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FDNY Veteran Lt. Robert J. Ryan makes ultimate sacrifice.
A veteran FDNY lieutenant died this morning when a ceiling collapsed on him as he battled a surging fire in a Staten Island home, officials said. Carried out by his fellow firefighters, Ryan was rushed to Richmond University Medical Center but could not be revived. Ryan, a 17-year-veteran of the FDNY, led the first unit of firefighters into the burning two-story home.
"I just want to ask all New Yorkers to say a prayer for Robert Ryan, a brave man who lost his life protecting this city," said a somber Mayor Bloomberg.
Ryan joined the FDNY in 1991 and was promoted to lieutenant in March 2001. He worked in three Brooklyn firehouses before being transferred to Engine 6 in Manhattan in the aftermath of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks.
"He helped rebuild a firehouse which lost four men," said FDNY Chief of Department Salvatore Cassano. "He was an experienced, dedicated fireman," Cassano said. |
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