Uniformed Firefighters Association

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.

Members and their families are invited to a Street Co-Naming Ceremony in honor of Firefighter Steven H. Pollard, Ladder 170, on October 22, 2023, at 11:00 AM. Firefighter Pollard died in the Line of Duty on January 6, 2019. Please note that the date of the ceremony has changed. The ceremony will take place at…