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Posted @withregram • @fdny Log on to learn about fire safety! The FDNY’s Open House will be held virtually starting on October 14th at 11:00am. Take a virtual tour with FDNY members, learn valuable lifesaving tips, and hear about exciting FDNY careers. Scan QR code, click the LINK IN BIO or go to fdnysmart.org/openhouse
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Throughout the Fire Cadet Program, our Cadets participate in work rotations in the various bureaus that encompass the #FDNY. These rotations help ensure the Cadets become familiar with all operations of the Department, to better prepare them as future first responders.
For #HispanicHeritageMonth, join us in learning more about three Fire Cadets who have completed their first work rotations. Hear how their cultural upbringing influenced them to jumpstart their careers with the FDNY.
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Posted @withregram • @fdny FDNY OPEN HOUSES CANCELED Due to the situation in the Middle East, New York City is expecting an increase in protest activity.
FDNY’s priority is effectively serving the public. Large protests may impede response, which can increase response times.
In an abundance of caution, we are moving our Open Houses event this weekend online to ensure the premium response availability of our units.
Virtual Open Houses will be online beginning Saturday October 14 at 11:00am. FDNY is committed to giving New Yorkers options for learning about fire safety. Visit FDNYSmart.org for our Virtual Open House and more information.
Posted @withregram • @fdny In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re highlighting Luis Martinez, Chief of Staff to Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh. Prior to his appointment, he was a lieutenant with the NYPD. There, he spent 18 years in various roles, including Patrol, Counterterrorism, and working as a senior policy advisor. He says that pedigree has made the FDNY an unlikely home for him, but one he loves just the same.
“I see myself as a public servant. I don’t draw distinctions between agencies that do tremendous things. The NYPD does a very specific part of public safety, but so does the FDNY,” said Martinez. “I am here with 100% commitment to the members in the field, and that’s what matters to me. I want to keep our members safe. And anything I can do to contribute to that to me is a tremendous honor.”
As Chief of Staff, Martinez acts as the Fire Commissioner’s advisor on policy matters, strategic initiatives, and the goals of the Department. He is the liaison between the FDNY and City Hall, and he ensures objectives are aligned. The son of Dominican parents, he says public service is the shared mission of his family. Martinez’s father worked for the NYC Transit Authority for 30 years.
“Service is just part of where I come from. I think there is no better work than being able to help a citizen, someone you don’t even know,” said Martinez.
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Posted @withregram • @fdny Each October FDNY members, families, and friends gather at the Firemen’s Monument in Riverside Park in Manhattan to remember the members we lost over the past year. This year 12 members were honored, including two who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty.
Posted @withregram • @fdny At the 116th Annual FDNY Memorial Service, family and friends joined @nycmayor and elected officials by the Firemen’s Memorial to pay tribute to 12 FDNY members who have died in the past year, two in the line of duty.
“The memorial here on Riverside Drive has been in place since 1913. It has drawn millions of visitors since, inviting those who stand before it to take in its greatness, and appreciate what it represents: the duty and sacrifice and honor of the men and women it embodies. It is also a tribute to resilience, to a department who recovers from unimaginable loss, who rises when others are down, who serves a city in its toughest times,” said Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh. “The work of the FDNY is critical to our city. It saves countless lives; it changes countless lives. Our members wear their uniforms with pride, and they work every day to honor the memory of those who came before them.”
On October 6, the #FDNYYouth Fall #EMS Academy visited the 9/11 Memorial and participated in their annual Spirit Run. This group of 23 FDNY Youth are currently training to become New York State Certified EMTs.
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The FDNY wants you to have a 🦃🥧 festive & safe holiday! We want to remind you that more home fires caused by cooking occur on #Thanksgiving than on any other day of the year. The day before Thanksgiving is a close third. Go to https://on.nyc.gov/47fOiHJ for safety tips.
Congratulations to the 80 Paramedics who were promoted from EMT. They have undergone additional months of rigorous training in anatomy, physiology, pharmacology as well as many additional lifesaving skills to prepare them to help critically injured patients.
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Tomorrow is the last day to file for the @nycdcas civil service exam for #EMT and #EMSTrainee. Don’t miss out on this great career opportunity. Take the first step to join #FDNYEMS today by visiting http://JoinFDNY.com/EMSFiling2023. #MondayMotivation
EMT Whiteside, 43, was a Brooklyn resident. He is survived by his daughter, mother, and brother. To donate to the EMT Frederick D. Whiteside Children’s Scholarship Fund, visit . Under Fund, select “EMT Frederick D. Whiteside Children’s Scholarship Fund.
Today, FDNY members saluted EMT Frederick D. Whiteside at his dignified transfer. On Friday, EMT Whiteside was working in EMS Dispatch when he suffered a cardiac arrest. EMT Whiteside is the 1160th member of the FDNY to make the Supreme Sacrifice.
He had spent more than half his life serving and saving others as a member of the FDNY, in the field and then in dispatch. His colleagues spoke about his love of family, of becoming a dad, of his special bond with his mother and the bonds he created at the FDNY.
This morning, FDNY members at PSAC 2 honored EMT Frederick Whiteside by hanging up purple and black bunting. A 22-year veteran of the FDNY, EMT Whiteside had been working there as a part of EMS Dispatch since 2019. On Friday, he suffered cardiac arrest while working.
“Our hearts are heavy over the loss of EMT Whiteside. With more than 2 decades of service to the FDNY, he was a dedicated public servant and front-line worker. We are saddened by his sudden passing and join his family and friends in mourning his loss,” said @FDNYFC
The FDNY is mourning the loss of EMT Frederick Whiteside, a 22-year veteran of the Department. Whiteside suffered a cardiac arrest while working at a NYC 911 Dispatch Center in the Bronx today.