FE Volume 155 Issue 10

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PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS’ FAMILIES

PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS’ FAMILIES

On September 10, 2001, I was relieved from my day tour at the fire station at South Street and Wall Street in Manhattan, where Engine Company 4 and Tower Ladder 15 occupy one side of the bottom three floors of a 40-story office building. Many of the firefighters and officers who reported in that night and some from the next day tour?14 in all?perished at the World Trade Center.
Firefighting
HAVE WE LEARNED THE EVACUATION LESSONS? A COMMENTARY

HAVE WE LEARNED THE EVACUATION LESSONS? A COMMENTARY

Despite its long history as a fire safety measure in buildings, evacuation did not become a prominent topic of discussion until the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC).
Fire PreventionFire Safety
“FIREPROOFING” AT THE WTC TOWERS

“FIREPROOFING” AT THE WTC TOWERS

I investigated the fireproof- ing in both World Trade Center towers over approximately a 10-year period between the early 1990s and early June 2000, the last time I was in the towers.
Fire PreventionFire Safety
JET FUEL

JET FUEL

Commercial jet fuel is essentially kerosene that has been hydrotreated to improve its burning properties. Hydrotreatment is a process proprietary to the producer of the fuel utilizing a particular catalyst.
Firefighting

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TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

During the first few days of operations at the World Trade Center site, we ran the tool operation out of the Federal Emergency Management Agency cache set up on Chambers Street. After that, we were able to build a cache of equipment by securing items from vendors.
Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment
SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS

SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS

I saw the towers fall on television. I grabbed my FEMA USAR gear bag and took my car to Brooklyn, arriving at my fire station at noon. There, a city transport bus, with tools, spare masks, and air cylinders, took me to a staging area at the Manhattan Bridge, from where I rode into Manhattan.
Technical Rescue
BUILDING THE EOC

BUILDING THE EOC

MY MISSON ON SEPTEMBER 12 was to assess the scene, report on the status of Special Operations resources, and activate the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Team Task Force tools and equipment cache.
Building ConstructionFire Safety
BETRAYAL OF TRUST: “THE GREATEST JOB IN THE WORLD” LASTED ONLY SIX WEEKS

BETRAYAL OF TRUST: “THE GREATEST JOB IN THE WORLD” LASTED ONLY SIX WEEKS

On September 11, 2001, my world came to an end. I had a sinking feeling that morning that my son, Christian Michael Otto Regenhard, who had graduated from the FDNY Fire Academy just six weeks prior to 9-11, somehow would be involved in this incomprehensible aberration.
Firefighting
CONSTRUCTION AND COLLAPSE FACTORS<sup>1</sup>

CONSTRUCTION AND COLLAPSE FACTORS1

The Twin Towers were extra- ordinary for their time. Built over a period of years in the late 1960s, they were part of the "new wave" of high-rise construction that used an all-steel frame with lightweight steel truss floors and a central core.
Building ConstructionFire Safety
QUESTIONS THAT MUST BE ASKED…THEN ANSWERED

QUESTIONS THAT MUST BE ASKED…THEN ANSWERED

It has been more than a year since the attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC), yet a proper forensic engineering and fire investigation to discover how the WTC towers failed following the impact of the two Boeing 767 aircraft has only just begun. Yes, you read that correctly.
Firefighting
EXCERPTED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE McKINSEY REPORT

EXCERPTED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE McKINSEY REPORT

Our detailed examination of the FDNY's response to the World Trade Center attack on September 11 indicates that the Fire Department should focus its efforts to improve preparedness in the following key areas: operations, planning, and management, communications and technology, and family member support U.
Firefighting Equipment
COLLAPSE LESSONS

COLLAPSE LESSONS

On July 28, 1945, a B-25 bomber accidentally struck the north face of the 79th floor of the Empire State Building, then the tallest building in the world. The plane ripped an 18-foot-wide 2 20-foot-high hole in the outer wall of the building.
Firefighting

THE MEDICAL ASPECT

Fire EMSFirefighting

WTC: ANALYSIS OF FDNY’S RESPONSE AND PROPOSED REFORMS/CHANGES

Firefighting

SEARCHING THE RUINS OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER

Firefighter TrainingSearch Operations

APPARATUS CASUALTIES OF 9-11

Fire Apparatus

LEARNING AND APPLYING THE LESSONS OF THE WTC DISASTER

HazmatTechnical Rescue

FEMA URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS

Aircraft Fire & RescueTechnical Rescue

THE PLANNING SECTOR

Firefighting

THE USE OF ROBOTS AS A SEARCH TOOL

Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment

FOR THREE CLERGYMEN: THE ULTIMATE TEST OF FAITH

Firefighting

LOGISTICS

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