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A great example of doing the job right with old sc

A great example of doing the job right with old school work ethic.

Joseph Angelini, 63, was the most veteran firefighter in the city, with 40 years on the job. He was tough and "rode the back step" like everyone else. He was assigned to Rescue 1. "If you mentioned retirement to Joey, it was like punching him," Alfred Benjamin, a firefighter at Rescue Company 1 in Manhattan who was partnered with Joseph Angelini said.

They never gave up their tools. "Think about climbing 20 stories with bunker gear, ropes, hooks, halligans and other different types of tools and somebody wants to borrow a tool -- no way," He said. "You ask them what they need done and you do it for them. You carried that tool all the way up there, so you're going to use it. If they thought they were going to need a tool, they should have carried it up. Joey Sr. always said carry your own weight. He always carried his." ＮｅｖｅｒＦｏｒｇｅｔ. #repost @fittofightfire 🇺🇸

"𝐈'𝐌 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐍".

On September 11, 2001, Peter James Ganci Jr. had 33 years with the FDNY. He was the FDNY Chief of Department, the highest ranking uniformed fire officer in the department. Immediately after the North Tower was hit at 8:46 A.M., Chief Ganci rushed from FDNY headquarters in Brooklyn, arrived at the World Trade Center in less than 10 minutes and set up a command post.

Chief Ganci and others were in the basement of the South Tower when it collapsed at 9:59 A.M., but they dug themselves out of the rubble that had caved in on them. Ganci ordered his men to set up a different command post in a safer location, further north of the buildings. However, Ganci himself returned to the buildings, coming to stand in front of 1 WTC where he was directing the rescue efforts.

Chief Ganci instructed Mayor Giuliani, the fire commissioners and others to clear the area because it was apparent the North Tower would fall. However, Ganci himself did not evacuate the area, saying, "I'm not leaving my men", and remained at that location with William Feehan, first deputy commissioner of the FDNY.

Chief and Deputy Commissioner Feehan were killed when the North Tower collapsed at 10:28 A.M. It was said that Chief would never ask anyone to do something he wouldn't do himself. It was also said the he was always right at the front lines.

Following the death of Ganci, Chief Daniel Nigro, the FDNY Chief of Operation, was appointed Chief of the Department and was higly regarded for his leadership following the deaths of 343 firefighters in the attacks.

In 2014, Nigro was appointed FDNY Fire Commissioner. Nigro, renamed the FDNY Medal of Valor, the highest honor for bravery, after Chief Ganci, the legendary Chief who is still revered by the FDNY so many years after his death. Chief Ganci’s two sons followed in his footsteps. #neverforget #repost @fittofightfire 🇺🇸

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘈𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘫𝘦𝘵-𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺. 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬. 343 𝘍𝘋𝘕𝘠 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 22 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘰. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵. #fdny #fdny343 #neverforget #neverforgotten 🇺🇸

The Santa Monica Fire Department will have an annu

The Santa Monica Fire Department will have an annual September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance. Each year, SMFD conducts a brief and solemn ceremony consistent with the International Association of Fire Chiefs recommended protocols. All five community fire stations will participate. The public, especially neighbors of our fire stations, are encouraged to attend at any of the fire stations listed below promptly at 6:45 a.m.

WHEN: Monday, September 11, 2023

WHERE:
Station 1 1337 7th Street
Station 2 222 Hollister Avenue
Station 3 1302 19th Street
Station 5 2450 Ashland Avenue
Station 7 1100 Pacific Coast Highway

Please note: Station 7 has limited public access. #wewillneverforget #santamonicafire

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