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Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, Key Club members--who are wounded POWs from WWII and Korea--participated with Purple Heart recipients, Wounded Warriors from Iraq, along with FDNY apparatus, FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums Band and Chief of Department Salvatore Cassano march in the 2007 Veterans Day parade up Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, November 11, 2007.

Bronx Box 75-2921, 1766 Eastburn Avenue, November 4, 2007. photo by Matthew P. Daly

WNYF 1st/2008 issue is on approval. The magazine will be printed and delivered to the firehouses soon thereafter.

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. Lexington Avenue Steam Pipe Release, by Deputy Chief Robert J. Boyce, Jr.
  2. Victim Tracking—Points to Consider During Multiple Casualty Incidents, by Deputy Chief Daniel Donoghue
  3. FDNY IMT Deployment to Idaho, by Deputy Chief Robert Maynes
  4. Clean Fire Extinguishing Agents (Halon Replacements), by Deputy Assistant Chief Ronald R. Spadafora 
  5. A Primer on Purple K, by Battalion Chief Steven San Filippo
  6. Runs and Workers—2007, compiled by Captain Brian Byrne
  7. Propane Railcar Derailment in Queens, by Assistant Chief John Acerno
  8. Utility Hazards—10-40 Code 4, Steam Leak—Do You Know the Hazards? by Battalion Chief Frank C. Montagna
  9. Students’ Corner, by Deputy Chief John A. Jonas

Here are some of the articles we’re working on for the 2nd/2008 issue of WNYF:

  1. Staten Island Box 75-1194, Truck Submerged and Sitting on a Pipeline, by Deputy Chiefs Roger Sakowich and Edward Power and Battalion Chiefs John Calderone and Steven San Filippo
  2. New York City Commuter Tunnels, by Deputy Chiefs Paul Cresci and Michael O’Keeffe
  3. The Rebreather (four-hour mask), by Battalion Chief Joseph Downey
  4. Medal Day 2008
  5. Proby Training in the Firehouse, by Lieutenant James O’Connor
  6. Vacant Property Security Systems, by Captain Anthony Tricarico and Lieutenant George Guinan

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

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