FF. Fred Taylor Jr, a 23 year veteran, tells when the floor of a Bayard St. building on fire collapsed from under him. Were it not for a floor joist catching his fall, Taylor would have plummeted into the basement of the building. FF Taylor suffered a tear of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his knee, requiring surgery and months of difficult rehabilitation.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This video is part of a series, New Rochelle Fire Fighters Speak of Pain, Suffering & Dangers of Fires
Fire fighters in the City of New Rochelle are releasing a video project to help educate and inform residents of the Queen City of the Sound about the unique and dangerous conditions in modern fires. The project utilizes fire safety testing results produced by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the scientific arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce and interviews with local firefighters. The initial series of seven videos are all under 3 ½ minutes and are available on Facebook/YouTube.
