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Earlier today, FDNY members operated on scene of a 3-alarm electrical fire at 250 Park Avenue in Manhattan. One Firefighter injury was reported. The incident has been placed under control. (Photo Credit: FDNY Response Videos)
On this #FlashbackFriday, we are catching up with former Proby of the Month #Ladder108 #Firefighter Joseph Andres, who was also the valedictorian of his Proby Class in June 2014. Since being featured on #JoinFDNY seven years ago, he has become a #FDNY Medal Day recipient, chauffeur and a husband.
"I've loved this job since the first day I joined and I think you grow to love the job more as you continue to work here," he explained. "At first, you’re looking on and seeing how great this job can be and you're happy to be welcomed into it. Now after some years, I’ve become a part of something bigger than myself. I've grown to love the people I work with as my family and it's just an amazing experience."
In 2016, Andres was awarded the Emily Trevor/Mary B. Warren Medal at FDNY Medal Day for his determination and courage during a lifesaving roof rope rescue in 2015. Today, he uses his experience to help guide Firefighter Candidates in the Firefighter Candidate Mentorship Program.
“It's a great program and although it’s tough going through the challenges with this pandemic, it's nice to still be available to my mentees and encourage them to keep going. I always try to check in with them, see how they are doing, answer any questions they have, and help keep them motivated," he added.
If you missed it, you can read about his heroic rescue at on.nyc.gov/3rZ7ynI. Learn more about our members today at www.joinfdny.com/news. #FFCMP #FBF
Posted @withregram • @fdny “Two years ago, today, our Department, our city, and our country lost a true hero. It was not safe for us to meet in this manner one year ago as New York City was the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in our country. Our members were risking their lives on every call responding to fires and medical emergencies, and not knowing who had the virus, and who would be infected next. But today shows that no passage of time will ever remove Christopher from our memory. Here we are, one year later, and together, our Department pays tribute to this extraordinary man who gave his life for his country. Chris will always be remembered for his bravery, for all he did to save others every day, of his outstanding career, and for how he protected and defended our country,” said #FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro at today’s plaque dedication ceremony for Firefighter Christopher A. Slutman, a 15-year veteran of the Department who died on April 8, 2019 as a result of injuries sustained while on active duty in Afghanistan, while serving in the @marines. FDNY members joined the family of Firefighter Slutman for the socially-distanced ceremony in the quarters of #Engine46 and #Ladder27 in the Bronx where he bravely served. Mrs. Shannon Slutman, Firefighter Slutman’s wife, said, “The girls and I would not be here today, we would not be as strong as we are today if it wasn’t for all of you. If it wasn’t for the Family Assistance Unit, the Ceremonial Unit. You walked in on our worst day and took away some of the crisis, some of the worry. The FDNY has been with us every step of the way and we are so blessed to have not one, but two firehouses who have our back. I’m not sure what we would do without #Engine60 #Ladder17 and Engine 46 Ladder 27 because you guys have been our backbone through this whole thing and we love you dearly. Chris was attracted to excellence, because he was excellence. He always wanted to be around the best of the best, because he was always striving to be better. Thank you for remembering Chris and thank you for making who he was part of who you are.” View the full ceremony at bit.ly/FFSlutmanPlaque
Posted @withregram • @fdny Posted @withregram • @nycmayor Christopher Slutman loved being an @FDNY firefighter. He also dedicated his life to protecting his country as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Marines. He gave his life serving our city and country overseas, but his memory will live on at Engine 46/Ladder 27 in the Bronx.
Posted @withregram • @fdny Posted @withregram • @nycmayorsoffice “Renowned as a firefighter, a veteran who showed everyone the right way to do things and could have rested on his laurels easily, but he kept asking: what else can I do?”
— @NYCMayor honoring @FDNY Firefighter Christopher Slutman in the Bronx
Posted @withregram • @fdny On Wednesday, April 7, #FDNY First Deputy Commissioner Laura Kavanagh visited the Flushing @qplnyc vaccine site, run by the FDNY Incident Management Team, along with Deputy Mayor Melanie Hartzog and the CEO of Queens Public Library Dennis Walcott. To date, @fdnyimt has vaccinated 82,338 people at all of their locations and 5,979 individuals at this particular Queens Library location. The @fdnyphoenixsociety is also available to help New Yorkers with any translation needs they may have.
