WNYF: With New York Firefighters

Manhattan Box 22-0262, 321 Grand/Orchard Streets, December 3, 2011. Photo by Allen Epstein

WNYF 4th/2011 issueissue is around on final approval and should be delivered to the firehouses in December.

Featured articles and the authors include:

1. Bronx Units Confront Horrific Bus Accident, by Deputy Chief Joseph N. Carlsen and Battalion Chief Patrick M. Ruddick
2. Standing By at a Suspicious Package, by Captain Michael Barvels
3. Renewable Energy and the Fire Service: Wind Turbines, by Assistant Chief Ronald R. Spadafora
4. Mastering Ventilation to Decrease Firefighter Injuries and Deaths at Private Dwellings, by Battalion Chiefs Robert Ginley and George K. Healy and Steve Kerber, PE
5. Dangerous and Challenging Five-Alarmer in the Bronx, by Deputy Chief Michael J. Falotico
6. Rear Tenements, Part I, by Captain Anthony Tricarico (retired)
7. More Than Just a Drill, by Battalion Chief Michael F. Gala, Jr.
8. Chauffeur’s Corner: Recent Changes that Impact Chauffeurs, by Lieutenant Paul Schmalzried

Here are some of the articles we're working on for the 1st/2012 issue of WNYF:

1. Fire at Manhattan Water Sewage Plant, by Deputy Chief James Nichols, with sidebars by Assistant Chief Ronald R. Spadafora (Wastewater Treatment Processes) and Deputy Assistant Chief Joseph Woznica
2. Wind-Impacted Fire on Bronx/Mt. Vernon Border, by Battalion Chief Gennaro W. Bonfiglio
3. Runs & Workers for 2011, compiled by Captain John Regan
4. January 17, 2011, Queens Eight-Alarm Fire, by Battalion Chief Chuck Downey, with a sidebar on Flammable Dust by Lieutenant Tim Wodica
5. Forcible Entry Notebook: Multi-Locks, by Captain Robert Morris
6. East Side Access Tunnel, by Captain Kevin Harrison, with a sidebar on a Rescue at the East Side Access Tunnel, by Lieutenant Peter Blaich
7. Dangers of Carbon Dioxide in Fast Food-type Occupancies, by Battalion Chief Frank Leeb
8. Specialty Unbreakable Window Systems, Part I, by Lieutenant Jason Rigoli and Firefighter Ron Corsale
9. Collapse in Staten Island, by Battalion Chief John Mack, with a sidebar on Rescue Company Shoring Capabilities, by Firefighter Daniel Barron
10. Rooftop Challenges and Remedies, by Battalion Chief John J. Salka, Jr. (retired)

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