FE Volume 147 Issue 6

On Super Bowl Sunday, January 31, 1993, in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, fire broke out in the Bankers Trust building, located at 280 Park Avenue It would escalate into a major highrise incident, one of the largest in the history of FDNY. Approximately 80 fire department units and 200 personnel — the equivalent of an eighth alarm—were required for extinguishment and search of the building.

JUNE 12-15-THE NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS will hold its 88th ANNUAL CONFERENCE and exhibition in Kiamesha Lake, New York. Contact: New York State Association of Fire Chiefs; 1670 Columbia Tpke.; Castleton, NY 12033; (518) 477-2631; fax (518) 477-4430. JUNE 18-20-NEW ENGLAND FIRE/RESCUE EXPO '94, sponsored by the New England Association of Fire Chiefs, Inc., will be held in Springfield, Massachusetts. Contact: Chief Richard K. Wehter, secretary/treasurer; New England Association of Fire Chiefs; P.O. Box 497; 10 Highview Dr.; Hingham, MA 02043; (617) 741-1416.JUNE 18-20—The INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY EXPOSITION AND CONFERENCE in Dallas, Texas, sponsored by the International Association for Public Safety, is designed to bring together law enforcement and security, firefighting and prevention, and emergency medical services personnel.

One of the questions firefighters and fire service organizations ask most frequently is whether the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) encompasses promotion of firefighters with disabilities. The basic answer is yes. In the recent case of Kuntz v. City of New Haven [2 A.D. Cases 905 (D. Conn. Mar. 3, 1993)], the court held that Sergeant Kuntz, a 35-year veteran of the New Haven (CT) Police Department who had suffered a heart attack in 1984, was entitled to promotion to lieutenant despite the police department's arguments that he could not fulfill the duties of a lieutenant.

There are among us those who do their work quietly and in an unassuming manner. Many do so on their own time, even with out-of-pocket funds. There is no fanfare. They are unaware of the number of lives and the amount of property they have saved and will continue to save. liven the "victims" will not know when they have been saved from injury, even death.