Latest Brooklyn Posts

October 24, 2018

Making Your Position at Brooklyn Box 961

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 […]

October 24, 2017

10-86 at a Bulk Fuel Yard in Brooklyn

Bulk fuel plants are found in every borough of New York City and used primarily to store products such as gasoline, oil, ethanol, LPG and CNG. Using ships, railway or pipeline, each fuel type and plant brings its own unique challenges regarding how the product is received, stored and dispersed. These plants may have multiple […]

October 31, 2016

Second Alarm at 171 Adelphi Street in Brooklyn

Located in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn, 171 Adelphi Street is a four-story brownstone with a rear fire escape. The owner, who occupied both the first and second floor (parlor floor), smelled smoke and discovered a small flame at the bottom of the second- to third-floor stairs. He retrieved some water and threw it […]