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It is our honor to be able to serve the Fire and EMS com- munity through Fire News and to be able to compile this 20th Anniversary Tribute Issue honoring those that died and those that saved count- less lives on September 2001. We also wish to recog- nize those that are still seeing the effects of 9/11 and those that have passed away from 9/11 related cancers and res- piratory illnesses. It has been 20 years since attacks on our country took place in New York City, Washington, DC, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. We hope that as you look at what has been compiled by the photographers, editors and staff at Fire News that we as a country and we as a nation never forget but always remember September 11, 2001. It is the duty of each of us to keep this memory alive for generations to follow and we hope that this special edition helps to assist in this goal in the years to come. We would also like to recognize all of the advertisers and Fire and EMS departments which have made this Special 20th Anniversary Edition possible. Through their generosity we will make contributions to five charities who are contributing in a positive way to families affect- ed by the devastating effects of 9/11. They include: The Terry Farrell Firefighter Fund, Lieutenant Joseph DiBernardo Memorial Foundation, Ray Pfeifer Foundation, Firefighter Cancer Support Network-NY Chapter and the FealGood Foundation. Without hesitation, we thank the Fire News staff who worked around the clock to meet the deadline for this pub- lication. Thank you to Gary Joyce, Dennis Whittam, Barbara Connolly, Marie Trotta and Bryan Lopez in the Editorial and Advertising departments. Additionally, we would like to thank Lynn Sedler, Cliff Chiesa and Greg Jones in the Art Department for their endless time and cre- ativity to make this a very special edition.
– September11, 2001 –
- Fire News photos by Lou Minutoli
On behalf of myself and the Board of Directors of the Lieutenant
Fire News Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Foundation we are honored to
Tribute Issue Donation receive your support for our charitable Foundation. We, together with other donors and sponsors, will partner together to purchase Personal Life Safety Rope Systems and training for those
Recipient fire departments that do not have the financial ability to provide for themselves. Our goal will be that no firefighter should have to leap for his life out a window for lack of a Personal Safety Rope, as the FDNYfirefighters had to do on “Black Sunday.” Our goal is also to train as many firefighters as we can with the best instructors in America. We started our foundation in remembrance of my son, Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo, who died along with two other brave FDNYmembers as result of injuries suffered at the “Black Sunday” fire in the Bronx in New York City.
With your assistance, our foundation, which is made up of all volunteers and friends of Joey, will be on firm financial footing to continue our mission that “Everybody Goes Home” from a fire. We look forward to your support of our foundation and our goal.
In 2020 we were able to provide 15 fire departments across the country a total of $134,416 for the purchase of 275 Personal Safety Systems along with the necessary requisite training. To date we have given a total of $610,416 in 51 Grants to 42 departments and purchased 1,175 Personal Safety Systems, along with the necessary training, and trained over 1,300 firefighters at our Annual Seminar. With deep respect, Joseph G. DiBernardo, Deputy Chief, FDNY, Ret. President, Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Foundation
– September11, 2001 –
- Fire News photos by Lou Minutoli
