Watch as Firefighter Mark Heingartner explains how FDNY members performed a roof-rope rescue to save an individual from a fire yesterday in Harlem. Read more about the heroic rescue at: on.nyc.gov/3bpoRaY | New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

NY-TF1 is one of 28 Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces nationwide, made up of FDNY Special Operations Command personnel and members of the NYPD Emergency Service Unit. Last week, the team carried out a full-scale mobilization drill simulating a Category 4 hurricane striking Fire Island, a barrier island located off Long Island’s southern coast. | New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

Members of FDNY’s elite Special Operations are required to obtain their certifications in Advanced Scuba Diver, Municipal Rescue Diver, and Open Water Diver upon joining a rescue company. “This is probably the most common thing we do next to fires, is any kind of water emergency. It's a city surrounded by water with millions of people here. We are in the water a lot,” said Firefighter Cameron Peek. “Here in New York City, we have witnessed it all, which is why we have the highest standards for m