#458 DEBRIEF: When Smoke Took the Building - Twin Parks High Rise, Bronx, New York, January 2022

In this incident debrief, we break down the 2022 Twin Parks high-rise fire in the Bronx, where a single apartment fire escalated into a mass casualty event that claimed 17 lives, all due to smoke inhalation. This episode explores how the failure of compartmentation, open doors, and an unprotected stairwell allowed smoke to spread rapidly throughout the building, turning a place of safety into a hazard. Through a structured timeline and evidence-based analysis, we examine the fire dynamics, building design, and human factors that shaped the outcome, while challenging firefighters to think differently about smoke movement, stairwell protection, and their role in influencing conditions on arrival. Access all episodes, documents, GIVEAWAYS & debriefs HERE Join me at Blue Light Show in London in July Podcast Apparel, Hoodies, Flags, Mugs HERE Please check out our Partners supporting this episode are William Wood Watches - Discount code FFPODCAST gives the user 10% off full range on website FIRST TACTICAL- tactical gear for elite operators GORE-TEX Professional Clothing MSA The Safety Company JAFCO IDEX FIRE & EVACUATION SERVICE LTD Send us Fan Mail Support the show ***The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. Our partners are not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.*** Please support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon Crew Send us Fan Mail Support the show ***The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. Our partners are not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.*** Please support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon Crew

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#458 DEBRIEF: When Smoke Took the Building - Twin Parks High Rise, Bronx, New York, January 2022 is an episode from The Firefighters Podcast by Pete Wakefield.

This episode is 16:43 long.

This episode was published on Mar 26, 2026.

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