Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations
Dwight, IL - 1994 - 2000 - Volunteer
Westmont, IL - 2000-2003 - Paid
Romeoville, IL - 2002-2003 - Paid
Founding member of Brotherhood Instructors LLC with my brother Curtis. We have since added several instructors from throughout the country with a specific task of teaching firefighters the basic skills and fundamentals of firefighting in low-staffed departments
Two members were killed while fighting a hi-rise fire near the World Trade Center on 08/18/07. The official department announcements are as follows:
SIGNAL 5-5-5-5 HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED:
IT IS WITH REGRET THAT THE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THE DEATH OF FIREFIGHTER 1ST GRADE JOSEPH GRAFFAGNINO OF LADDER CO. 5 WHICH OCCURRED ON AUGUST 18, 2007 AS A RESULT OF INJURIES SUSTAINED WHILE OPERATING AT MANHATTAN BOX 0047 TRANSMITTED AT 1537 HRS ON AUGUST 18, 2007.
SIGNED: NICHOLAS SCOPPETTA, FIRE COMMISSIONER, SALVATORE J. CASSANO, CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT
SIGNAL 5-5-5-5 HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED:
IT IS WITH REGRET THAT THE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THE DEATH OF FIREFIGHTER 1ST GRADE ROBERT BEDDIA OF ENGINE CO.24 WHICH OCCURRED ON AUGUST 18, 2007 AS A RESULT OF INJURIES SUSTAINED WHILE OPERATING AT MANHATTAN BOX 0047 TRANSMITTED AT 1537 HRS ON AUGUST 18, 2007.
SIGNED: NICHOLAS SCOPPETTA, FIRE COMMISSIONER, SALVATORE J. CASSANO, CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT
FF Graffagnino and FF Beddia are the 1,136th & 1,137th FDNY members to pay the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.
I have a question that I've been searching for the answer to for some time.
We deal with and help coordinate a lot of firefighter funerals, LODDs and non-LODDs.
in th FDNY, is Signal 5-5-5-5 reserved for LODDs or is it used to identify the death of any active member of the department, whether LOD related or not?
Nate DeMarse
Aug 8, 2007
RspctFrmCalgary
Aug 14, 2007
John Brownlow
Aug 15, 2007
Nate DeMarse
SIGNAL 5-5-5-5 HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED:
IT IS WITH REGRET THAT THE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THE DEATH OF FIREFIGHTER 1ST GRADE JOSEPH GRAFFAGNINO OF LADDER CO. 5 WHICH OCCURRED ON AUGUST 18, 2007 AS A RESULT OF INJURIES SUSTAINED WHILE OPERATING AT MANHATTAN BOX 0047 TRANSMITTED AT 1537 HRS ON AUGUST 18, 2007.
SIGNED: NICHOLAS SCOPPETTA, FIRE COMMISSIONER, SALVATORE J. CASSANO, CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT
SIGNAL 5-5-5-5 HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED:
IT IS WITH REGRET THAT THE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THE DEATH OF FIREFIGHTER 1ST GRADE ROBERT BEDDIA OF ENGINE CO.24 WHICH OCCURRED ON AUGUST 18, 2007 AS A RESULT OF INJURIES SUSTAINED WHILE OPERATING AT MANHATTAN BOX 0047 TRANSMITTED AT 1537 HRS ON AUGUST 18, 2007.
SIGNED: NICHOLAS SCOPPETTA, FIRE COMMISSIONER, SALVATORE J. CASSANO, CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT
FF Graffagnino and FF Beddia are the 1,136th & 1,137th FDNY members to pay the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.
May they rest in peace
Aug 19, 2007
Tiger Schmittendorf
We deal with and help coordinate a lot of firefighter funerals, LODDs and non-LODDs.
in th FDNY, is Signal 5-5-5-5 reserved for LODDs or is it used to identify the death of any active member of the department, whether LOD related or not?
Sep 20, 2007