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,