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September, 2013
1St Responder Newspaper - FDNY
BARBARA MONICO
STEVE SOLOMONSON
Firefighters Vincent Sammarco and Jomo Thomas inch closer and closer to Albus for the rescue.
FDNY Tower Ladder 159 rescues a golden blue macaw in Mill Island On July 21st at approximately 12 p.m., FDNY Towerladder 159 was in the Mill Basin section of Brooklyn when they were flagged down by a frantic civilian reporting that her three month old Golden Blue Macaw flew the coop and was now perched in a tree approximately 30 feet off the ground. Tower Ladder 159 immediately sprung into action, raised the bucket and began the rescue attempt. "We were only a foot away" said Firefighter Vincent Sammarco when another much smaller bird perched itself beside the Macaw and spooked him sending Albus to an-
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other tree. Seeing just how heart broken the owners were, there was a second attempt at the rescue. Ladder 159 again positioned themselves under the second tree and again raised the bucket through some wires and began their rescue. They inched the bucket very slowly toward the bird and Albus again began to move away. They inched and inched again very slowly closer and closer.
While Albus was attempting to move away, Firefighter Vincent Sammarco made the grab backed up by Firefighter Jomo Thomas. The three month old Golden Blue Macaw was then put into thebucket for the trip back to ground level, where they were met by the very happy bird owners. Anna and Matthew Trappiedi of Mill Basin, Brooklyn. "We have Albus three months and thats the first time he's ever flown anywhere," said very happy bird owner Anna Treppiedi. - STEVE SOLOMONSON
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BARBARA MONICO
Third alarm strikes on July 4th in Staten Island On July 4, 2013 around 11 a.m., the FDNY responded to 125 Lake Avenue for fire on the fourth floor of a commercial building. The fire went to a third alarm within 20 minutes that firefighters were on scene. A mayday was called by Engine 157 and all firefighters were called out of the building at that time. Two firefighters were taken to a local hospital with unknown injuries. The fire was placed under control shortly before 12 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation. RUSSELL CURLEY
Engine 236 in East New York (Brooklyn) at an alarm in Brooklyn with their 2010 Seagrave pumper.