2023 Chief of Department Peter J. Ganci, Jr. Medal
NYS HONORARY FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION MEDAL
FDNY Firefighter Artur Podgorski
Ladder Company 108 (assigned) / Ladder Company 16 (detailed)
November 5, 2022, 1020 hours, Box 33-0877, Manhattan Appointed to the FDNY on November 12, 2019. Previously detailed to Engine Company 55 for a year rotation at the time of the incident. Holds a bachelor’s degree in health service administration from Lehman College. Resides in Whitestone, New York, with wife Astrid. Firefighter Artur Podgorski’s detail on Saturday, November 5, 2022, put him at one of the most memorable fires in recent history. Ladder Company 16 was assigned second due to a phone alarm with reports of people trapped by fire on the 20th floor of a high-rise apartment building. First arriving units transmitted a 10-77,
2021 NYS Honorary Fire Chiefs Association Medal
FDNY Firefighter Abraham G. Miller
Ladder Company 23
September 29, 2020, 0431 hours, Box 22-1675 Manhattan
Appointed to the FDNY May 28, 2015. Brother Firefighter Mike Miller is assigned to Ladder 28. Member of the
Vulcan Society. Resides in Buchanan, New York, with his wife, Roxann, and their son, Elijah.
2018 James Gordon Bennett Medal/ NYS HONORARY FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION MEDAL
Lieutenant Michael J. Conboy
Rescue Company 3
December 17, 2017, 2317 hours, Box 22-2596, Bronx
Appointed to the FDNY on February 4, 1985. Previously assigned to Squad 41, Ladder 37 and Engine 79. Uncle,
Battalion Chief William Robb, is retired from Battalion 26 and cousin, Battalion Chief Peter Robb, is assigned
to Battalion 18. Member of the Emerald and Holy Name Societies and the Honor Legion, where he serves as
the Bronx Trustee. Recipient of the Thomas A. Kenny Memorial Medal, Emily Trevor/Mary B Warren Medal,
Columbia Association Medal, one Service Rating A, two Service Rating Bs and eight Unit Citations. Served in
the U.S. Coast Guard. Resides in Montgomery, NY, with his wife, Jeanne. They have three children—Tim, Matt
and Colleen—and two grandchildren—Michael and Quinn.
2018 Dr. Harry M. Archer Medal Presented by NYSHFCA
Firefighter James P. Lee, Jr.
Rescue 1
October 27, 2016, 0326 hours, Box 66-1219, Manhattan
Appointed to the FDNY on May 4, 2003. Previously assigned to Engine 45 and Ladder 147. Since promoted
to Lieutenant and assigned to Battalion 20. Recipient of the James Gordon Bennett Medal/NYS Honorary Fire
Chiefs Association Medal, four Unit Citations, Firehouse Magazine Michael O’McNamee Award of Valor and the
Fire Engineering Ray Downey Courage and Valor Award for 2017. Member of the Emerald Society, Honor Legion
and the Pipes and Drums (former Pipe Major, 2015-2016). Holds a BA degree in Criminal Justice/Criminology
from the University of Maryland. Resides in the Bronx with his wife, Erin, and their daughter, Fiona, and sons,
Callum and Seamus.
NYS Honorary Fire Chiefs Association Medal 2016 – Lieutenant Brian J. Colleluori
James Gordon Bennett Medal
NYS Honorary Fire Chiefs Association Medal
Lieutenant Brian J. Colleluori
FDNY Ladder Company 174
February 1, 2015, 0323 hours, Box 22-2234, Brooklyn
Appointed to FDNY as an Emergency Medical Technician on June 22, 1999, and promoted to Firefighter on October 28, 2001. Previously assigned to Engine 46 and Ladder 27. Father, Lieutenant Joseph R. Colleluori, Jr., Engine 324, is deceased, following WTC illness. Recipient of a unit citation and a pre-hospital save. Holds an AS degree from Nassau Community College. Resides in Bethpage, Long Island, with his wife, Joeline, and their daughters, Saige and Lexi, and sons, Joseph and Jax.
At 0323 hours, Engine 310 and Ladder 174 received a call for a fire in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. It was a three-story Canarsie apartment building, attached to a similar dwelling on the left or exposure #2 side. The heavy, black smoke pouring from the first and second floors indicated a serious fire condition.