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West, Texas

Sadly, it looks like 12 of the 14 fatalities from the explosion at the chemical fertilizer plant in  West, Texas, were either firefighters or EMTs. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation has established a national fund to accept monetary donations to assist … Continue reading


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A New Year

As 2012 comes to a close, with 2013 within sight,  I want to take this opportunity to thank the fire community and all the wonderful families, organizations and firefighters I have had the honor to meet over these past three … Continue reading


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The Things We Learn…

In the WEEKS since I wrote, I’ve been hard hard hard at work on the paintings, the crates, name tags for the Dallas Stair Climb group, and more.  In the end I did a little or a lot of work … Continue reading


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Father’s Day

I believe the 343 firefighters on the BETTER ANGELS wall represent 602 children left behind.  A staggering number.  For New York we added a panel to the exhibit that included the names of 64 FDNY firefighters who have died since … Continue reading


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Commissioner Cassano Visits BETTER ANGELS

Here is the video the NFFF made about BETTER ANGELS in NYC:


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End of Phase One

Capt. Timothy Stackpole’s brother was our last visitor to the display in New York City. Joe Donovan was one of our Friday volunteers.  Here he speaks with a family from Spain. We had many visitors from around the world: Germany, … Continue reading


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Junior Fire Chief


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Commissioner Cassano Visits Better Angels

On Tuesday evening, New York City’s Fire Commissioner, Sal Cassano visited BETTER ANGELS.  Here Ron Siarnicki and I join him for the cameras.   Cassano with two of our Tuesday volunteers, Tom Neary and Al Cerro, who both drove from … Continue reading


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New York Day Two

I am so honored.  Here I stand with New York City’s Fire Commissioner, Sal Cassano, and Ron Siarnicki, Executive Director of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation at the BETTER ANGELS exhibit in New York.  Thank you to the entire fire … Continue reading


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BETTER ANGELS IN NEW YORK

The view is from the 20th floor just south of the WTC site.  The Memorial Pools amid the green mark the footprints of the towers. Tomorrow morning we will be setting up BETTER ANGELS on the ground floor of the turquoise-roofed … Continue reading


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