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***ALUMNI LUNCHEON - JUNE 12th 2008***

GREG FORSYTH PASSES AWAY

4/29/2008 - With regret the members of El Barrio's Bravest announce the death of former member Greg Forsyth. Funeral information is as follows:

CASEY'S FUNERAL HOME

718-447-4242

350 SLOSSON AVENUE, STATEN ISLAND, NY

SATURDAY MAY 3, 2 - 4 PM & 7 - 9 PM

SUNDAY MAY4, 2 - 4 PM & 7 - 9 PM

A MASS WILL BE HELD MONDAY MAY 5th , 10AM @ SAINT RITA'S CHURCH

AWARDS FOR E53 / L43

4/11/2008 - The New York City Fire Department Board of Merit has given the following awards to members of El Barrio's Bravest.

FF Steve McAnulty L-43, Service Rating "A" for actions at Box 1277 on December 24, 2007.

LT Gregory Prial, FF Michael Kennedy, FF Patrick Carr, FF Kevin Gallagher, FF Steve McAnulty, and FF Aswad Hutchins       E53 for actions at Box 1277.

FF Todd Fredrickson L-43, Unit Citation while detailed to L-16 on October 18, 2007.

LT. MICHAEL MURPHY MEMORIAL FUND

2/12/2008 - A memorial fund has been established to erect a monument that represents what Murph was most proud of and that was being a Navy Seal. Please visit www.murphymemorialfund.com . The monument is to be unveiled on Memorial Day May 26th, 2008 on the corner of Ocean Avenue and Baker Street in Patchogue’s Memorial Park at the conclusion of Patchogue’s Memorial Day Parade. We hope all will attend and help celebrate the life of  Murph and the actions of a hero.

E53 / L43 RUN THIRD ALARM ON UPPER EAST SIDE

2/7/2008 - Shortly after 0500 hours the Box 1033 was sounded for the corner of East 72nd St. and 3rd Avenue for a reported fire in a stationary store. This is normally a Third Alarm Box for E53 and L43 however Ladder 43 was assigned as 1st due truck with Engine 53 2nd due Engine because of an All Hands fire in a high rise on the west side that had been transmitted just prior to this job. 43 Truck arrived 1st due and found heavy fire in the store on the first floor of a 35 story residential hi rise building. This job went to a Third Alarm.

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LADDER 43 MEMBER RECEIVES AWARD

1/30/2008 - The New York City Fire Department Board of Merit has awarded FF Scott Coyne of  Ladder 43 a Service Rating "A" for the rescue of a woman at Box 1273 on February 24, 2007. Congratulations Scott!

43 TRUCK HONORED AS DAILY NEWS HERO OF THE MONTH

1/30/2008 - The members of El Barrio's Bravest were honored as Hero of the Month at a luncheon today held by The Daily News. This honor was bestowed upon the members for their actions at Box 1277 on December 24, 2007 where Engine 53 and Ladder 43 worked together to save 5 people from their burning apartment. Click HERE to read the full story. 

 IT PAYS TO RIDE TO 1800 FOR ENG 53'S NEW PROBIE SENISE

1/23/2008 - The time was 1758, when the tone alarm crackled and teleprinter spit out the address for Box 1188. Assigning Eng 53 3rd due and Lad 43  2nd due truck for a reported  fire at the address 180 York Ave. As 53 and 43 took up from a small electrical fire on York Ave, they were ordered  by the Manhattan Fire Dispatcher to respond  1st due to a reported fire in the Verizon store on 86 St. As  the companies were responding  the dispatcher  was advising units of numerous calls for a fire on E. 86 St. and 3rd Ave. Battalion 10 arrived and transmitted a 10-75 for a fire in a commercial building. This fire was held to an all hands assignment.

1ST TOUR FOR PROBIE GARDENER IN LADDER 43

1/21/2008 -  As his first tour as a member of Ladder 43 was starting to wind down Probationary Fireman Gardener and the members of Ladder 43 were ordered to fill out a 3rd alarm assignment for box 1358, for a fire in a tenement at the address 269 W 113 St  between Powell Blvd. and Douglass Blvd.  As the company arrived they saw visible fire on floors 2 thru 5 and thru the roof.  PFF Gardener put his Stanford and Yale education to use as he was introduced to the task of opening up ceilings and walls.   This fire went to a fourth alarm with many additional special called .

