***MEDIA ADVISORY***

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR FIREFIGHTER
ROBERT BEDDIA OF ENGINE COMPANY 24

Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta will join family, friends and Fire Department members in paying their final respects to Firefighter Robert Beddia of Engine Company 24.  Firefighter Beddia, 53, was fatally injured while operating at a seven-alarm fire in the Deutsche Bank Building in Manhattan on August 18. He was transported to NY Downtown Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Firefighter Beddia was appointed to the FDNY on October 24, 1983.

Visitation

Where:            Harmon Funeral Home
                       571 Forest Avenue
                       Staten Island, NY 10310

When:             Wednesday, August 22 and Thursday, August 23
                       2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Procession and Funeral Mass

Where:            St. Patrick’s Cathedral
                       460 Madison Avenue
                       New York, NY 10022

When:             Friday, August 24 at 9:45 a.m.

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