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Tag Archives: Engine Co. 217
Firefighter Neil Leavy
Neil Leavy, 34, graduated with a degree in finance and was a commodities trader in the World Trade Center for several years before he gave it up to join the FDNY. He had always wanted to be “where the action … Continue reading →
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Firefighter Steven Coakley
Steven Coakley, 36, had just finished his shift that morning when he jumped on the truck into Manhattan. Apparently he worked a lot of double shifts. It was his practice to work back-to-back as often as he could for the … Continue reading →
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Lt. Kenneth Phelan
When Lt. Kenneth Phelan, 41, was made Lieutenant in 2000, he asked to be assigned to Engine Company 217, the “Smokebusters,” in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, his father’s old house. Along with his brother, Phelan had first joined the NYPD in 1981 … Continue reading →
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