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Fighting duct fires with FDNY Battalion Chief Anthony Pascocello
Season 10 Episode 111
Fires occurring in duct systems require specific considerations, especially in high-rise buildings. They can spread throughout the duct system to the…
1 year, 8 months ago
In studio with FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker
Season 10 Episode 110
Season 10 of the FDNY Pro Podcast starts with Fire Commissioner Robert S. Tucker discussing issues facing the Department, including a new push for fe…
1 year, 9 months ago
Season 9 Year in Review
Season 9 Episode 109
We revisit conversations from our ninth season, including marking our 100th episode, of the FDNY Pro Podcast with host FDNY Deputy Chief Michael Barv…
1 year, 10 months ago
Anatomy of extreme fire behavior with FDNY Lt. Brian Currid, Firefighter Rob Camaj and special guest Fire Safety Research Institute’s Dr. Dan Madrzykowski
Season 9 Episode 108
On January 16, 2024, FDNY members experienced an extreme fire event while operating at a residential building fire at 2162 Valentine Avenue in the Br…
1 year, 11 months ago
A look back at fifty years of paramedicine in New York City with FDNY Dr. Tony Shallash
Season 9 Episode 107
Dr. Tony Shallash has had an extensive career in emergency medicine which gained momentum when, in 1974, he joined the first-ever paramedic class in …
2 years ago
Command and control decisions on 9/11 and in its aftermath with FDNY Assistant Chief Thomas Galvin (Retired)
Season 9 Episode 106
On September 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, then Deputy Chief Thomas Galvin was working in the quarters of Division 3. In…
2 years, 1 month ago
Confronting a carbon monoxide emergency with Lt. Kyle Van Nostrand and Rescue Paramedics Giovanni Cummings and Sharona Hagler
Season 9 Episode 105
In the early evening hours of August 23, 2023, Lt. Kyle Van Nostrand (Station 44) and Station 39 Rescue Paramedics, Giovanni Cummings and Sharona Hag…
2 years, 2 months ago
Timely rescues at a top floor fire with FDNY Captain Jonathan Shields
Season 9 Episode 104
Ladder Company 42 responded to numerous reports of fire in a six-story, non-fireproof multiple dwelling in the Bronx on New Year's Eve. Ladder 42’s C…
2 years, 3 months ago
Safety considerations at low-intake high-exhaust fires impacted by wind with FDNY Chief of Safety Michael Meyers and Deputy Chief James Canty
Season 9 Episode 103
In this episode, Chief of Safety Michael Meyers and Deputy Chief James Canty discuss low-intake high-exhaust (LIHE) events that firefighters may enco…
2 years, 4 months ago
Responding to cardiac calls with FDNY Paramedics Jonathan Morel and Maggie Studsrud
Season 9 Episode 102
Cardiac arrest calls can be one of the most intense call-types emergency medical services members respond to. Often times they are emotionally height…
2 years, 5 months ago