Uniformed Firefighters Association

The Columbia Association will march up 5th Avenue in participation of the annual Columbus Day Parade on Monday, October 9, 2023. Members and families that are interested in marching with the Columbia Association should be ready to assemble by 11:00 AM at West 44th Street and 5TH Avenue after the pre-parade breakfast. Members are asked…

At the conclusion of the parade, members and their families are invited to St. James’ Church, located at 865 Madison Avenue, between 71st & 72nd Streets, in Manhattan for a post-parade gathering and lunch.  

Firefighter Jason Powell of the Harlem Hilton recently released his debut novel, No Man’s Ghost, through Polis/Agora Books publishing house. No Man's Ghost is a crime fiction thriller that tells…

Engine 162/Ladder 82/Battalion 23 will be hosting the 2023 Staten Island Memorial Day Collation at Nansen’s Lodge, located at 3441 Victory Blvd in Staten Island. $30 at the door includes bus, T-shirt, mug and food. Breakfast will be served at Nansen’s Lodge at 7:00 AM. A bus for retired members will leave at 8:00 AM…

As notified by the Police Department, 13 NYPD members, including FDNY Firefighter Terence McShane, are having Transit Bureau K-9's named after them at the NYPD Police Academy, located at 130-30…

Engine 37/Ladder 40 and Engine 24/Ladder 5 will host the 2023 1st & 3rd Division Collation following the services at the Firemen’s Monument. The collation will be held at Ellington in the Park, located at 105th Street and Riverside Park. Enter the park at 104th Street and follow the pathway. Contact Eddie Finegan or Tom…

Engine 89/Ladder 50 will host the 2023 6th & 7th Division Collation from 1:00 – 6:00 PM at Brewski’s Bar & Grill, located at 3718 E Tremont Ave in the Bronx. $40 per person includes shirt, mug, food and beverages. There will also be 50/50 raffles, auctions, cigars and a DJ. Pre-registration is available. Contact…

The 6th Annual What Would Jimmy Do Golf Outing has been postponed due to rain and will now be held on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at Pelham Bay/Split Rock Golf Course in the Bronx. Join in celebrating the life of Jimmy Lanza of Engine 53/Ladder 43 and help raise charitable donations to be distributed among…

Engine 16/Ladder 7 will host the Annual 23rd Street Memorial Mass on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at 10:30 AM at The Chapel of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, located at 325 East 33rd Street in Manhattan. Mass will honor the memory of those lost at the 23rd Street Fire on October 17, 1966,…

The 2023 National 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb for Fallen Firefighters will take  place on Sunday, October 15, 2023 at Louis Armstrong Stadium at the USTA Bille Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York. Please note, the Stair Climb is at a new venue this year. Onsite registration begins at 9:00 AM. The opening…

A Centennial Celebration will be hosted by Engine 304 on Monday, October 16, 2023, at 11:00 AM in the quarters of E304, located 218-44 97th Ave., Queens Village, NY. Members and families are welcome. Members are asked to attend in Class A Uniform.

The New York City Fire Museum will open a new exhibit, "Becoming the Bravest" on October 18th. All FDNY firefighters—from the newly graduated to the highest-ranking uniformed officer, the Chief of Department—start in the same place: The Probationary Firefighters School at the Fire Academy, aka “Probie School.”  This special exhibition educates visitors about the incredible…

Speakers include Marty Tighe, UFA Benefits Administrator; Ken Larkin, Social Security Attorney; and Peter Thomann, CPA & author of FDNY Road to Retirement. The seminar will go over topics such as changes in SBF Benefits in retirement, Social Security Options and Pension Options.   Refer to Info Fax #94 of 2023 for Zoom login info.

Friends of Firefighters will host their 16th Annual Gala on Thursday, October 19, at Pioneer Works. Honorees include comedians Kevin Smith and Rachel Feinstein, musician Corey Taylor, Retired Lieutenant Joshua Calacanis (L28), Lieutenant Erik Knudsen (L166), and Firefighter Nick Bavaro (Engine 157). Tables are selling out, so be sure to register ASAP. All tables, tickets,…

On Friday, October 20, at 7:30 PM, the FDNY Hockey Team will play in a Breast Cancer Awareness Charity Game at the Abe Stark Arena on Coney Island to benefit the Mena Singer Foundation. There will be a $10 donation at the door. Kids 12 and under are free.