Mayor Eric Adams and Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh Honor 12 Members of The Fire Department Who Have Died in The Past Year at FDNY Memorial Day

October 10, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams and Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh will honor 12 FDNY members who have died in the past year at the 116th Annual FDNY Memorial Service on Wednesday, October 11th at 11 a.m. at The Firemen’s Memorial at West 100th Street and Riverside Drive, Manhattan. The ceremony can be viewed live on the Department’s website at www.nyc.gov/FDNY or HERE. 

Those who will be honored include:

Firefighter Michael H. Gebert, Engine 324
EMS Capt. Alison Russo, Station 49*
EMS Lt. Redwin Y. Mendez, PSAC-2
Firefighter Robert W. Painter, Ladder 39
Firefighter William P. Moon II, Rescue 2*
Lt James M. Corrigan, Engine 291
Firefighter Anthony N. Mauro, Ladder 109
Firefighter Mark A. Batista, Engine 226
EMT Kerry M. Burnett, Station 47
Firefighter Timothy P. Hickey, Engine 91
Firefighter John F. Rowe, Jr., Engine 21
Firefighter John Patrick Morgan, Ladder 80

*Died in the Line of Duty

WHO: Mayor Eric Adams, Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh; Chief of Department John Hodgens; Chief of EMS Michael Fields; and families of the deceased FDNY members

WHERE: The Firemen’s Memorial, West 100th Street and Riverside Drive, Manhattan

WHEN: Wednesday, October 11th – 11 a.m.

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