Thanks to their bravery, effort and ingenuity, we have someone who was saved here on Lenox Avenue. "They used their skills quickly, assessed the situation quickly, did what had to be done, bravely. "This was really a heroic rescue and shows the talent and bravery of the members of the FDNY, something that is rarely done," FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. The fire was reported Tuesday near Lenox Avenue and West 135th Street just before 1:30 p.m.įirefighters found a woman panicking at a window on the 16th floor and decided to do something they rarely do - a roof rope rescue from the 17th floor.įirefighter Brian Quinn said he stayed at the window and tried to calm her down and told her not to jump and the FDNY would come and rescue her. NEW YORK - The FDNY put a rarely used maneuver into action to save a woman who was hanging from a 16th-floor window during a high-rise fire in Manhattan. Next year Mr Brown will progress to Instructor level.Lucy Yang has the latest on a daring rope rescue performed by FDNY firefighters that saved a woman hanging from a 16th-floor high-rise. Here he had the opportunity to work on roof tops, steel structures and confined spaces as well as natural environments with all the different risks and problems these present.Ī written paper and practical exercises throughout the five days assessed the course.
This course enables personnel who already have a full range of basic skills to advance to a position where they are able to set up and supervise rope systems to solve a wide variety of rope rescues scenarios.
On conclusion of this course Mr Brown travelled to Bangor, Wales, where he attended a Rope Rescue Supervisors Course. This course will equip him with the necessary skills, knowledge and understanding required as an Initial Incident Commander at operational level. Mr Brown successfully passed his theoretical exam achieving 98.5%. There he was assessed as a decision maker across an unrivalled range of realistic operational scenarios, both in the Simulation Suite utilizing the new innovative Blue Hawk technology and practically on the Incident Ground. This course employs a blended learning approach over a six-week period, with five days spent on site at the FSC.
Last month he attended the Incident Command level one course at the Fire Service College (FSC) in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire, UK. Leading Firefighter Shane Brown has successfully completed a number of professional career courses in the UK. By Chronicle Staff Share 19th December 2016
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