On a windy day in February 2009, the beginnings of a major fire in Woodhaven, Queens, started innocently enough. At approximately 1155 hours on the morning of February 12, 2009, an elderly male occupant living at 91-18 96th Street went to the second-floor bedroom of his two-story private dwelling to smoke a cigarette. The gentleman, […]
In a large city such as New York where a variety of windows is used and new construction, as well as renovations constantly are being made, window removal is a dangerous and difficult operation. In fact, the FDNY Training Bulletin, Emergencies 4, Suspended Scaffolding Emergencies, advises that window removal should be used only as a […]
The Firefighters and Officers in Manhattan’s Divisions 1 and 3 started out January 15, 2009, with a stubborn, two-alarm cellar fire in a commercial structure on West 29th Street at 1034 hours. Units were having extreme difficulty in advancing toward the seat of the fire due to the tremendous volume of stock from floor to […]
On a windy day in February 2009, the beginnings of a major fire in Woodhaven, Queens, started innocently enough. At approximately 1155 hours on the morning of February 12, 2009, an elderly male occupant living at 91-18 96th Street went to the second-floor bedroom of his two-story private dwelling to smoke a cigarette. The gentleman, […]
In a large city such as New York where a variety of windows is used and new construction, as well as renovations constantly are being made, window removal is a dangerous and difficult operation. In fact, the FDNY Training Bulletin, Emergencies 4, Suspended Scaffolding Emergencies, advises that window removal should be used only as a […]
The Firefighters and Officers in Manhattan’s Divisions 1 and 3 started out January 15, 2009, with a stubborn, two-alarm cellar fire in a commercial structure on West 29th Street at 1034 hours. Units were having extreme difficulty in advancing toward the seat of the fire due to the tremendous volume of stock from floor to […]
