Devoe Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. FDNY battled a ferocious 4th Alarm fire on Thanksgiving. At this time no injuries have been reported and the FDNY Marshals will determine the cause of the fire.
THE LAST THING—any builder or anyone other than a Firefighter thinks about is a FIREFIGHTER. This is prime shit construction from “Bob The Builder” who’s endangering the occupants. And us. #firefighter training never stops. @TheSecretList@IAFC_SHS
The Evolution of the Halligan Tool, this tool is used by firefighters everyday for forcible entry & on almost every call. The tool was designed by and named after a New York City Fire Department (FDNY) First Deputy Chief Hugh Halligan in 1948.

#DCsBravest train 7 days a week. Today Engine 29 from Palisades was at our Training Academy participating in a save your own drill. Every day is a training day.
Brick Veneer isn’t necessarily a new concept, and doesn’t just appear on wood frame buildings. Here you can see a legacy type 3 (built in 1901) wrapped with a brick veneer.
The first clue was the lack of header course.
Approx 7:25am #PGFD Tower Truck 833 from @Kentland33 was responding to a call when the driver noticed a fire in the engine compartment. The driver stopped the truck at Ritchie Marlboro Rd & Hampton Park Dr & the crew evacuated the vehicle before fire extended into cabin area.
Throwback SE fire. Perfect example of a balloon frame house & fire in the void area. Open up all floors, a basement fire might be in the attic as well on arrival
Terence S. Hatton
Captain
Fire Department City of New York
New York
Age: 41
Year of Death: 2001
Terence S. Hatton‚ 41‚ captain‚ FDNY‚ Rescue 1. A twenty year veteran‚ he was decorated many times. As a FEMA task force leader‚ Hatton was deployed after the Oklahoma City
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