NICE STOP AT 2012 2ND AVE.

1/19/2008 -  Just before 3am the tone alarm sounded for box 1289 reporting smoke in the area of 1st Ave and E 103 St.  E 53 and L43 responding 1st due quickly found the source of the smoke as they turned onto 2nd Ave.  As a 10-75 was transmitted members realized they had the top floor of an old law tenement on fire. Ladder 43's outside team ( Jerry Dietz, Jim Mcentee, and Mike Donovan) made a quick roof cut and advised the chief they had heavy fire in the cockloft with extension into a 2nd apartment.  Engine 53 did a great job stretching and overcoming a burst length after the line was in operation, giving Ralph Corsini the water he needed at the nozzle to knock the fire in short order.

NICE WORK AS DALE SCOTT HAD ALL HANDS FULL ON HIS 1ST RUN AS A NEW CHAUFFER

1/17/2008 - Capt Hagan assigned Dale Scott as the Chauffer for L43 on his first tour back from chauffer school. All seemed quiet in the Barrio as BC Kelty gave a drill in the kitchen, until 2000 when the tone alarm sounded assigning Engine 53 (2nd due) and Ladder 43 (1st due) to box 1318  reporting the address 2109 1st Ave. at E 108 St. for a fire. As the companies turned out they were informed by the Manhattan Fire Dispatcher of numerous calls reporting fire in a restaurant, 1st floor 2nd floor and 5th floor along with reports of people trapped.
    As the units arrived Engine 91 transmitted a 10-75  and a urgent report that fire had control of the 2nd floor hallway and stairwell in the new law tenement.   Fr. Scott knew he had his hands full with numerous people on all of the front and  fire escapes of this corner building and the outside vent reporting fire out 4 windows in the rear.
    This  fire was knocked with 2 handlines and an additional engine and 2 trucks above the all hands assignment.

EL BARRIO'S BRAVEST WELCOMES NEW PROBIES

1/17/2008 - Engine 53 and Ladder 43 would like to welcome our 3 new probies Michael C. Senise assigned to E53, Joshua J. Young also assigned to E53, and Jacob S. Gardener assigned to L43. Good Luck guys!!!!

SIGNAL 5-5-5-5

1/03/2008 - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta regretfully announced the death of Lieutenant John H. Martinson of Engine Company 249 in Brooklyn.

Lt. Martinson, 40, sustained critical injuries while battling a two-alarm fire at 1700 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn on January 3.

He was transported to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Lt. Martinson was appointed to the FDNY on May 9, 1993.

He previously served at Engine 204, Engine 80 and Ladder 23. While serving at Engine 80, he received a unit citation in 1996.

He was promoted to lieutenant in December 2002 and assigned to Engine 249 in March 2006.

A resident of Staten Island, Lt. Martinson is survived by his wife, Jessica, and 1-year-old son, John Patrick.

Lt. Martinson is the 1,138th member of the New York City Fire Department to make the Supreme Sacrifice in the Department's 144-year history.

RETIRED L43 MEMBER SAVES MOTHER

12/25/2007 - On Christmas morning, retired L43 member Danny Manning was visiting his mother when she suddenly went into cardiac arrest. Danny was able to start CPR until the FDNY and EMS arrived. Working together they were able to regain a pulse and transport her to the hospital where she is in stable condition. Great work Danny, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

EL BARRIO'S BRAVEST GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE ON CHRISTMAS EVE


