FDNY Pro
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FDNY Pro
The FDNY Pro podcast brings together professionals and experts in the field of Fire and EMS, offering their firsthand knowledge and experience. Hear from the pros as they discuss what they’ve learned on the front lines.
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Honoring and remembering our fallen with FDNY First Deputy Commissioner Mark Guerra and Lieutenant Joe LaPointe
In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, when 343 members made the Supreme Sacrifice, the FDNY grappled with the unimaginable loss of life while at the...
Operations at a challenging lithium-ion battery fire with FDNY Battalion Chief Ryan Brito and Firefighter Michael Kotzo
FDNY members operated at a two-alarm fire in a six story, non-fireproof apartment building in Harlem on February 23, 2024. The lithium-ion battery fir...
Rescue on the Rocks with FDNY EMTs Saverio Bosco and Andrew Ochtera
From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the FDNY deploys beach Gator units at area beaches, which are staffed by EMTs trained to respond to emergencies on the...
Cracking the code of Lithium-Ion batteries with FDNY Chief of Safety James Canty and Battalion Chiefs Ray Coyle and Matt Quinn
Over the past several years, lithium-ion batteries have become increasingly common. Most people are now familiar with the fire risks associated with t...
Important links in the chain of survival with FDNY Chief Inspector Kingsley Eze and Paramedics Alexis Gonzalez and Youssef Al Hammami
FDNY Deputy Chief Inspector Kingsley Eze, a civilian manager in the Bureau of Fire Prevention found a civilian employee in cardiac arrest in the basem...
Developing greater-alarm situational awareness with Assistant Chief Malcolm Moore and Deputy Assistant Chief Joseph Duggan
On May 1, 2024, FDNY members in Brooklyn responded to a fire that would challenge even the department's most experienced fire ground commanders. What...
A career in emergency medicine grows in Brooklyn with FDNY Captain Bevonia Harrison
In this episode of the FDNY Pro Podcast, we welcome Captain Bevonia Harrison of Station 38 in Brooklyn. With a nearly 20-year career with FDNY EMS and...
Fighting duct fires with FDNY Battalion Chief Anthony Pascocello
Fires occurring in duct systems require specific considerations, especially in high-rise buildings. They can spread throughout the duct system to the...
In Studio with FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker
Season 10 of the FDNY Pro Podcast starts with Fire Commissioner Robert S. Tucker discussing issues facing the Department, including a new push for fed...
Season 9 Year in Review
We revisit conversations from our ninth season, including marking our 100th episode, of the FDNY Pro Podcast with host FDNY Deputy Chief Michael Barve...
Anatomy of extreme fire behavior with FDNY Lt. Brian Currid, Firefighter Rob Camaj and special guest Fire Safety Research Institute’s Dr. Dan Madrzykowski
On January 16, 2024, FDNY members experienced an extreme fire event while operating at a residential building fire at 2162 Valentine Avenue in the Bro...
A look back at fifty years of paramedicine in New York City with FDNY Dr. Tony Shallash
Dr. Tony Shallash has had an extensive career in emergency medicine which gained momentum when, in 1974, he joined the first-ever paramedic class in N...
Command and control decisions on 9/11 and in its aftermath with FDNY Assistant Chief Thomas Galvin (Retired)
On September 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, then Deputy Chief Thomas Galvin was working in the quarters of Division 3. In...
Confronting a carbon monoxide emergency with Lt. Kyle Van Nostrand and Rescue Paramedics Giovanni Cummings and Sharona Hagler
In the early evening hours of August 23, 2023, Lt. Kyle Van Nostrand (Station 44) and Station 39 Rescue Paramedics, Giovanni Cummings and Sharona Hagl...
Timely rescues at a top floor fire with FDNY Captain Jonathan Shields
Ladder Company 42 responded to numerous reports of fire in a six-story, non-fireproof multiple dwelling in the Bronx on New Year's Eve. Ladder 42’s Ca...
Safety considerations at low-intake high-exhaust fires impacted by wind with FDNY Chief of Safety Michael Meyers and Deputy Chief James Canty
In this episode, Chief of Safety Michael Meyers and Deputy Chief James Canty discuss low-intake high-exhaust (LIHE) events that firefighters may encou...
Responding to cardiac calls with FDNY Paramedics Jonathan Morel and Maggie Studsrud
Cardiac arrest calls can be one of the most intense call-types emergency medical services members respond to. Often times they are emotionally heighte...
FDNY subway operations and power removal considerations with Battalion Chief Bill Ventura
The New York City subway system is the oldest, longest and most utilized public transportation system in the nation, with 472 stations in operation an...
100th Episode Milestone
We are marking the FDNY Pro Podcast’s 100th episode, which debuted in April of 2016, by visiting with the guest and host from that inaugural episode....
