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On this #ThrowbackThursday, we’re catching up with retired #Engine217 #Firefighter James Tempro, a @usairforce veteran who spent 32 years serving the #FDNY with distinction. In 1969, he also made history in our Department when he was awarded the highest honor for bravery at FDNY Medal Day.
Read more about this hero at www.joinfdny.com/Tempro.
Posted @withregram • @fdny “When we arrived we confirmed that we had two workers hanging from their safety lines. The first two units, #Engine74 and #Ladder25, got access to the two workers and were able to put their life-saving ropes on both of the workers in order to provide another means of safety for them. Once that happened, we were able to take one worker in through the window. The other worker was away from the scaffold up on one of the ledges, and #Rescue1 had to lower one of their members over the edge of the building from the roof, attach their safety line to the worker, pull them up, take them off of their safety line, and get them into the window. It was a very good operation by all three units. It showed a lot of teamwork. Both workers were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. We had a very successful outcome,” says #FDNY Deputy Chief John Schof, #Division3, from the scene at West 78th and Broadway in Manhattan where FDNY members performed a high-angle rescue after a portable scaffold failed. FDNY Firefighter Andrew Dinkel, Rescue 1, says, “Engine 74 and Ladder 25 did an unbelievable job securing the victims in the window areas where they were initially trapped. The companies were also able to get one of the victims to safety. The other victim happened to be hung up on their tether, so our company went into operation on the roof. We were able to find anchor points up there to get a lowering operation into play. It worked out really well. This is something we do all the time as far as drilling and training is concerned. The only reason why any one of us gets to work with confidence is because of the professionalism of the Firefighters we get to work with every day.” (scene photos credit: @nycemergencymanagement)
Posted @withregram • @fdny #FDNY Chief of EMS Operations Lillian Bonsignore remembered those who made the Supreme Sacrifice on September 11th, and shared lessons learned, with Probationary EMTs earlier today at the FDNY EMS Academy at Fort Totten in Queens. Afterwards, Chief Bonsignore visited members at #Station57 in Brooklyn, where Lieutenant Ricardo Quinn served. Lt. Quinn and Paramedic Carlos Lillo, of #Station49, were two members from the FDNY Bureau of EMS who were among the 343 to make the Supreme Sacrifice on September 11, 2001. #NeverForget
Posted @withregram • @fdny #FDNY honors the 343 FDNY members who made the Supreme Sacrifice on September 11th. Four members killed that day responded from FDNY HQ, First Deputy Commissioner William Feehan, Chief of Department Peter Ganci, Assistant Chief Gerard Barbara, and Assistant Chief Donald Burns. Their families gathered with FDNY members at a ceremony at FDNY Headquarters in Brooklyn. Commissioner Feehan was a 42-year FDNY veteran. He was appointed to FDNY in 1959, assigned to Ladder 3 in Manhattan. Chief Feehan served as the highest ranking uniformed officer, Chief of Department, in 1991 and as Fire Commissioner from 1993-1994. Chief Ganci, a 33-year veteran, was the highest-ranking uniformed FDNY member killed on Sept 11th. His career began in 1968 at Engine 92 in the Bronx. He held every uniformed rank and was well-known for his tremendous leadership. He received numerous citations for bravery, including a Medal in 1982 for rescuing a child from an apartment fire. He had a deep love for the Department, which was clear in his words to new classes of Probationary Firefighters at each graduation ceremony, telling them, “When someone asks you what you do for a living, you can tell them, ‘I’m a New York City Firefighter. It doesn’t get any better than that.’” Chief Barbara was a 31-year veteran and began his career at Engine 91 in Manhattan. He worked in all 5 boroughs in his extraordinary career. In 1981, Chief Barbara was awarded a Medal for rescuing 2 people from a Brooklyn fire. As Asst Chief of Fire Prevention, he championed for stronger codes and enforcement. On Sept 11th, Chief Barbara was a City-Wide Tour Commander and led the Department’s rescue effort in the South Tower. Chief Burns was a 40-year veteran and began his career at Ladder 123 in Brooklyn in 1961. He was cited 5 times for bravery and spent extensive time working in FDNY Planning, Research, Training, and Operations. Chief Burns was the commander of Tower 1 during the FDNY’s response to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. On Sept 11th, he had set up a command post inside the South Tower just minutes before it collapsed. #NeverForget
Posted @withregram • @fdny #FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro, Chief of Department John Sudnik, First Deputy Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, and FDNY members remember those who made the Supreme Sacrifice 19 years ago today at the @911memorial 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony #NeverForget
Posted @withregram • @fdny #FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro and Chief of Department John Sudnik honor those who made the Supreme Sacrifice 19 years ago by laying a wreath at the Firemen's Memorial in Riverside Park #NeverForget
Shout out to the 21 Youth Workforce Development (YWD) members who are training to become New York State certified Emergency Medical Technicians in our Youth Summer EMS Academy (SEMSA) at #FortTotten. This latest group includes alums from our Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety and our Exploring Program. Keep up the great work!