12/24/2007 - As the Christmas holiday approached, the night tour of December 23rd seemed routine for El Barrio's Bravest, closing in on a dozen runs before midnight. The Manhattan Fire Dispatchers turned out Harlem companies just before 3 am.  Engine 53 3rd due and Ladder 43 2nd due to box 1363 E 112 St and Madison Ave for a reported apartment fire.  Engine 58 and Ladder 26 transmitted a 10-75 without delay.  This fire was held to an all hands assignment  with a 10-45 victim removed.
       Moments after going back into service at 0421, the tone alarm and teleprinter once again came to life.  Box 1277 was in for the El Barrio's Bravest to respond 1st due to the reported address of 425 E 102 St. reporting fire on the 4th floor and people trapped.   As the companies pulled out of quarters and onto E 102 St the Manhattan Fire Dispatcher, advised units they had numerous addresses and reports of people trapped in apartments 3A and 3C.  Battalion 10 arrived and transmitted all hands on arrival.
      When Engine 53 and Ladder 43 arrived at 425 E. 102 St. they were met with fire out the windows on the 3rd floor and multiple people trapped. While E53 began a long stretch due to the complicated layout of the building and hydrant location, L43's Officer, Can, and Irons went to work forcing the apartment door and searching the fire apartment. The inside team found the living room fully involved, were able to crawl past the fire, and located 3 victims in the rear bedrooms. Meanwhile L43's OV and Chauffer were removing one victim out the exterior window via portable ladder and L43 Roof man was setting up for a roof rope rescue of the 5th victim. Just before he went over the side Engine 53 had the fire knocked down. The 5th victim was found to be trapped in the window glass and child safety gates and had to be extricated. Extraordinary job by both Engine 53 and Ladder 43 and the initial minimum required FDNY response of 2 engines and 1 truck. This fire was held to an all hands assignment by division 3 using the following units  Eng  53, 22, 35, 44  Lad 43, 13,   L14 Fast  Lad 22 (salvage)  Rescue 1 Sq 41 Rac 1 Bn 10, 11 Div 3  Field Comm*  Car 4D* Car 12C *
* = units assigned do to the # of fire victims

FIRST ANNUAL ENGINE vs. TRUCK FOOTBALL GAME

12/06/2007 - It was a cold day on the frozen tundra known as Thomas Jefferson Park. It is a place where Engine men become legends and Truck men try and usually fail. The birthplace of legends like John "you can't touch this" Regazzi and Jimmy "Crazy Legs" Leonard. Last Thursday on 113th St. and 1st Ave. in Spanish Harlem, after much controversy we finally had the First Annual Engine 53 vs. Ladder 43 Football Game.

It was a great day, one the Truck will not soon forget. Engine 53 was victorious with a final score of 5 to 3. Fun was had by all. New legends were being born like Mark "I can't win no matter how hard I try" Carpiniello and Dan "no hands" O'Keefe.

PHOTOS

43 TRUCKS NEW MEMBER IN THE SPOTLIGHT

12/03/2007 - Congratulations to one of 43 Trucks newest members Steve "it wasn't me" McAnulty. Steve managed to get his picture in the paper during his first tour at the firehouse. He also did a great job of "stepping up" to take the heat for another unnamed Truck Company. Keep up the good work Steve!

                                    Albert Serino                                                Steve McAnulty

43 TRUCK WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS

11/29/2007 - El Barrios Bravest would like to welcome 2 new members to 43 Truck. Steve McAnulty transfers in from Ladder 15 and Albert Serino from Engine 324. Good luck men.

MEMBERS TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON DC FOR MEDAL OF HONOR CEREMONIES TO HONOR NAVY SEAL LT. MICHAEL P. MURPHY

10/22/2007 - On Monday October 22, 2007 three members of El Barrio's Bravest were invited to attend the Congressional Medal of Honor Ceremony at the White House for Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy. On Tuesday October 23, over 50 members of Engine 53, Ladder 43 and the FDNY made the journey to attend the Hall of Heroes Medal of Honor Ceremony at the Pentagon. After the ceremony the bus was given a police escort to Walter Reed Army Medical Center where members met with wounded warriors and gave out  FDNY shirts, hats and patches that were donated by the members. The bus was then escorted  to the United States Navy Memorial in Washington DC for the Medal of Honor Flag Ceremony and reception. During the reception El Barrios Bravest presented the SEAL's from SDV Team One with a plaque in honor of their fallen teammate Lt. Mike Murphy.

     The officers and members of Engine 53 and Ladder 43, El Barrio's Bravest and the FDNY would like to extend our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the Murphy family for the privilege of attending  these ceremonies and for your sacrifice. We would also like to thank the families of all SEAL's and Army Special Operators who were lost on 28 June, 2005, it was a honor to meet you all. 

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WATCH THE CEREMONY

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