Fighting wind impacted fires in low-rise buildings with FDNY Deputy Chief George Healy
Wind conditions can override the effects of some or all of the other variables that define traditional fire behavior, which can make for challenging c...
In Studio with FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh
We're kicking off 2024 by sitting down with FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh to discuss a wide range of topics facing the Department including the ong...
Season 8 Year in Review
We revisit conversations from our latest season of the FDNY Pro Podcast with host, FDNY Deputy Chief Michael Barvels. As we reflect on the stories and...
Trench rescue operations with FDNY Lieutenant Todd Smith
A trench is considered a temporary excavation where both the length of the floor and the depth of the trench exceeds the width of the floor. Construct...
Fighting a Fire in the Sky with FDNY Battalion Chiefs Anthony Pascocello and Mark Rosenbaum
Manhattan FDNY companies were dispatched to a high-rise building under construction with reports of a crane on fire. The construction crane was positi...
Hope and spirituality on the Department’s darkest day with FDNY Chaplain Monsignor John Delendick
An FDNY Chaplain since 1996, Monsignor John Delendick has comforted, advised, and ministered to the Department’s members and families for nearly three...
Heavy clutter makes for difficult rescues with FDNY Lieutenant Chris Walter and Firefighters Roger Buck and Joseph Andres
Members of Ladder Company 108 carried out multiple rescues amongst challenging conditions and heavy clutter at a Brooklyn fire. In this episode, Lieut...
Emergency medical care in an elevator shaft with FDNY Lieutenant Shlomo Winkler and Paramedic Kira Watkins
Two people plummeted five stories down an elevator shaft at the Bronx Terminal Market. Lieutenant Shlomo Winkler, then a Rescue Paramedic, and Paramed...
Evolution of fighting wind-impacted fires in New York City with FDNY Battalion Chief Gerald Tracy (Retired)
Some of the most difficult fires FDNY members face are wind impacted fires. It's been more than two decades since the Department began studying the im...
Neonatal resuscitation, a vital response and emotional reunion, with FDNY EMTs Silverio Moreno and Johnathan Rivera
During the midst of the COVID pandemic outbreak in New York City, Tracy Harris began having severe abdominal pain that prompted her to call 9-1-1 for...
Manhattan roof rope rescues with FDNY Battalion Chief Anthony Pascocello, Lieutenants Adrienne Walsh and Joseph Decker, and Firefighters Darren Harsch, Christian Wellinger and Artur Podgorski
FDNY units saved multiple residents from a three-alarm fire in a Manhattan high-rise. The explosive fire, which was ignited by an e-bike’s lithium-ion...
Climbing the Ranks with FDNY Battalion Chiefs Michele Fitzsimmons and Rochelle “Rocky” Jones (Retired)
Two trailblazing women of the FDNY, Battalion Chief Rochelle “Rocky” Jones (Retired) and Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons discuss their successful...
Organ donation advocacy with Kristina Moon, wife of fallen FDNY Firefighter William P. Moon II, and retired members Patrick Reynolds and Terrence Jordan
Kristina Moon's husband, Firefighter William P. Moon II, or Billy as everyone called him, suffered a fatal injury while preparing for a training drill...
Leading New York’s Bravest with FDNY's 34th Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh
History was made as New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the appointment, and swore in, Laura Kavanagh as Commissioner of the New York City Fire D...
Season 7 Year in Review
We revisit conversations from our latest season of the FDNY Pro Podcast with host, FDNY Deputy Chief Michael Barvels. In our 2022 seventh season, prid...
Fighting high rise transformer fires with FDNY Battalion Chief Anthony Pascocello
The heavy demand on electrical usage in high rise buildings warrants the need for high voltage equipment. That is why it's so important to understand...
First EMT to contract AIDS on duty remembered by FDNY 25 years later
2022 marks the 25thanniversary of the untimely death of FDNY EMT Tracy Allen Lee who was the first EMT to contract HIV on duty in the city—and in the...
The miracle of Stairwell B on 9/11 with FDNY Deputy Chief John "Jay" Jonas (Retired)
As the attacks on the World Trade Center were carried out, most people viewed the collapses from the outside in. However, on September 11, 2001, then-...
Multiple rescues at lithium-ion battery fire with FDNY Lieutenant Patrick Twomey and Firefighters Robert Rivera and James Soutar
Ladder Company 41 arrived first on-scene to fire and smoke pushing out the windows of aseven-story, fireproof multiple dwelling in the Bronx. Lieutena...
Treating trapped patients at a building collapse with FDNY Rescue Paramedics Lt. Paul Ardizzone, Hugh Smith and Shewain George
On July 30, 2021, Rescue Paramedics Hugh Smith and Shewain George were presented with a challenge that would test their many years of training and exp...
Spotlight on roof operations with FDNY Firefighter Philip Gordon
At the FDNY, the roof position can be both physically and mentally demanding. The assignments are largely autonomous, but can drastically improve oper...