Press Releases / 2003

2003 Press Releases

Below are New York City Fire Department press releases for the 2003 calendar year. These releases are in reverse date order and list the date, press release number and press release title.

Date	No.	Title
12/17/03	77-03	The Fire Department recommends the following Safety Tips to help ensure a Safe and Happy Holiday Season
12/16/03	79-03	Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg And Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta Annouce The Death Of Firefighter Thomas Christopher Brick
12/11/03	356	Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta Preside Over Graduation Ceremony For 292 Probationary Firefighters
12/08/03	75-03	Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta to preside over Graduation Ceremony for 292 Probationary Firefighters
12/08/03	74-03	FDNY Ladder Company 13 and Santa Claus to pay a visit to NY Presbyterian Hospital’s Pediatric Unit and Burn Center
12/04/03	73-03	Fire Commissioner Scoppetta Increases Manning on Fire Engines
12/04/03	72-03	Members of US Navy Fighter Attack Squadron 115 to Present Engine 54,Ladder 4 and Battalion 9 With Squadron Flag and Replica F-18 Superhornet
12/01/03	71-03	FDNY STATEMENT - The following statement from the FDNY is in response to today’s article in the New York Post.
12/01/03	70-03	The Fassel Foundation to Present FDNY Counseling Services Unit with $20,000 for Use in It's Program, "Kids Connections"
11/20/03	332	Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta join City Harvest and Modell’s to Kick Off 20th Annual “Daily News’ Readers Care to Feed The Hungry of New York” Canned Food Drive
11/17/03	68-03	FDNY to Accept Stained Glass Window from British Firefighters; Window will be Unveiled at FDNY Training Academy
11/14/03	67-03	Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta to Attend Rededication Ceremony at the Brooklyn Wall Of Remembrance
11/13/03	66-03	Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta to Officiate at Promotional Ceremony for 41 members of the New York City Fire Department
11/09/03	65-03	Fire Marshals Arrest Two in Connection with Yom Kippur Fire in Brooklyn that Left Twenty Families Homeless
11/05/03	319	Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta Attend the Re-Opening of Engine 10 and Ladder 10 in Lower Manhattan
11/04/03	63-03	Mayor Michael Bloomberg Joins Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta to Celebrate the Re-Opening of Engine 10 and Ladder 10 in Manhattan
10/24/03	62-03	Firefighters and Marines Conduct Joint Bio-Chem Training Exercise
10/23/03	59-03	Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta Reminds New Yorkers to Change Their Smoke Detector Batteries as They Change Their Clocks
10/23/03	61-03	Firefighters and Marines to Conduct Joint Bio-Chem Training Exercise
10/23/03	58-03	New York City Fire Marshal to Receive Ace Adult Learner of the Year Award
10/14/03	57-03	FDNY to Conduct Operation Bio-Pod Tomorrow in Staten Island
10/08/03	56-03	Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta to Officiate at Promotional Ceremony for 38 Members of the New York City Fire Department
10/08/03	280	Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg & Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta Join Thousands at Annual FDNY Memorial Day Ceremony.
10/03/03	54-03	Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg & Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta Attend Funeral Mass for Firefighter James J. O'Shea
08/25/03		Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg & Governor George E. Pataki Cordially Invite You To the 2nd Annual Let Freedom Run, 4-Miler
08/19/03	234	Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Honors City's Workers for their Exceptional Work During the Blackout of 2003
08/12/03	227	Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta Preside at Largest "Proby" Graduation in FDNY History
08/11/03		Cingular Wireless to Donate $100,000 to FDNY and Special Olympics After Gordon's Win at Watkin's Glen
08/06/03		The Daily News Presents the 2nd Annual Steve Mercado Stickball Classic
07/21/03	42-03	Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta Attends 2nd Annual Blessing of the FDNY Marine Fleet
07/15/03	40-03	FDNY Fire Safety Education Fund Presents the 2004 Calendar of Heroes
07/14/03	39-03	FDNY Unveils 2004 Calendar of Heroes
07/03/03	36-03	New York City Fire Department Presents WTC Steel to US Marines from Camp Lejune
06/30/03	180	Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta Urge New Yorkers to have a Safe Holiday Weekend
06/24/03	32-03	Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta to Officiate at Promotional Ceremony for 76 Members of the New York City Fire Department
06/12/03	33-03	Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta to Attend Funeral Service for Captain Vernon Richard
06/06/03	31-03	Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta to attend funeral service for firefighter Michael Cammarata
06/04/03	148	Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta Honor Fire Department Heroes at First Medal Day since 9/11
06/03/03	144	Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta Open $45 Million State of the Art Facility
06/03/03	145	Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and UFA President Stephen Cassidy Announce Agreement on Engine Company Staffing
05/22/03	26-03	Members of the USS Phillippine Sea to Present FDNY Engine Company 16/ Ladder Company 7 with Memorial Plaque as a Sign of Solidarity to FDNY
05/21/03	25-03	NYC Fire Department Counseling Services Unit and the EMS Memorial Foundation Join EMT'S and Paramedics at Candleight Vigil
05/20/03	23-03	Paramedics EMT's and Firefighters Reunite with Heat Attack Victims Whose Lives They Saved
05/19/03	133	Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's Statement on the Reduction of the Closings of Fire Companies
05/12/03	17-03	NYC Fire Department and Van Wagner Communications, LLC Unveil Emergency Medical Services Week Poster
04/30/03	108	Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta Preside Over Graduation Ceremony for 260 Probationary Firefighters
03/11/03	1003	New York City Fire Department’s Terrorism Prepardness Task Force is Co-Hosting a Multi-Agency Presenation on Smallpox Vaccination Programs
02/14/03	803	NY Yacht's "Yacht Romantica"
02/04/03	35	Members of the FDNY and NYPD Represent New York City at Memorial Service in Houston for Columbia Astronauts
02/04/03	603	New York City Fire Department and New York Sports Clubs Announce Partnership
01/14/03	403	New York City Fire Department and United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service to Sign Agreement for Incident Management Training in Support of Homeland Security
01/05/03	303	Fire Lieutenant Stephen Halliday to be Released from New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center Burn Center
01/03/03	203	FDNY Chief of Department Frank P. Cruthers Accepts the Donation of Seven Emergency Response Vehicles from the “Spirit of Louisiana Project”
01/02/03	103	FDNY Chief of Department Frank P. Cruthers to Accept the Donation of Seven Emergency Response Vehicles from the “Spirit of Louisiana Project”