FDNY Foundation joins FDNY for Queens Boroughwide Plaque Dedication Ceremony

On Wednesday, August 7th, the FDNY Foundation joined the FDNY for a Queens Boroughwide Plaque Dedication Ceremony at the Fire Academy on Randall’s Island. 16 FDNY members who we lost over the last year were remembered.

The FDNY Foundation will never forget these 16 members we have lost. We thank them for their service and sacrifice to the people and City of New York and the FDNY.

“We are here today to remember our members who are no longer with us. And while we gather today in a collective heartbreak, we are also proud to remember them, and to tell everyone about them. Their stories have become part of the fabric of the FDNY,” said First Deputy Commissioner Joseph Pfeifer.

“It is the work of these members, and all our members, day in and day out that leave a lasting impression. Their dedication to service, to helping each other, and to helping their communities is not something we will soon forget,” said Acting Chief of Department John Esposito.

The FDNY Foundation joins the FDNY in honoring the following members:

FF Michael Gebert, Engine 324
FF Gregg Lawrence, Engine 308
FF George Tripptree, Ladder 173
FF John McDonnell, Ladder 116
FF Michael Arriaga, Engine 301
Lt Michael Hance, Engine 302
Lt James Corrigan, Batt 53/E291
FF Thomas McDougall, Ladder 117
FF James Mager, Engine 293
Lt Richard Kobbe, Ladder 133
FF Michael Costa, Engine 328
EMT Kerry Burnett, Station 47
FF Thomas Anderson, Jr., Ladder 162
FF Kevin Kelly, Engine 307
FF Robert Hughes, Ladder 134
Electrician John Fiorentino, Bureau of Communications

The FDNY Foundation is honored to support this plaque dedication ceremony.

To view more photos from the ceremony, click HERE.