2020 Class D Certificate of Commendation

On December 19, 2020, E16 and T02 were conducting overhaul following a mattress fire on the second floor apartment when a building occupant dove headfirst out of the second floor window. Momentarily suspended by an awning, the victim was prevented from falling to the street by Lt. Giacalone who sprang into action and grabbed him by the legs as he dangled precariously on the now unstable awning. Immediately upon hearing the commotion, Jack Forbes, the driver of E38 grabbed a 22’ extension ladder and placed it at the edge of the awning where he was able to walk the victim down the ladder to safety. If not for the swift actions of Lt. Giacalone and FF Forbes, the victim would have surely sustained severe injuries. 

Class D Certificates of Commendation for: 

• Lt. Stephen Giacalone
• FF John J. Forbes