Heavy smoke in the lobby FDNY Response Videos, Skyler Fire, and THEMAJESTIRIUM1 250 Park Avenue between East 46 and East 47 Streets Heavy smoke in the lobby of a 20 story office building 200x125 Manhattan reporting box after initial 827, 250 Park Avenue...
The Memphis Regis Tower Fire Tragedy
A line of duty death anniversary HighRise Ops Staff MEMPHIS, Tennessee - On April 11, 1994, at 0205 hours, a call was placed to the Memphis Fire Department from the security service for a high-rise apartment building in Memphis, reporting a possible fire...
Fort Worth High-Rise Fire Floor Ops
High-rise training in Texas Fort Worth Fire Department This video take a focused look at FWFD's highrise fire floor operations. https://youtu.be/G9J2BkE8Vvs
Limited Space Standpipe Hose Stretch
When all Else Fails Evolution Fire Engineering When the fire floor is filled with smoke, all or a portion of the standpipe stretch will have to be laid on the floor below the fire. This can be problematic in buildings that have small landings on each...
From the Firehouse to the Fire Floor: Critical Initial Assignments in a High-Rise Firefight
An online training event Fire Engineering Date: April 8, 2021 1 PM EDT / 12 PM CDT / 10 AM PDT / 5 PM GMT Duration: 1 Hour. CEU: A certificate of attendance will be offered. Fighting fires in high-rise buildings is dangerous and labor intensive; thus, incident...
Getting Familiar with Standpipe Systems
Training with Paul Dansbach Fire Engineering Paul Dansbach looks at some of the details on a typical building standpipe system, including a combination sprinkler-standpipe riser, control valves, a pressure regulating device, and roof manifold....
One Meridian Plaza Fire
A Building Construction Awareness Project Fire Engineering In this Building Construction Awareness Project presentation, the panel speaks with Charles Jennings about the One Meridian Plaza fire in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This high-rise fire February...
Standpipes 101, Part 5: Standpipe Outlet Connections in High-Rise Buildings
Exceptions to the rule are rare By Clay Magee | Fire Engineering There is no “never” and “always” in the world of firefighting, but there are some pretty hard and fast rules, one of them being the location of standpipe hose connections in high-rise...
Fire at NYC’s Mount Sinai Hospital
Fire on the 27th floor FDNY Response Videos ©FDNY Response Videos 2020 Location: 1450 Madison Ave off 99th street. 4&2 Response for the hospital. Fire in the 27th floor Elevator Machine room Fire knocked down with the house line. One line stretched...
Standpipes 101, Part 4: A Beginner’s Guide to Standpipe Firefighting
Often oversimplified but in fact very complex By Clay Magee | Fire Engineering The first three parts to this series dealt mostly with issues for attack crews. However, standpipe systems are not just complicated on the attack end. They are also complex...
Glenside, PA: High-Rise Ops
How one department trains for high-rise firefighting Glenside Fire Company Kevin explaining the thinking and actions behind a driver/operator's duties on a high rise operation while Jack performs them. The pump operator always has one of the most...
Hallway Hose Stretch
Minimize your exposure to the flow path Fire Engineering Lieutenant Ray McCormack of the Fire Department of New York discusses a method for stretching out a hoseline from a standpipe to minimize firefighters' exposure to the flow path and make your fire...