Accessed from FDNY – Remembering the “23rd Street Fire” October 17, 1966, Facebook Page On October 17th, 1966, Manhattan Dispatch recorded an alarm from a resident at 7 East 22nd Street for smoke on the 4th floor of a brownstone. Box 0598 was transmitted at 2136 hours. Engine 14, 3 & 16, Ladders 3 & […]

Fire escapes can be readily found on numerous buildings of heritage and legacy construction, are you aware of some safety considerations?

The Thirty-five year anniversary of the FDNY Waldbaum’s Fire and Collapse: Do you know the lessons learned?

June 17, 2001 Remembering FDNY Father’s Day Fire-June 17, 2001 The relative calm of a quiet Sunday, Father’s Day, June 17th , 2001 was broken at 14:19 hours with a phone call to the FDNY Queens Central Office reporting a fire at 12-22 Astoria Blvd, in the Astoria Section of Queens, New York. For almost […]

Remembering the 701 University Ave Fire: 1978 in Syracuse, New York

Eleven Minutes to Mayday: Lessons from 2008 Resonate Today

Victim #1 was acting as the Incident Safety Officer and Victim #2 was performing overhaul, when the bell tower collapsed on them and numerous other fire fighters.

The Strand Theater Fire turned from a routine fire into one of the worst tragedies in Brockton and Massachusetts history,

Watch live streaming of LODD funeral of fallen hero, Lt. Mike Chiapperini