Fire Prevention Recognition Ceremony

Fire Prevention Inspectors recognized during annual ceremony.

The FDNY paused to recognize members from the Bureau of Fire Prevention on Oct. 13 for all their work in keeping New Yorkers safe.

“The work you do is meticulous,” Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano said during the ceremony at FDNY Headquarters. “It involves long hours and lots of hard work, but it saves lives.”

Nineteen members of the unit were recognized as Inspectors of the Year, and one for Clerical Support. There were also 34 members recognized for joining the Bureau in the past year.

Dozens attended the ceremony at FDNY Headquarters.

“Each year Fire Prevention shows they are a stronger, better team than ever before,” Chief of Department Edward Kilduff said. “Your expertise is something that’s never questioned.”

Chief of Fire Prevention Thomas Jensen echoed the sentiments: “We’re all members of the FDNY team. We’re all here to protect the citizens of New York.”

Among those recognized were:

Inspector of the Year 2011
Rood Destine, DO 1
Anthony Grant, DO 3
Leroy Dyer, DO 6
Barry Parmanan, DO 7
Grigoriy Vinitskiy, DO 8
Tadjo Karim, DO 11
Arkady Mavashev, DO 12
Ian Jonas, DO 13
John Baburka, DO 14
Barrington Blake, DO 15
Manuel Costales, Bulk Fuel Safety Unit
Philip Pulisciano, Construction, Demolition and Abatement Unit
Keith Cordero, Field Public Communication Unit
Glenn Wimmer, Fire Alarm Inspection Unit
Roman Sosonkin, Laboratory Unit
Eli Smith, Public Safety Unit
Fred Prokipchuk, Rangehood
Rasim Pelinku, Suppression
Robert Tennenhauser, Technology Management

Clerical Recognition
Ligia Veras, Clerical Support

Fire Protection Inspector Class, January 24, 2011
Tanvir Ahmed
Omolade Ayodele
Michael Berolatti
Manny Calderon
Yadira Gonzalez
Lysden Joseph, Jr.
Ari Kayserian
Andrew Oyemi
Jaime Pavia
Mohammad Rahman
Ian Sampson
Gerardo Saenz
Gabriel Sylvester
Anthony Vails
Breno Zimerer

Fire Protection Inspector Class, June 6, 2011
Christopher Allen
Richard Blake
Michael Cruz
Michael Franco
Bean Frazer
Sergiy Glyantsev
Antonio James
Nurudeen Kalejaiye
Gerard Kiki
Philip Klipper
Tomasz Korbas
Aaron Martin
Steven Maurelli
Glenn Mendez
Grace Olabisi
Mizanur Rahman
Vincent Sarfo
Vladimir Shaykevich
Shah Zaman