With the prediction of Hurricane Sandy heading toward New York City, the FDNY Incident Management Team (IMT) was activated by Chief of Operations James E. Esposito to support FDNY operations in preparing for, operating during and the immediate aftermath of the storm. The Team operated out of headquarters from October 28 until November 10, 2012, […]
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part article by the authors. The first, “Fire at 62 Watts Street: Looking to the Past to Understand Today’s Risk and Improve Firefighter Safety,” which focused on building type, construction, weather and FDNY operations, appeared in the 1st/2013 issue of WNYF. A NIST engineer investigating the fire […]
On Monday, September 10, 2001, the author was on duty in the 6th Division. He attended a dedication ceremony for the newly renovated firehouse for Engine 73/Ladder 42. Father Mychal Judge offered the homily. He told members and guests that God is a God of surprises. If you want to make God laugh, tell him […]
June 6, 2013, was just like any Monday morning in the Bureau of Fire Prevention. Chief Joseph Woznica was sitting at his desk, reviewing e-mails received during the weekend. At approximately 0815 hours, an Inspector walked into his office, threw a manila envelope onto his desk and asked, what should I do? The Chief’s attention […]
At 1628 hours on May 6, 2012, Engine 290 and Ladder 103, commanded by Lieutenants Daniel DelPrete and Edward Cowan, respectively, were dispatched to Brooklyn Box 2100 for a report of a child with his hand caught in a gate going up. At 1630 hours, Rescue 2, led by Lieutenant Paul Somin, Squad 252, commanded […]
The night of October 29, 2012, is one that will be forever etched in FDNY members’ minds. Mother Nature showed just how powerful she can be as she hit New York City in the form of a hurricane named Sandy. Most New York City Firefighters had heard of the Rockaways/Breezy Point because of the large […]
Hurricane Sandy met all expectations. It was predicted to hit land in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and it did. Predictions were that south of Atlantic City would suffer from hurricane-force winds and north would deal with the tidal surge. Both were true. The FDNY predicted that the Incident Command System (ICS) would play a major […]
With the prediction of Hurricane Sandy heading toward New York City, the FDNY Incident Management Team (IMT) was activated by Chief of Operations James E. Esposito to support FDNY operations in preparing for, operating during and the immediate aftermath of the storm. The Team operated out of headquarters from October 28 until November 10, 2012, […]
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part article by the authors. The first, “Fire at 62 Watts Street: Looking to the Past to Understand Today’s Risk and Improve Firefighter Safety,” which focused on building type, construction, weather and FDNY operations, appeared in the 1st/2013 issue of WNYF. A NIST engineer investigating the fire […]
On Monday, September 10, 2001, the author was on duty in the 6th Division. He attended a dedication ceremony for the newly renovated firehouse for Engine 73/Ladder 42. Father Mychal Judge offered the homily. He told members and guests that God is a God of surprises. If you want to make God laugh, tell him […]
June 6, 2013, was just like any Monday morning in the Bureau of Fire Prevention. Chief Joseph Woznica was sitting at his desk, reviewing e-mails received during the weekend. At approximately 0815 hours, an Inspector walked into his office, threw a manila envelope onto his desk and asked, what should I do? The Chief’s attention […]
At 1628 hours on May 6, 2012, Engine 290 and Ladder 103, commanded by Lieutenants Daniel DelPrete and Edward Cowan, respectively, were dispatched to Brooklyn Box 2100 for a report of a child with his hand caught in a gate going up. At 1630 hours, Rescue 2, led by Lieutenant Paul Somin, Squad 252, commanded […]
The night of October 29, 2012, is one that will be forever etched in FDNY members’ minds. Mother Nature showed just how powerful she can be as she hit New York City in the form of a hurricane named Sandy. Most New York City Firefighters had heard of the Rockaways/Breezy Point because of the large […]
Hurricane Sandy met all expectations. It was predicted to hit land in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and it did. Predictions were that south of Atlantic City would suffer from hurricane-force winds and north would deal with the tidal surge. Both were true. The FDNY predicted that the Incident Command System (ICS) would play a major […]
