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Meet Rescue Paramedic Meagan Valicenti from Station 54 in Queens. FDNY Rescue Medics are elite paramedics with advanced training, equipped to deliver critical care in the most hazardous and challenging conditions. Let’s get to work! | New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

NY-TF1 is one of 28 Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces nationwide, made up of FDNY Special Operations Command personnel and members of the NYPD Emergency Service Unit. Last week, the team carried out a full-scale mobilization drill simulating a Category 4 hurricane striking Fire Island, a barrier island located off Long Island’s southern coast. | New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

From May to October, the FDNY puts more of its marine units out on patrol to keep you safe. This long holiday weekend, it’s back to the beach for millions of New Yorkers. The FDNY would like to remind you of some important precautions to take, especially out on the water. Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh met up with Marine Battalion Chief Richard Ferro to get his top safety tips. | New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

Marine Maintenance Divers (MMD) handle the regular upkeep and inspections of all FDNY fireboats. Beyond the routine tasks, they’re also prepared to deal with hidden, unexpected hazards that can strike from below the waterline. MMD members are trained to operate independently and help keep our boats ready for service. Let’s get to work! | New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

The FDNY’s Marine Division deploys a rapid response summer boat program starting in May and running through the end of October. The companies are spread out throughout the city in areas that aren't immediately covered by the full-time boats. Marine Company 8 is located in Great Kills Harbor on Staten Island and covers the largest area for the summer boat program. As a regional asset, Marine 8 can respond to New Jersey, in addition to responding to a call for help in New York. “Since the bridge c

WATCH: A brief documentary produced by the Fire Department of the City of New York in the aftermath, at what was then, the deadliest day in FDNY history. 12 FDNY Firefighters were killed in the line of duty on October 17, 1966, an incident that has come to be known within the Department as the “23rd Street Fire.” Visit the FDNY Facebook page on Monday, October 17, 2016, at 12:15 pm EST, to watch a live stream of the 50th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony to be held at the scene of the fire on 2

Today the FDNY remembers one of the worst tragedies in Department history, when six Firefighters were killed in a fire at a Brooklyn Waldbaum’s on August 2, 1978. Nearly 20 Firefighters were on the roof of the supermarket when the central portion gave way, plunging 12 members into the flames. Lt. James E. Cutillo of Battalion 33, Firefighter Charles S. Bouton of Ladder 156, Firefighter Harold F. Hastings of Battalion 42, Firefighter James P. McManus of Ladder 153, Firefighter William O’Connor of