WNYF: With New York Firefighters

FDNY Pipes and Drums Band members serenade the 2009 FDNY Medal Day winners and attendees at Pace University, Manhattan, on Wednesday, June 3, 2009. photo by Stephen “Butch” Moran

WNYF 2nd/2009 issue is on final approval. The magazine will be printed and delivered to the firehouses soon thereafter, late June/early July.

The official training publication of the New York City Fire Department. WNYF is distributed four times a year (quarterly) and contains articles of interest to anyone involved in the fire service. Oriented to those directly involved in fire operations and fire safety, WNYF publishes articles of technical or practical importance to those individuals routinely engaged in providing firefighting services. [ Subscription Information ]

Featured articles and the authors include:

1. Row Frames Revisited at Deadly Staten Island Five-Alarm Fire, by Battalion Chief John A. Calderone
2. New Deputy Chiefs Command Course, by Deputy Chiefs Kevin Butler and James DiDomenico
3. Queens Units Battle Stubborn Five-Alarm Fire, by Deputy Chief Mark Cuccurullo
4. Sound-Powered Telephones, by Deputy Chief Peter J. Hart (retired) 
5. Watch Out for SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels), by Lieutenant Peter W. Blaich
6. Did You Know That Fire and EMS Can Communicate?, by Captain Stephen Marsar
7. Mumbai: Terrorist Tactics Hinder Rescue Operations, by Firefighter Christian M. Zisel
8. Introducing the Rebreather, a New Tool in the Rescue Arsenal, by Battalion Chief Joseph R. Downey
9. 2009 FDNY Medal Day Recipients
10. Safety First—Ensuring a Safe Response, by Captain Mark Foris
11. Chauffeur’s Corner—Pro Pressure Governor, by Lieutenant Paul Schmalzried

Here are some of the articles we’re working on for the 3rd/2009 issue of WNYF:

1. December 30, 2008, Coal Fire in the Cargo Hold of an Offloader Ship, by Deputy Chief William Seelig  
   1. January 27, 2009, Bronx Box 33-2544, by Deputy Chief James Nichols
   2. Open Web Trusses, by Firefighter Steven McEvoy
   3. Marijuana-Growing Operations, by Captain Carlos Vazquez
   4. Outside Hoist Elevators, by Captain Ray Farrell
   5. Forcible Entry Notebook—Police Locks, part II, by Captain Robert Morris
   6. Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), by Captain John Gormley and Firefighter Jason Brezler

    

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   For editorial matters, contact the WNYF Editor at (718) 999-1455.