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MEDIA ADVISORY:
FIRE COMMISSIONER NICHOLAS SCOPPETTA
TO PRESIDE AT DEDICATION CEREMONY
FOR NEW FDNY TRENCH COLLAPSE SIMULATOR
Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta tomorrow will preside
over a dedication ceremony for a new advanced trench rescue
and confined space simulator. The simulator was constructed
in memory of Capt. Michael Esposito of Squad Company 1 who
was killed on 9-11. It was donated by a number of different
construction and engineering companies after Captain Esposito’s
brother Joseph, a firefighter in Rescue Company 5, wanted
to preserve his brother’s memory by helping to train
firefighters in one of the most dangerous situations they
may encounter. The trench simulator works to safely train
firefighters in rescue techniques for confined space and complex
rescue and shoring operations - a scenario in which 60% of
the victims are rescuers. Fire Commissioner Scoppetta will
be joined by Chief of Department Peter Hayden, members of
the Esposito Family, and firefighters and instructors assigned
to FDNY Special Operations Command at the event.
The FDNY is the only city agency to employ such a training
apparatus and has trained 100 members on the simulator to
date. The Department plans to have trained more than 400 members
on the simulator by the end of the year.
*** A demonstration of the simulator will take place after
the dedication and plaque unveiling.
WHO: |
Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, FDNY Chief
of Department Peter Hayden, Members of the Esposito
Family, members of FDNY Special Operations Command
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WHAT: |
Ceremony to dedicate a new FDNY Trench Collapse Simulator
/ Demonstration of Simulator
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WHERE: |
FDNY Fire Academy, Randall’s Island, NY - Outside
Building 12 |
WHEN: |
Monday September 20, 2004 - 11 AM
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Contact: Francis X. Gribbon / Mike Loughran
(FDNY) (718) 999-2056
http://www.nyc.gov/fdny
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