FDNY High Rise Test 2008
We set up in the command vehicle
NIST Federal Program
CTV in front of test building
Hoping we have success..
FDNY Command Vehicle dedication
Peter Vegas DAD
Prepping our equipment
Inside command vehicle
Tap F3 deployed in CTV west side 2 21 08
Nomad Deployed
Prepping the bread crumbs
Wireless Hot Spot
Set up FDNY atop test site 2 21 08
FDNY CTV 2 21 08 set up
FDNY 2 21 08 TAP
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Under the eyes of Lady liberty
Step by Step plan of the day
Commish and FDNY Chief
Camera eye view
Fire Chief FDNY
Briefing on Safety
Bravest
Smoke Eaters
News Crews
Site Plan
Abandoned homes 2 21 08
Gov island Feb 2008
One of our breadcrumbs
Wireless units were deployed all over the island
Just in case
Water pressure test from atop BURN bldg
Test Site
Fortified TAP F3 Deployed East side
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Safety Checks
Last minute preparations
Fortified F3 TAP deployed central location 2 21 08
I had unrestricted access
Stairwell test bldg 2 21 08
Furnished room 6th floor burn test 2 21 08
Interior NIST Burn Test 2 21 08
High wind simulator
Getting ready to start
Back up water supply
FDNY test site 2 21 08
Just before the test begins
Test is beginning now
Command and Control
Commisg FDNY
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First room is filling with smoke
Smoke pouring through interior shafts
Fire is raging inside
Fire is out of control
High winds are fanning the flames inside
interior view going through our mesh network
Smoke pouring through bricks and window frames
Smoking seeping through the bricks
1700 degrees F in 30 seconds
Flames ripping through apartment
Water pouring into the burning apartment
White Smoke
High winds are cut off
Fire is being extinguished
Fire is out
Wireless camera
Note the smoldering embers
Peter Vegas Dad gets to see what this truck can do
Charred interior
End of a long day…
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