Recent content by Captain784

If there is a significant number of patients, especially if it involves firefighter injuries, an additional Battalion Chief is often special called to act and a Victim tracking Officer, whose job is to track and record who is injured, who transported them to the hospital and to what hospital...

The FDNY has a lot of experience fighting wilderness/interface fires. Take a look at FDNY operations in the past in Staten Island, Queens, including the Rockaways, The North Bronx and Even in Mid and Upper Manhattan. The F.D.N.Y. Incident Management Team has been involved in helping to manage...

What is the "New Super Pumper" for? I worked details in the Mack Super Pumper System in the 1970s. We often did not get used when we arrived but in large fires we made a big difference. Why do each of the Satellite units Engine Companies not have a large Capacity Pumper like San Francisco's...

We must all remember that this kind of situation can happen in more areas than we realize. Any place there are Suburban/Urman Interfaces with wood/brush land this can happen. I wrote a paper during my years in fire science in collage on "Conflagrations" and the situation is worse than years...

Rest in peace brother. God hold you your family and your brother and sister firefighters, in His Love. Brother and Sister firefighters, take a look at the textbook Collapse of Burning building by FDNY Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn and Dr. frank Branigans Fire Officers guide to Building Collapse. Let...

FDNY 1st Tower Ladder was TL-1 the Second I believe was in fact Tower Ladder 119 in Brooklyn. Brooklyn's Tower Ladder 105 was also early in the evolution of FDNY Tower Ladders. I Buffed the 1st fire that an FDNY Tower Ladder was used at a at 9th or 10 Alarm at Brooklyn Box 289 in Williamsburg...

Brothers and sisters, the Bronx is still burning, as is part of Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and S.I. No matter where you work, "This Could be the night or day your tested. How well do you know your job?" Happy New Year-- Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

Note in addition to the IAFF agreement with the U.F.A. & U.F.O.A. about the age of 1st line fire apparatuses, the Board of Fire Underwriters has standards on how old a fire apparatus in common use can be. If apparatuses are more than 10 years old, in most cases and the Fire Insurance rates in a...

If God forbid you should respond to any air crash, the Number #1 Priority is using hose streams and Foam If you can do it rapidly, to protect the escape routes to allow people to escape and to allow firefighters to rescue any they can. Use the largest stream you can to Sweep/Push fire out of the...

Brothers and sisters Freeport has a great Fire Dept. with many members and a large number of present and retired FDNY Firefighters. Does anyone know if my friend Paul Hashagen formerly FDNY Rescue 1 is still active3 in Freeport F.D.? Captain Bob Rainey FDNYT Engine 26 retired.

I would add to this information to use ONLY a Fog Nozzle and Fog Stream on any electrical fire, including this one. The space between the droplets helps to prevent the electrical charge from traveling back to the Nozzle and the Nozzle team firefighters. The distance the nozzle team must be from...

Years ago, Manhattan FDNY units had an Alarm box Card that directed certain units to respond on the middle of Queens Borough Bridge and take an elevator down to Welfare/Later Rosevelt Island. Some Manhattan Engine Companies even had a wrench or socket set to remove the Engine Companies bumper...

Years ago, FDNY Rescue 1 had a Buff named John Gill. John was an F.B.I. Agent and an award-winning fire photographer. He was a great man, and I had many happy times talking with John Gill. Below is one of His Photos of the Massive 11 Alarm fire 11th Alarm fire on W- 43 St. that destroyed the...