By Michael V. Cusenza
On Wednesday morning, at its 117th annual Memorial Service, the City Fire Department honored the 14 members of the FDNY who died in the past year.
Those who were honored are:
Firefighter Daniel Powers, Engine 250
EMT Frederick Whiteside, Public Safety Answering Center II
Rev. Monsignor John E. Delendick, Ladder 170
EMT Sebastian Vazquez, Station 26
Firefighter Wilkins Vega, Engine 221
EMT David Davis, Station 50
Firefighter Kamran Khan, Engine 219
Firefighter Jason Baldwin, Ladder 46
EMT Marc Jansen Bolanos, Station 26
Firefighter Deo Lall, Jr., Engine 153
Firefighter Anthony Calieno, Ladder 158
Firefighter Hugo Reyes Parada, Engine 24
Lieutenant Ryan Charkowick, Division of Training – Ropes
Supervising Fire Marshal George E. Snyder, Jr., Bureau of Fire Investigation, Special Operations Command
Whiteside and Snyder perished in the line of duty.
Photo Courtesy of FDNY
Commissioner Tucker called the 14 honorees “selfless, amazing people who gave their lives in dedication to service of our city.”
“More than 370 members have died of illness related to their time at the World Trade Center, time spent in rescue and recovery, time they gave selflessly. We know those numbers will continue to increase. The FDNY knows all about loss. Our members take this job knowing that loss is a possibility given the dangerous work they do. Today, we’re saddened by the weight of these losses,” City Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker said. “The members we honor today were all selfless, amazing people who gave their lives in dedication to service of our city. Their sworn oath to serve and protect guided their every day, and we know they lived as they worked with honor and dignity. Let us pay tribute to them. Let us honor them. We do that by honoring our traditions, by lining the streets in salute, by donning your uniforms and standing silently in respect for the families of the deceased. Be comforted in knowing that we do this every year in the same way with the same reverence.”
