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Climbing Aerial Ladders

On June 21, 2007 firefighter Daniel Pudjak, Ladder 146, FDNY, climbing from the top of an aerial ladder to the roof of a four-story building lost his balance and fell 60 feet to his death. There were several contributing factors leading up to this fatality. [Read full article]

Propane Gas Explosions

A New York City man bleeding the remains of 20- pound barbecue propane gas tank in his yard on a windy day did not notice the gas drift into his open cellar doorway. The propane gas exploded, the blast collapsed the entire two story masonry wall of the house, blew out every window, seriously burned two occupants and drew a second- alarm response from the FDNY. [Read full article]

New Lessons Learned About Collapse Search and Rescue from Oklahoma City and New York City Terrorist Attacks

The fire service has learned more about collapse search and rescue from the Oklahoma City collapse and the New York City World Trade Center towers collapse on 9-11. [Read full article]

Systems Analysis of Firefighting

Systems analysis is a formal inquiry about the strategy of firefighting. It is a study of all the factors that go into the overall plan of extinguishing a structure fire. [Read full article]

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Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn, FDNY, Ret.

Chief Dunn was a veteran of 42 years on the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), 27 of which were as a chief officer. He is the author of Safety and Survival on the Fireground and Collapse of Burning Buildings. Fire Engineering Books recently released his newest book, Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies. He developed and taught a number of courses for the FDNY, the FBI and the National Fire Academy and is a regular contributor to WNYF. He has a masters degree in urban studies, a bachelor’s degree in sociology and an associate degree in fire administration from Queens College, City University of New York.

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