JOSEPH PRONESTI is the chief of the Elyria (OH) Fire Department. He is a graduate of the Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Executive Officer program and a lead instructor at the Cuyahoga (OH) County Community College Fire Academy. He is a frequent contributor to fire service publications and sites, including Fire Engineering and FirefigherNation.com.
The panel reviews the Philly high-rise fire that claimed the lives of Captain David P. Holcombe, Firefighter Phyllis McAllister, and Firefighter James A. Chappell.
Joe Pronesti talks with Asheville (NC) Fire Lieutenant Trey Young discusses how the LODD of Captain Jeffrey Bowen impacted the agency's approach to RIT.