FDNY Insider 9/22/09

Firefighter Adam Rivera (center with award) receives the Liberty Mutual Firemark Award from Sales Representative Kenneth McQuillen (fourth from left) and Branch Manager Damion Del Corsano (fifth from left). They are joined by the members of Engine 10/Ladder 10 in Lower Manhattan.

 

Firefighter Adam Rivera from Engine 10 received a Firemark Award for Heroism from Liberty Mutual on Sept. 21.

He was honored for rescuing a man who fell on the subway tracks while off-duty on Aug. 21.

“This is very kind,” Firefighter Rivera said when he received the Medal at his firehouse in Lower Manhattan.

He was humble about his win, saying he is a junior member of the firehouse (he joined the Department in July 2008) and “I’m just trying to follow [my fellow firefighters’] lead. They set a great example.”

This is the third Liberty Medal presented to firefighters this year, acknowledging their bravery and heroism.

“You guys do great work every day,” said Kenneth McQuillen, Sales Representative for Liberty Mutual.