The FDNY Foundation honored Brian Williams, Anchor and Managing Editor of NBC Nightly News; Kevin Burke, Chairman and CEO of Con Edison; and Arthur E. Imperatore Sr., Founder and CEO of New York Waterway at the annual Fire Commissioner’s Humanitarian Awards on April 23, and raised close to $1 million for the nonprofit organization.

“This is a chance for us to honor people from all walks of life and thank them for supporting the Department an all our first responders,” said Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta during the event at the New York Hilton in Manhattan.

Presented annually, the Humanitarian Awards recognize individuals for outstanding and continuing service to the New York City community. James Cramer of CNBC served as the night’s emcee.

Receiving this year’s FDNY Service Recognition Award was the Fireproof Multiple Dwelling Wind-Driven Fire Project Team, including Deputy Chief John Mooney, Battalion Chief Joseph Cunningham, Battalion Chief Gerald Tracy, Battalion Chief George Healy, Capt. Thomas Yuneman and Lt. John Ceriello from the Bureau of Training; Director of Grants Development Irene Sullivan and Videographer/Producer Kristin Eng.

Students from P.S. 89 in Elmhurst, Queens, received the Chief William Feehan Fire Safety Education Award for their commitment to the fire safety initiative.

The FDNY Foundation

Established in 1981, the FDNY Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports the life-saving work of FDNY members through various initiatives and sponsors a variety of educational and public awareness programs designed to reduce the number of fires and fire fatalities.

In the last year, the Foundation has launched the largest fire safety campaign in FDNY history, donated more than 150,000 smoke alarm batteries to the FDNY for the largest battery giveaway in City history, partnered with Leary Firefighters Foundation to fund new High-Rise Simulator at the FDNY Fire Academy and given nearly 9,000 fire safety presentations given under the Fire Zone on the Road program.

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