“(There were) massive amounts of smoke coming out of a window,” Gunsberger said. Her left arm was wrapped in a drape, said witness Ken Gunsberger. Video posted to Twitter showed a woman hanging from a window ledge of the apartment as the blaze raged inside. Two tenants unable to escape by the front door instead tried to go out a window. Next year Mr Brown will progress to Instructor level.The fire broke out when a lithium-ion battery attached to an e-bike exploded by the front door of a 20th-floor apartment front door, said FDNY Chief Fire Marshall Daniel Flynn. 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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