Newark ship fire NTSB results

[GeoC]

NTSB reveals what caused 2023 cargo ship fire that killed 2 Newark firefighters

The NTSB report says a series of three mistakes led to the deaths of captains Wayne Brooks and Augie Acabou

abc7ny.com

lessons learned are usually the results of lives lost! Sad history of our job

 

[FFM1938]

Stevedores using slipshod practices with zero oversight or input from their bosses? Color me shocked. Nothing will change down there of course, the ILA is the ILA and they don't care if they get people hurt or killed, they just want their cut. It was like that back in the early 2000s when I was an agent, it was like that all last century and itll continue onward until automation finally croaks em.

If what the attorney is saying is true and NFD hasn't done any sort of shipboard or confined space training for their members since this tragedy they deserve to have the book thrown at them.

 

[captaindewey50267021@gm]

I will say it again the New York Port Authority should be responsible for either having their own trained Shipboard Firefighters or to Provide Training to Newark, FDNY and all the other fire department that do or may respond to ship & port fires. The FDNY firefighters in the Marine Units/Fireboats, had some training in shipboard and port firefighting. I do not know if that is still true. A few of us FDNY firefighter and fire officers were former Navy members, many of which had shipboard firefighter training. I was trained in both shipboard and aircraft firefighter skills when I was stationed at Naval Station Mayport and N.A.S Jacksonville Fla. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired.

 

[TLTruckie]

FDNY has a shipboard firefight simulator at the Rock. The Marine Battalion and many members of the Rescue Battalion have been train in ship board firefighting.

 

[captaindewey50267021@gm]

Truthfully, I now remember that there is a Shipboard Firefighting Simulator is at the Rock. I worked in Manhattan for most of my career and never had Shipboard Firefighting Training in the FDNY, Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

 

[dan]

So the shipboard simulator was built with Port Security Funds and is a regional training asset. Newark FD is part of the NJ Metro USAI region which has a fireboat TF and a very robust USAR program and a large foam program among other assets and equipment. Almost every NJ USAI Region Fire Dept. came through the simulator a few years back....except....Newark....they have a long history of doing their own thing and unfortunately 2 members paid the ultimate price.

 

[entropychaser]

Marine firefighting....better call Sal!