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Joseph W. Pfeifer (born 1956) [1] is a retired American firefighter who served with the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). Pfeifer served as First Deputy Commissioner of the FDNY from February 2023 until September 2024, and as Acting Fire Commissioner of the FDNY in August 2024. Prior to his civilian work in the FDNY, Pfeifer was an ...
As a result, a new Board of Fire Commissioners was created and the original name of the Fire Department City of New York (FDNY) was reinstated. Battalion Chief John J. Bresnan (left) answering a call in 1887. While leading men into a building fire in 1894, Bresnan became trapped and suffocated when a roof collapsed.
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John J. McElligott: January 18, 1934 – February 23, 1940: Resigned during a corruption scandal before completing his term. [82] 13: Elmer Mustard: February 23, 1940 – February 26, 1940 (acting) Acting New York City Fire Commissioner during a corruption scandal. [83] [84] John J. McElligott: February 26, 1940 – May 8, 1941: Second non ...
President Biden will present the Medal of Valor Friday to two FDNY heroes who saved New Yorkers from raging fires. AFP via Getty Images Firefighter Brendan Gaffney is set to receive the nation’s ...
The younger Gambino, who was 20 at the time, is one of more than 75 sons and daughters of the 343 FDNY members lost on 9/11 — or later succumbed to Ground Zero-related diseases — who went on ...
The 23rd Street Fire was an incident that took place in the Flatiron District neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, on October 17, 1966.A group of firefighters from the New York City Fire Department responding to a fire at 7 East 22nd Street entered a building at 6 East 23rd Street as part of an effort to fight the fire.