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FDNY subway operations and power removal considerations with Battalion Chief Bill Ventura
Season 9 Episode 101
The New York City subway system is the oldest, longest and most utilized public transportation system in the nation, with 472 stations in operation a…
2 years, 6 months ago
100th Episode Milestone
Season 9 Episode 100
We are marking the FDNY Pro Podcast’s 100th episode, which debuted in April of 2016, by visiting with the guest and host from that inaugural episode.…
2 years, 7 months ago
Fighting wind impacted fires in low-rise buildings with FDNY Deputy Chief George Healy
Season 9 Episode 99
Wind conditions can override the effects of some or all of the other variables that define traditional fire behavior, which can make for challenging …
2 years, 8 months ago
In studio with FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh
Season 9 Episode 98
We're kicking off 2024 by sitting down with FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh to discuss a wide range of topics facing the Department including the on…
2 years, 9 months ago
Season 8 Year in Review
Season 8 Episode 97
We revisit conversations from our latest season of the FDNY Pro Podcast with host, FDNY Deputy Chief Michael Barvels. As we reflect on the stories an…
2 years, 10 months ago
Trench rescue operations with FDNY Lieutenant Todd Smith
Season 8 Episode 96
A trench is considered a temporary excavation where both the length of the floor and the depth of the trench exceeds the width of the floor. Construc…
2 years, 11 months ago
Fighting a Fire in the Sky with FDNY Battalion Chiefs Anthony Pascocello and Mark Rosenbaum
Season 8 Episode 95
Manhattan FDNY companies were dispatched to a high-rise building under construction with reports of a crane on fire. The construction crane was posi…
3 years ago
Hope and spirituality on 9/11, the Department’s darkest day, with FDNY Chaplain Monsignor John Delendick
Season 8 Episode 94
An FDNY Chaplain since 1996, Monsignor John Delendick has comforted, advised, and ministered to the Department’s members and families for nearly thre…
3 years, 1 month ago
Heavy clutter makes for difficult rescues with FDNY Lieutenant Chris Walter and Firefighters Roger Buck and Joseph Andres
Season 8 Episode 93
Members of Ladder Company 108 carried out multiple rescues amongst challenging conditions and heavy clutter at a Brooklyn fire. In this episode, Lieu…
3 years, 2 months ago
Emergency medical care in an elevator shaft with FDNY Lieutenant Shlomo Winkler and Paramedic Kira Watkins
Season 8 Episode 92
Two people plummeted five stories down an elevator shaft at the Bronx Terminal Market. Lieutenant Shlomo Winkler, then a Rescue Paramedic, and Parame…
3 years, 3 months ago