WNYF: With New York Firefighters

Aerial photo shows the destruction following Hurricane Sandy and the resultant fires at Breezy Point, Queens. photo taken from the web

WNYF 1st/2013 issue has been printed and should be in the firehouses this week.
WNYF 2nd/2013 issue is in progress and will be distributed sometime after Medal Day.

Featured articles and the authors in the 1st/2013 issue include:

1. Labor Day, 2012, Brooklyn Fourth Alarm: Not Your Ordinary Multiple Dwelling Fire, by Deputy Chief John Papa and Battalion Chief Thomas J. Richardson
2. Fire at 62 Watts Street: Looking to the Past to Understand Today’s Risk and Improve Firefighter Safety, by Battalion Chiefs Edward McDonald (retired) and Daniel Melia
3. Governors Island Ventilation: Knowledge Through Testing, by Battalion Chief George K. Healy
4. IMT Planning for the Governors Island Ventilation Exercise (sidebar to above), by Deputy Assistant Chief Robert R. Maynes
5. Specialty “Unbreakable” Window Systems, Part II, by Lieutenants Ronald M. Corsale and Jason J. Rigoli
6. Engine Companies that Will Double as Communications Units, by Battalion Chief Frank Leeb
7. The Pak-Tracker, an Electronic Locator System, by Lieutenant Charles Hendry
8. Safety First column--Never Trust a Truss, by Battalion Chief Dominick DeRubbio
9. Mircroturbines and the Fire Service, by Assistant Chief Ronald R. Spadafora
10. A First Report--Hurricane Sandy--pictorial
11. The Importance of BISP--Building Inspection Safety Program, by Deputy Assistant Chief Joseph Woznica
12. Warning Signs of PTSD--Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, by Firefighter Recordo Demetrius
13. The Role of the Counseling Service Unit (CSU) (sidebar to above), by Captain Frank Leto
14. The Personal Safety System (PSS), by Firefighter William Staudt
15. Runs & Workers 2012, compiled by Captain John Regan
16. Tricks of the Trade column--SCBA Entanglement, by Captain Michael Doda

Here are some of the articles we're working on for the 2nd/2013 issue of WNYF, which focuses on Hurricane Sandy:

1. Introduction to the Issue, by Chief of Department Edward S. Kilduff
2. Overview of Preparation for the Storm, by Chief of Operations James E. Esposito and Deputy Assistant Chief James D. Daly, Jr.
3. Logistics, by Assistant Chief Ronald R. Spadafora
4. The Breezy Point Fire, by Assistant Chief Joseph W. Pfeifer
5. Safety First column--Safety Issues as they Pertain to Excessive Water and Wind; Risk Management Decisions to Keep Members and Civilians Safe, by Assistant Chief Stephen Raynis
6. Medal Day Winners for 2013
7. Manhattan Crane Collapse, by Assistant Chief John Sudnik
8. Oversight and Expanded EMS Response, by Chief Abdo Nahmod, Bureau of EMS
9. Challenges Pertinent to the Numerous Queens Fires and Floods, by Deputy Assistant Chief Robert R. Maynes
10. SOC Deployment--Apparatus; Water Rescues, Boats and Swift Water Teams; Equipment; Dewatering, by Assistant Chief William Seelig
11. Company Officers Commanding a Multiple-Alarm Fire, by Lieutenant Kevin O'Connor
12. Bureau of Communications Timeline, by Assistant Chief Robert Boyce
13. Recap of Operations in each Borough
14. Role of the Incident Management Team (IMT), by Assistant Chiefs James Manahan and Robert R. Maynes, Deputy Chief Mark Ferran and Battalion Chief James Kane
15. The IMT Public Information Officer (PIO), by Firefighter Sean Johnson
16. Fire Prevention Working with Building Owners to get Occupants Back to Work with Appropriate Life Safety Systems, by Assistant Chief Thomas Jensen
17. Operation Gut and Pump, by Firefighter Kevin Neafsey

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