James Gordon Bennett Medal

NYS Honorary Fire Chiefs Association Medal 2005

NYSHFCA.ORG – NYS FIRE CHIEFS AWARDSFirefighter Victor J. Rosa Jr., Ladder Company 138

December 15, 2004, 0244 hours, Box 22-7889, 37-52 89th Street, Queens

Appointed to the FDNY on October 19, 1997. Previously assigned to Engines 83 and 293. Uncle, FF George Frey, is retired from Engine 311. Recipient of a pre-hospital CFR-D save; and a Class II rating for this incident. Resides in Massapequa Park, Long Island, with his wife, Melina, and their sons, Victor and Dean.

A rescue is a rare occurrence. How uncommon, then, is it to rescue three victims, especially while operating in dire conditions? Indeed, FDNY members were confronted with 17 critically and seriously injured victims at Queens Box 22-7889 and FF Victor J. Rosa had a direct hand in rescuing three of them.

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