Our youth outreach initiatives are largely funded by the @fdnyfoundation, the official not-for-profit for the New York City Fire Department. Learn more about our YWD alumni and their exceptional work in our Department at www.joinfdny.com/youth.
Posted @withregram • @fdny “In normal times, we would have been honored to have all of you with us today. But tragically, this has been a year like no other, as we have all dealt with this ongoing pandemic. Our FDNY family has suffered great loss, but we have also persevered, never wavering in our mission to respond to calls for help from those we serve, no matter the grave dangers our members faced. Outside this room, we would have had a crowd of hundreds – you would have been surrounded by a loving, supportive group of Firefighters, EMTs, Paramedics, Fire Marshals, Fire Inspectors, and civilian staff – all one FDNY family together for each other, as always...But know that while we are not physically together in this space, each and every one of you is in our hearts. We are with you, we will always be with you, and you and your loved one will never be forgotten,” said #FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro at today’s ceremony at which 27 names were added to the World Trade Center Memorial Wall. “This memorial was first built in 2011, and this year, due to the growing number of those lost, we were forced to expand this wall, to ensure there was room to honor all those who gave their lives. But they are not simply names on a wall. They are brave individuals, who swore oaths to protect others. They are our friends and colleagues, who we have watched courageously battle against cancer and other illnesses, difficult battles that are rarely won. They have ultimately succumbed to the illnesses they acquired because they never hesitated to run into trouble to help others. We have seen retired members – those who worked so hard to help so many throughout their careers – we have seen them gone before they could enjoy their well-deserved years with their families. We as a Department have emphatically said that as long as there is an FDNY, we will always remember those who have given their lives in service to our great city. We have honored that promise to them and to their families. And today, we renew that promise to the families of 27 beloved, brave members of the FDNY.”
View the full ceremony at Facebook.com/FDNY #NeverForget
Posted @withregram • @fdny “Dennis joined the FDNY in 1965 and retired 38 years later in 2003, as Battalion Chief of #Battalion18. Dennis always wanted to be a Firefighter and he enjoyed working with his fellow Firefighters. After working and studying very hard, Dennis achieved his goal of becoming Chief, and was going to retire the year of 9/11, but stayed on due to the loss of manpower. He felt they needed all the knowledge he acquired through his years on the job. Dennis said the FDNY always worked as a unit, concerned about their members, but moreover, the safety of the city and the people who resided in it. He always said, what makes a Firefighter unique, is they went into danger when people were fleeing and helped people without thinking of themselves. He spoke of the FDNY as a family and they certainly treated him as a brother throughout his life, and specifically during his illness. They were there whenever we needed them and his last thoughts were of his family and the FDNY. If he was still alive he would say, keep safe and God bless,” says Patricia Moynihan, wife of #FDNY Battalion Chief Dennis J. Moynihan, whose name is one of 27 that will be added today to the World Trade Center Memorial Wall at FDNY headquarters, which honors those who have died of illness related to their work in the World Trade Center rescue and recovery efforts. To date, more than 226 FDNY members have died of World Trade Center related illnesses.
Join us for the virtual ceremony at 4 pm EST today, September 9, at Facebook.com/FDNY
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