After recent flooding caused damage in Louisiana, local retired New York City fire fighters stepped up and assisted several charities to lend aid to their brother and sister fire fighters who suffered damages as a result of this historical flooding. Retired New York City Firefighter Tony Srour, is a longtime volunteer for the Terry Fund whose mission is to assist fire fighters and their families in times of need.  Tony contacted Terry Fund Coordinator Annamarie Tucker to ask what could be done to assist Louisiana firefighters during this disaster. Annamarie made contact with fire departments in the Baton Rouge area and discovered that several fire houses were heavily damaged as a result of the flood waters.  Many fire fighters personal protective clothing was lost or damaged as well as their personal.

The Terry Fund was soon joined by Jennifer McNamara of the FDNY FF John McNamara Foundation, Nassau County Office of Emergency Management and the Nassau County Fire Marshal’s Office. Together the group collected surplus fire equipment, cleaning supplies, gloves, masks, storage bins, and clean water all to be delivered to the Baton Rouge Area. Globe Turnout Gear made a generous donation of turn out gear, and boots, which was used to replace the missing and damaged gear helping to get firefighters properly outfitted. Numerous FDNY retired members answered the call for volunteers to drive the equipment to Louisiana.  FF's Tony Srour, Bob Galione, Bill Eisengrein and Lt.'s Dan Murphy, and Patrick O’Grady along with members of The Nassau Fire Marshal’s Office made the long drive to deliver the equipment and supplies. The retired firefighters said that bring the gear to Louisiana was in part to pay thanks to the fire fighters from that area who responded to New York after 9/11 occurred.

On Saturday 8/13/16, the Terry Fund held training for Nassau and Suffolk Jr. Firefighters at Bay Shore Fire Department. On one of the hottest days of the summer, 12 instructors, all active and retired members of the FDNY came and volunteered their time to teach, and train these children who aspire to become firefighters. Thank you to all of the instructors who volunteered their time and braved the heat to train the kids. A special thank you to Chief John Ippolito Jr. for opening the doors of the Bay Shore FD and for allowing the Fund to conduct training there.

On Saturday July 23rd, and August 13th, the Terry Fund sponsored 2  full day training sessions for Nassau and Suffolk Jr. Firefighters. The July training was held at the Morrelley Center for Homeland Security, and the August training was held at Bay Shore Fire Department. On two of the hottest days of the summer, 12 instructors, with more than 100 years combined experience,  were taught by FDNY members donated their time to teach the future members of the fire service. Thank you Eddie Tucker, Pete Maslinski, Tony Srour, Brendan Cawley, Mike Dugan, Vinny Brinisi, Todd Smith, Mike Perrone, Richie Schmidt, John Loeber, Chris Solimine, and Ray Griffin . Thank you to Frank Ceglio of the Bethpage Fire Department who also donated his time to the kids, and for helping out with the logistics.  A special thank you to Chief John Ippolito Jr. for opening the doors of the Bay Shore FD and for allowing the Fund to conduct training there.

On July 23rd, The Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund hosted Long Island Junior Firefighters for a full day of hands on training. Thank you to the following members of the FDNY who donated their time to teaching the future of the Fire Service; Eddie Tucker, Pete Maslinski, Tony Srour, Brendan Cawley, Mike Dugan, Vinny Brinisi, Todd Smith, Mike Perrone, Richie Schmidt, John Loeber, and Ray Griffin. A special thank you to Frank Ceglio of the Bethpage Fire Department who donated his time to the kids, and for helping out with the logistics of the event. The kids all walked away with a great amount of knowledge, and a great day was had by all!

Please join the Georgia Chapter of The Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund at their annual 9/11 Stair Climb for the Fallen Heroes. The climb begins at 1pm and is $30/climber followed by the truck pull at 3pm. Please help support, and keep those fallen heroes memories alive!