FDNY Rescue Companies are considered the most elite companies within special rescues, technical rescues, confined space rescues, and high angle the FDNY community. Its main responsibilities include search and rescue, rescues and SCUBA. Members are also trained as Hazardous Material Technicians.
Rescue Company 4 was created on June 1, 1931 and is stationed in Queens, NY.
Rescue Company 5 was organized on May 16,1948. Rescue 5 was disbanded on June 1, 1962 and then reorganized to its current operations on August 20,1984 Rescue 5 is stationed on Staten Island.
Rescue Co. Members Lost on Sept. 11, 2001
RESCUE 5Capt. Louis Joseph Modafferi, 45 Lt. Harvey Harrell, 49 John P. Bergin, 39 Carl Vincent Bini, 44 Michael Curtis Fiore, 46 Andre G. Fletcher, 37 Joseph Mascali, 44 Douglas Charles Miller, 34 Jeffrey Matthew Palazzo, 33 Nicholas P. Rossomando, 35 Allan Tarasiewicz, 45- Detailed to R4 on 9/10 Lt. Michael T. Russo, Sr, 44- Detailed From Squad 1 on 9/11 RESCUE 4Capt. Brian Hickey, 47 Lt. Kevin Dowdell, 46 Terrence Patrick Farrell, 45 William J. Mahoney, 37 Peter Allen Nelson, 42 Durrell V. Pearsall, 34 Peter Brennan, 30- Squad 288 Michael Joseph Cawley, 32 - Ladder 136 |
RESCUE 3Christopher Joseph Blackwell, 42 Thomas Foley, 32 Thomas Gambino, Jr, 48 Raymond Meisenheimer, 46 Donald J. Regan, 47 Gerard Patrick Schrang, 45 Joseph Spor, Jr, 35- Ladder 38 RESCUE 2Lt. Peter C. Martin, 43 William David Lake, 44 Daniel F. Libretti, 43 John Napolitano, 32 Kevin O'Rourke, 44 Lincoln Quappe, 38 Edward Rall, 44 |
RESCUE 1Capt. Terence S. Hatton, 41 Lt. Dennis Mojica, 50 Joseph Angelini, Sr, 63 Gary Geidel, 44 William Henry, 49 Kenneth Joseph Marino, 40 Gerard Terence Nevins, 46 Patrick J. O'Keefe, 44 Brian Edward Sweeney, 29 David M. Weiss, 41 |
In the aftermath of 9/11, Rescues 1 and 2 lost their rigs at the WTC, and those of Rescues 3 and 5 required major repairs before being placed back into service. Immediately after 9/11, Rescue 4 was the only rescue company covering the City of New York.