From May to October, the FDNY puts more of its marine units out on patrol to keep you safe. This long holiday weekend, it’s back to the beach for millions of New Yorkers. The FDNY would like to remind you of some important precautions to take, especially out on the water. Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh met up with Marine Battalion Chief Richard Ferro to get his top safety tips. | New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

This past Tuesday, members of FDNY’s Rescue Operations, HazMat Operations, the Rebreather Task Force, and EMS Special Operations joined forces with the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force Marines for a Rebreather Drill in the East New York Tunnel. The drill depicted an explosion in a heavily trafficked automobile tunnel that runs parallel to a train tunnel where both entrances to the tunnel collapsed, and rescuers must gain access in order to search for and remove victims. “Things are gr