Andy Yamamoto of Redondo Beach, California during the 9/11/09 Skyscraper Firefighter Stair Climb in Seattle, Washington.

KCAL television station in California ran this story in May 2009 about the new California chapter of the Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund.  Watch the video.

Corinth Firefighters will soon have a new piece of equipment in service. June 23,2009 Deputy Chief Bowers made the trip north to Findlay Ohio to pick up a 1988 Sutphen 85′ Tower Ladder. The truck was DONATED by the TERRY FARRELL FUND to Corinth Fire Department. The Tower Ladder will be the first ladder truck in-service by a volunteer fire station, and will be only the second in the entire county . The Truck has a 4 man enclosed cab, Detroit diesel engine, allison automatic transmission, 1500gpm hale pump with a 350 gallon tank,and a 85′ Sutphen platform, the truck was also refurbished in 1996 by Custom Fire Apparatus and a new body installed. The truck is the former Findlay Ohio Ladder 1.

Ex-Chief Ray Mahdesian, left, and his buddy Firefighter Terrence “TJ” Farrell of the Dix Hills Fire Department. “TJ” is the son of Chief Terry Farrell who was killed while serving with the FDNY on 9/11.

This 2003 truck was donated by the Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund to the Perry Center, NY Fire Department to be used as a first responder vehicle.  The truck was donated to the Fund by the North Massapequa Fire District.

Local firefighters share some of their favorite recipes to benefit a great cause.

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A photo from the 2009 Tunnel to Towers Run in NYC.

The Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund donated this heavy rescue to the Warner Oklahoma Fire Department courtesy of Commissioner Ron Kestenbaum of the Town of Babylon.

Members of the Department, family and friends gathered at St. Peter’s Church in Manhattan for the annual Blue Mass on October 15.

During the service, firefighters, EMS members, police officers and members of all other uniformed services were honored. The ceremony honored and recognized the sacrifice of police and firefighters and paid tribute those who have given their lives in service to their communities.

The annual tradition began in Washington DC in 1934 and has since spread to cities across the country as a way to honor “blue” collar workers.

New York City’s Blue Mass was organized by the Fire Family Transport Group, which provides transportation services to the families of injured, ill or deceased New York City Firefighters.

Following the service, the Terry Farrell Scholarship Fund dedicated a new vehicle to the Family Transport Group in honor of Firefighter Farrell from Rescue 4, who died on September 11, 2001. The Scholarship Fund provides education funds for the children of active, retired, disabled and deceased FDNY members or Long Island volunteer department members.

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With the anniversary of 9/11 approaching, local firefighters are remembering the fallen with their culinary skills. For firefighters, cooking is a huge part of the job.

“None of us are tiny, right?” joked Escondido Fire Captain Ken Slaven. “We haven’t missed many meals.”

There is quite a bit of pressure to cook enough and cook well.

“When new guys come in that’s one of the first things we ask them is, ‘What can you cook?’” said Engineer Micheal O’Connor.

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