Posted @withregram • @fdny On Saturday, May 15, #FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro and members attended the 100th birthday celebration for retired FDNY Lieutenant and @usarmy veteran Wilbur Hutchins. FDNY wishes Lt. Hutchins a very Happy Birthday! ...

Posted @withregram • @fdny On Saturday, May 15, the #FDNY Baseball team, @fdnyhotdogofficial, and @nypdcommaffairs joined the @boysclubny East Harlem Little League for opening day to provide a series of skill and drill training for the young athletes.  
 
The Boys Club of New York, with support from local Electeds and Empire Baseball has assisted in reviving the East Harlem Little League. This league is unique as the bulk of the volunteer coaches and umpires are First Responders. The FDNY Baseball team has provided training sessions, engaging over 200 players. The FDNY Fire Safety Education Unit was also there providing #FDNYSmart educational resources to families. ...

“I love my career because it’s extremely rewarding. People always say, ‘Thank You’ and this kind of work is self-fulfilling,” said #Station39 #Lieutenant Terence Lau, a nearly 14-year #FDNY veteran. “I feel a sense of accomplishment to have made a difference in a stranger’s life. The people that I work with here are also amazing and we’re one big family. This Department is different than other places I’ve experienced because it’s a great atmosphere to work in and there are so many options to choose from to advance your career.”  
  
Last month, Lau also joined his fellow members of the @fdnyphoenixsociety to help with community outreach at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Queens Public Library in #Flushing.  
  
“I speak Cantonese and being bilingual is great because I can help the community even more. The Flushing community has a high population of Cantonese speakers and while working at the site, I was able to help many people who didn’t speak English and provide them with information and assistance so they could get vaccinated. It's important that we continue to do what we can to help the city.” #AsianPacificAmericanHeritageMonth #APAHM ...

It's that time of year again where we join those near and far to say thank you to all of the loving, hard working, brave and selfless mothers in the #FDNY. In celebration of this special day, you also get to meet #EMS mom Captain Barbara Aziz and her daughter #EMT Sharon Aziz, as well as #Firefighter mom Kassandra Deacon and her daughter Emani.

Read more at JoinFDNY.com/MothersDay2021. #HappyMothersDay ...

On this #ThrowbackThursday, we’re catching up with former Proby of the Month #Ladder9 Firefighter Vanessa Schoening. Since being featured on Join FDNY in 2014, she has trained in fire operations, made history at a special detail for the United Nations General Assembly, competed for charity for @fdnyboxing, as well as become a mother of two. She previously served at #Engine33, which is also in her current firehouse in #Manhattan.   
   
 “I’m constantly learning something new on this job. Nothing is ever the same, it’s always something different,” she said. “Shifting to a Ladder Company brings its own challenges and different responsibilities. It’s more critical thinking involved as well as decision making, and I love it.”   
   
In September 2018, the @usairforce veteran made history by serving on a special detail in our Department’s first-ever all-women staffed Engine Company, which provided fire suppression protection during the United States General Assembly in Manhattan. Almost a year later, she also helped to raise money for @buildinghomesforheroes by competing in The Beast of the East Charity Boxing Tournament at @thegarden.   
   
“When I arrive on a scene during an emergency, people still tell me how I’m the first female Firefighter they have seen, even though it’s 2021. We have many women Firefighters here. This is a great career and you get to help the city every day,” she added. “My advice to anybody who may be interested in becoming a FDNY Firefighter is to go for it. Train like you’ve never trained before to help get ready for this job and give it your best shot.”    
   
Read more about our fire suppression career today at joinfdny.com/careers/firefighter. #TBT #MilitaryAppreciationMonth ...

"When I was five years old, I read a children’s book named ‘Ladder Company 108,’ which was about a firehouse in Brooklyn. I thought it was the coolest career and ever since then I wanted to become a New York City Firefighter,” said #Ladder25 #Firefighter Ethan Moritz, who is currently detailed to #Engine217. “I love that this job is unpredictable and it keeps me on my toes. When I go to work each day, I know it will be different and I know I will help people. It’s a good feeling knowing that I’ve made a difference and it is very fulfilling.”   
 
Moritz, who joined the FDNY in 2019, is also a @usairforce veteran. 
 
“The military and FDNY are similar when it comes to unit cohesion and being mission oriented. When there is an emergency and we arrive to the scene, we work together and have the same end goal,” he explained. “I spent more than a decade of my life serving in the military and I wanted to continue to work in a career where I’m helping others and being a part of this Department allows me to do just that.” #AsianPacificAmericanHeritageMonth #MilitaryAppreciationMonth #APAHM #InternationalFirefightersDay ...