Posted @withregram • @fdny Posted @withregram • @fdnypro Today, we are sad to share news of the death of Janet Kimmerly, the longtime Editor of WNYF, Chief Vincent Dunn's “Battlespace” trilogy, “Firefighting with FDNY Chief Ronald R. Spadafora,” annual Medal Day Books, and countless other #FDNY publications over the past 23 years. She was also a former firefighter with Protection Engine Co. No. 1 in her native Port Washington, NY, serving for 32 years. In the Fall 2020 issue of WNYF, she wrote a farewell message that read in part, "the FDNY and its members will always have a place in my heart. Please stay safe and healthy. Thank you for a grand ride; it has been a privilege and an honor to serve the FDNY."
Posted @withregram • @fdny On Monday, April 5, #FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro appointed Daniel E. Flynn to Chief Fire Marshal of the FDNY Bureau of Fire Investigation (BFI) at FDNY Headquarters in Brooklyn. In this newly appointed role, Chief Flynn oversees approximately 150 Fire Marshals of BFI who are responsible for investigating the cause and origin of more than 7,000 fires each year in New York City. FDNY Fire Marshals are law enforcement officers with the power to arrest those who commit arson and other crimes within New York City. Investigations by Fire Marshals provide critical information used by the Department to improve the safety of FDNY members at fires and other emergencies and provide fire causes that are used to direct fire safety education efforts for the public.
Chief Flynn joined the FDNY in 2005 and his first assignment was at Ladder Company 114 in Brooklyn. He worked there until his promotion to Fire Marshal in 2009. Five years later, he was promoted to Lieutenant and worked in the 8th Division. In November of 2016, he was promoted to Supervising Fire Marshal. Before joining FDNY, Chief Flynn served as a Police Officer for the New York City Police Department from July 1999 – May 2005.
He has received 38 total citations for resourceful investigative work from 2010 – 2018. Most notably, the recipient of the Deputy Commissioner Christine R. Godek Medal in 2012 for his efforts in uncovering a criminal conspiracy that included arson, kidnapping, assault and robbery following a 3-alarm fire on Staten Island where 10 Firefighters had been seriously injured. That long-running investigation concluded with the incarceration of four violent felony offenders.
Posted @withregram • @fdny “I think I will miss the people the most, but I am excited to spend more time with my family, my garden, and other projects I haven’t had a chance to do. I have been with the FDNY for 36 years and my extensive work with the New York Blood Center Be The Match Registry is my proudest achievement. Today, FDNY members make up New York Blood Center’s single largest group of bone marrow and stem cell donors. One of my most vivid memories is post September 11, 2001. I remember giving the NYBC a list of the 343 members that died that day to see if any of them were on the registry. Of the 343 FDNY members who died on September 11, 113 members were on the Be The Match Registry. In addition, since some members had multiple samples available, there were approximately 143 samples from FDNY members that were available for families who did not recover any remains of their loved ones post September 11. There were 17 samples given to families for member’s burial. It was an overwhelming feeling and I was so glad we were able to help in some way. I am looking forward to a new chapter of my life and I am so proud to be a part of this Department. I am proud of the work we have done,” says FDNY Director of Bureau of Health Services Mary T. McLaughlin, who retired today after 36 years in the Department. #FDNY wishes Mary a very happy and healthy retirement.
The partnership that pairs FDNY member donors with marrow and stem cell recipients, known as the Elaine Diedrich and Terry P. Farrell Memorial Donor Program, was started by retired Firefighter Mark Kwalwasser in the late 1980s. At the time, Firefighter Kwalwasser’s sister, Elaine, needed to find a life-saving bone marrow match. Unfortunately, she passed away only eleven months after being diagnosed with leukemia (CML) and while waiting for a match. Be The Match, operated by the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), connects patients with their donor match for a life-saving marrow or stem cell transplant.
To join the Be The Match Registry, go to Join.bethematch.org/NYBC.
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In celebration of #NationalSiblingsDay, join us in learning about EMT Chelsea Berry and her brother #EMT Storm Berry. Read more about these two #FDNYHS alums at http://on.nyc.gov/322yt7z.
On this #FlashbackFriday, we are catching up with former Proby of the Month #Ladder108 #Firefighter Joseph Andres, who was also the valedictorian of his Proby Class in June 2014. Read more: http://on.nyc.gov/3mA67Lp. #FBF
See more photos from today’s plaque dedication ceremony for FDNY Firefighter Christopher A. Slutman at http://bit.ly/3mE0pbu
The FDNY joined the family of Firefighter Christopher A. Slutman for a socially-distanced ceremony earlier today, during which a plaque was dedicated in his honor at #Engine46 and #Ladder27 in the Bronx. Read more: http://bit.ly/39QeL3h
Today FDNY honored Firefighter Christopher A. Slutman with a plaque dedication ceremony at #Engine46 and #Ladder27 in the Bronx. View the ceremony at http://bit.ly/FFSlutmanPlaque