make […]
It is hard to imagine a summer in New York City without air conditioning or a kitchen without a refrigerator to keep food and drinks cold. Thanks to modern refrigeration, air-conditioning and refrigeration units of all shapes, sizes and capacities, they have many commercial and residential uses today. When people think of refrigerants, they often […]
This FDNY Pro Talk with Battalion Chief Brian O’Donnell was recorded for the 2018 FDNY Symposium with support from the FDNY Foundation and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. In this Talk, Chief O’Donnell reviewed Department operations at a Brooklyn high-rise multiple dwelling fire with victims. About the Presenter Battalion Chief Brian O’Donnell began his career […]
Paramedic David Cadogan, Station 19 in the South Bronx, has seen a lot of overdoses in his 18 years of working in that borough. “When I first started, the opioid epidemic was loosely confined to urban areas because it was more accessible to get heroin there due to the affordability and access,” remembered Paramedic Cadogan. […]
The very first FDNY CFR (Protocol 300) and BLS (Protocol 400) REMAC protocols are for the treatment of patients suffering from nerve agent exposure. Without a doubt, these medical treatments are “low frequency, but high stakes.” These protocols can be used only after a “class order” is issued by a FDNY Medical Director. This order […]
It’s that time of year when you look around and see the bright lights and holiday decorations, people are smiling and children are anticipating the arrival of Santa. Stories of good cheer abound and I recently caught wind of one that focuses on two EMTs at EMS Station 57, who have definitely made it onto […]
The 6×9 tour of Friday, March 23, 2018, started out busily for units of the 3rd Division. Before 2200 hours, companies already had operated at a 10-77 at 115 Central Park West and a 10-75 at 348 East 81st Street. As it turned out, these fires were relatively routine compared to the challenging and fast-moving […]
In the early afternoon of March 16, 2018, units in Queens responded to reports of fire in a commercial building. When Engine 301 arrived, members were met by self-evacuated personnel of the Royal Recycling Plant, who provided guidance to the fire location. Engine 301 and Ladder 150 both took positions within the facility, where they […]
When I was a new Firefighter, I was trained by senior members who had a way of breaking things down to easily understood phrases. I still remember what they taught me to this day. Most of it can be summed up in one phrase: “Kid, if there’s one thing you’ve got to do, it’s make […]
