FDNY worker in critical condition

[mrFDNY]

Firefighter Critically Injured In Fall Off Fire Truck

December 03, 2005

A city firefighter was critically injured after falling off a fire truck while responding to a call on the Upper East Side Friday night.

Fire Department officials say 26-year-old Joseph Moore fractured his skull when he fell off the truck while his crew was responding to a call shortly before 9 p.m.

The truck, from Ladder Company 13, was making a left turn onto Lexington Avenue between 84th and 85th streets when Moore fell.

Sources tell NY1 the truck was not the company's regular truck, but a spare used because the regular truck was being serviced. Spare trucks are generally more than 10-years-old.

According to published reports, one of the truck's doors malfunctioned and swung open.

Moore remains in critical condition Saturday at New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center.

 

[Mimi Q]

Sorry to read about that. Hope he makes a full recovery.

 

[Pooh67_68]

Will be thinking good thoughts for him.

 

[fireman17]

I got word about this early this morning while going off duty brother.
I hope all works out for him and he makes a full recovery.
Keep us updated if you can brother.
Thoughts and prayers for our fallen brother...

 

[WonderfulDreamer2]

I really hope he's okay. I've lurked for a while and don't post often but have read a few of your posts. My heart jumped becasue I thought it said you were hurt. Prayers for your fellow firefighter.

 

[mbw12]

My thoughts are with him. I hope he recovers soon.

 

[slo]

Many prayers for him and his family.

I am the wife of a volunteer fireman in our town and I understand how the FD is a true brotherhood. I pray he makes a full recovery!!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

definitely saying some prayers for him...any updates on his condition?

 

[mrFDNY]

hi all,
thanks for all your kind words!i did not know mr moore,but we wear the same patch.so he's family to me.a good friend of mine stoped by my fire house last night,he is a big wig within the FDNY,3 star chief.so anyway his pager goes nuts and he looks at it and thats how i heard about it.everyone in the FDNY has a friend,neighbor,relative or someone they know well in another house.so one of guys knew someone in that fire house in manhattan,a call was made to find out who and how bad.we find out his name and one of my guys on my crew mike,well you could see it in his face he knew him well.turns out he lives on his block and they are really good friends.my captain drove mike from my fire house to the hospital,since he also knows mr moore's family very well.at first we believed he passed away,they were asking for the fdny chaplain to go to the hosp.then mike called us with a update at the hospital,he said he was hurt bad.real bad. as of right now he is in critical and thats all i know other than he has a severly broken skull and brain trauma,what exactly happened that caused this will be posted on the next page..you be surprised we find out more info via the news then our own dept, its sad..i also will post a story on the next page that was written today about this incident.once again thank you all for prayers and kind words.its just that well you know before the holidays and all,its just not fair some times.hope all have a great day!!!!

 

[mrFDNY]

the story.
Union Says Firefighter Accident Was Caused By Unsafe Equipment

December 03, 2005

The firefighters union says the city is partly to blame for a traffic accident that left a New York City firefighter critically injured Friday night.

Fire officials say 26-year-old Joseph Moore fractured his skull when he fell off a fire truck that was responding to a call Friday on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

Moore remains in critical condition following the accident.

The truck, from Ladder Company 13, was making a left turn onto Lexington Avenue between 84th and 85th streets, when Moore fell off. According to published reports, one of the truck's doors malfunctioned and swung open.

"Taxpayers should be furious with the caliber of equipment the fire department is forcing its firefighters to operate with," Uniformed Firefighters Association President Steve Cassidy said Saturday "Putting old and unsafe rigs and safety equipment on the streets endangers the lives of firefighters and civilians alike."

In response, FDNY officials say the department "has been proactive in addressing the issue of procuring and repairing fire trucks. In fact, the FNDY has brought in both fire unions in an attempt to work together on this important task. Steve Cassidy is disingenuous in his comments regarding this."

FDNY officials do admit the department's truck supplier has had problems meeting its responsibilities in supplying new vehicles and making warranty repairs.

They say they are putting pressure on the company.

The union says the truck involved in Friday's accident was 20 years old. Sources tell NY that the truck was not the company's regular truck, but a spare that was being used because the regular truck was being serviced.

Spare trucks are generally more than ten years old.

 

[Big V]

My prayers go out to this firefighter and his family.

 

[Annie68]

We are keeping him in our thoughts & prayers.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Thanks for the update--dad came home and told me about this (hes a fireman here in jersey)

 

[bigbabyblues]

How sad for him and his family. They are in my thoughts and prayers. Please let us know how he's doing if you find out.

My DH was a volunteer firefighter (we don't have a paid dept here) before we got married, and all of their trucks were old, most from the 70's to early 80's, as are all the volunteer departments nearby; I never realized how dangerous that could be.

 

[Steamboat Marti]

I used to work for Firehouse Magazine. It was my home for many, many years. What was the make of the truck? If you give me that information, I'll look in my rolodex to get you a contact name high up in that company if it would be any help. I wish there were more I could do.