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Firefighter Karl Joseph

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Firefighter Karl Joseph, 25, was still a probie. He’d joined the FDNY less than a year earlier, in October 2010. He was assigned to Engine 207 in Fort Green, Brooklyn. Born in Haiti, as a child Joseph came to the … Continue reading →

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Lt. Glenn Wilkinson

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Lt. Glenn Wilkinson was a 46-year-old father of three. He had been studying for his Captain’s test in the months before 9/11, and was happy to tell anyone who would listen that he planned to retire as a Chief.   On … Continue reading →

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Capt. Timothy Stackpole

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

On June 5th, 1998, believing a woman was trapped inside a raging rowhouse fire in Brooklyn, Timothy Stackpole and others ran in to rescue her. The floor unexpectedly collapsed beneath them, trapping them in place for thirty minutes while 34 … Continue reading →

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Lt. Geoffrey Guja

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Lt. Geoffrey Guja, 47, had worked with Long Island Lighting for 15 tears before he joined the FDNY. By 2001, 13 years into being a firefighter, he was also a registered nurse who worked part time at Mercy Hospital. On … Continue reading →

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Firefighter John Schardt

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

On 9/11, Firefighter John Schardt, 34, didn’t know he was going to have a third son. His wife didn’t learn she was pregnant until the 13th. John Jr. was born eight months later. Schardt was a man who loved his job, … Continue reading →

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Firefighter Christopher Pickford

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Christopher Pickford, 32, stood 6’5.” His family called him “a gentle giant.”  He played guitar in his band “Ten Degree Lean,” wrote music, poetry and prose, and worked as a paralegal for the Queens’ DA office, but really all he … Continue reading →

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Firefighter Gregory Buck

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Firefighter Gregory Buck, 37, met his wife when they were both students at nursing school, which he finished at the top of his class although he never practiced the profession. Two months after graduating, the FDNY called him up and … Continue reading →

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Lt. Paul Martini

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Lt. Paul Martini studied for six hours every day he wasn’t on duty. He planned to ace the upcoming Captain’s test. His wife never doubted that he would. He was following in the footsteps of his father who served 33 … Continue reading →

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Lt. Charles Margiotta

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Lt. Charles Margiotta was also a stunt man for the movies, a private investigator, a baseball, basketball and soccer coach, and a substitute teacher. Chuck, 44, had been first in his class in probie school and had 20 years with … Continue reading →

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Firefighter Allan Tarasiewicz

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

When Allan Tarasiewicz was 33 he was the oldest rookie in his class. This former Marine had also once been a coal miner. “Taz,” 45, loved a challenge, and his 11 years with the FDNY fit the bill. On September … Continue reading →

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