Uniformed Firefighters Association

The UFA will be hosting a virtual Pre-Retirement Seminar on Thursday, September 9, 2021, at 1:00 PM via Zoom. Speakers include Marty Tighe, UFA Retiree Liaison, 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…

A pre-game ceremony honoring those lost on and since 9/11/01 will begin at 7:30 PM and air on ESPN3 and the ESPN App. Puck drop is at 8:00 PM, and the game will be aired live on ESPN2 for the first time. Proceeds from this year’s game will benefit different charities, including the Ray Pfeifer…

For more information, refer to Info Fax #49 of 2021.

In remembrance of the 20th Anniversary of 9/11/01 and to promote a higher level of awareness for “First Responder Mental Health,” Lieutenant Drew Kane, Deputy Director, FDNY Counseling Services Unit, will be swimming around the island of Manhattan on Friday, September 10, 2021. Members can follow Lt. Kane’s swim using the link https://track.rs/NYOW on September…

A 20th Anniversary Memorial Mass will be held in the quarters of Engine 73 / Ladder 42 on Friday, September 10, 2021, at 10:30 AM honoring the memories of DC Joseph Marchbanks Jr., Lt. Raymond Murphy L-16, Lt. Brian Ahearn E-230, FF Peter Bielfeld L-42, and Father Mychal Judge, who made the supreme sacrifice on…

Members can watch the IAFF’s Remembering Our 9/11 Fallen ceremony live online at www.facebook.com/IAFFonline.

On September 11, from 0800 hours to dusk, an Honor Guard will be stationed at the Tribute Wall located on the outer wall of Engine 10 / Ladder 10.

On September 11, at 0930 hours, members of Battalion 18 will host the annual Memorial Services at the Firemen’s Monument on Riverside Drive and 100th Street (Upper West Side of Manhattan). A Mass at St. John the Divine will follow at 1215 hours.

On Saturday, September 11, 2021, at 10:30 AM, Engine 54 / Ladder 4 / Battalion 9 will host a Memorial Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral, 5th Avenue, Manhattan, honoring the fallen FDNY members who perished on September 11, 2001. All off-duty members and their families are invited to attend. Members are requested to attend in…

Color Guard will be from US Army Special Forces (Detachment A) under command of Sergeant First Class Ronald Bucca, Jr. The National Anthem and "Not Forgotten" will be sung by Michele Cleary, daughter of late FF Terry Cleary.

Additionally, in a special tribute to the firefighters from Battalion 57 and all those that made the supreme sacrifice, 23 FDNY ceremonial flags led by the American flag will be marched from the site of the World Trade Center to the Cathedral of St. Joseph. Anyone wishing to march in this procession, kindly arrive at…

On Saturday, September 11, 2021, from 1330-1530 hours, a memorial service will be held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan honoring the 343 members of the Department who died on September 11, 2001, and the 257 members who succumbed to WTC-related illnesses as a result of their work in the rescue and recovery effort following…