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Engine 16 & Tower Ladder 7
234 East 29th Street
New York, NY 10016
234 East 29th Street
New York, NY 10016
| Welcome to The Official Home Page of FDNY Engine Co. 16 & Ladder Co. 7. We are part of the 8th Battalion and 3rd Division. We are currently located in the Gramacy section of midtown Manhattan. Engine Company 16 was originally organized in the former quarters of Volunteer Lexington Engine 7 at 223 East 25th Street on September 18, 1865. Ladder Company 7 was originally organized on October 11, 1865 in the former quarters of volunteer Washington Hook & Ladder 9 at 217 East 28th Street. Both were single companies up until the late 1960's when a new firehouse was constructed at 234 East 29th Street. On August 6, 1968, both companies moved into their new quarters which they would share for many years to come. Engine 16's current apparatus is a 1998 Seagrave 1000 gpm pumper. Ladder 7's current apparatus is a 2006 Seagrave 75' tower ladder. Their primary response area consists of several major hospitals and medical facilities, multiple colleges, commercial and residential high rises, old and new tenements, subway tunnels, grade schools, the FDR Drive, and the East River. Some well known landmarks in which both companies respond to are The Empire State Building, The Chrysler Building, The United Nations, Grand Central Station and The Queens Midtown Tunnel. |
| Click Here To View Pictures Of Ladder 7, Squad 18 & Rescue 1's High Point Rescue Of A Construction Worker Trapped In A 50 Foot Hole. |
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Always Remember
September 11, 2001
September 11, 2001
343 "We Remember Our Fallen Brothers" 343
It is with regret that we announce the death of Firefighter Thomas Orlando - Engine Company 65 which occurred on Thursday
December 4th, 2008. The 45-year-old Levittown native, who on 9/11 used his athletic prowess to race up dozens of flights of
stairs in the North Tower of the World Trade Center on one of the nation's darkest days seemed to be good at everything he tried.
On that fateful day, a friend said, Orlando emerged from the rubble of the disaster, just escaping the cascading metal, concrete
and glass of the imploding edifices, and vowed to live life more fully than he had before.
"He lived every day after that like it was a gift," said his longtime friend, Michael Lavelle. "He loved his wife, the community,
and he loved the firehouse."
But he died Thursday doing what everybody knew him to do best: helping a friend.
Orlando died after a fall while helping a friend install solar panels Thursday. He was pronounced dead at Good Samaritan
Hospital in West Islip.
He lent a hand to friends and coached neighborhood kids and his own son and daughter in sports, organizing family outings and
events on his block on Sixth Street in Hicksville like a maestro would an orchestra.
"He was a great father," Lavelle said. "He was the mayor of Sixth Street. He was a walking Mardi Gras."
Added Lavelle: "He was looked upon as the guy who organized everything."
"Tommy O," as he was nicknamed, was the life of Engine 65 in Manhattan, where for 17 years he brought comfort and mirth to
colleagues.
"He was a great leader," said Chris LaRocca, who served in the firehouse with Orlando. "And a true teacher in the firehouse."
At his wake, scores of mourners crowded into Dalton Funeral Home in Hicksville to pay their respects. Some wore the navy blue
uniforms of the Fire Department of New York.
Orlando graduated from Levittown Division High School. While there, he met his wife-to-be, Nancy, with whom he raised two
children, Meghan, 15, and Thomas, 11.
He went to Nassau Community College and then on to the University of New Hampshire, which he attended on a wrestling
scholarship.
For a time, he worked as an electrician, but he found his niche in the fire department.
Capt. Matthew Murtagh, who recalled Orlando's bravery on Sept. 11, 2001, called Orlando his "go-to guy."
An education fund has been set up for Orlando's children through the FDNY foundation.
In addition to his wife and children, Orlando is survived by his parents, Benedict and Immaculatta Orlando; two brothers, James
and Benny; and two sisters, Victoria Lietgeb and Jeanne Orlando; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass was held at St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church in Hicksville with the burial at The Cemetery of the Holy Rood in
Westbury.
December 4th, 2008. The 45-year-old Levittown native, who on 9/11 used his athletic prowess to race up dozens of flights of
stairs in the North Tower of the World Trade Center on one of the nation's darkest days seemed to be good at everything he tried.
On that fateful day, a friend said, Orlando emerged from the rubble of the disaster, just escaping the cascading metal, concrete
and glass of the imploding edifices, and vowed to live life more fully than he had before.
"He lived every day after that like it was a gift," said his longtime friend, Michael Lavelle. "He loved his wife, the community,
and he loved the firehouse."
But he died Thursday doing what everybody knew him to do best: helping a friend.
Orlando died after a fall while helping a friend install solar panels Thursday. He was pronounced dead at Good Samaritan
Hospital in West Islip.
He lent a hand to friends and coached neighborhood kids and his own son and daughter in sports, organizing family outings and
events on his block on Sixth Street in Hicksville like a maestro would an orchestra.
"He was a great father," Lavelle said. "He was the mayor of Sixth Street. He was a walking Mardi Gras."
Added Lavelle: "He was looked upon as the guy who organized everything."
"Tommy O," as he was nicknamed, was the life of Engine 65 in Manhattan, where for 17 years he brought comfort and mirth to
colleagues.
"He was a great leader," said Chris LaRocca, who served in the firehouse with Orlando. "And a true teacher in the firehouse."
At his wake, scores of mourners crowded into Dalton Funeral Home in Hicksville to pay their respects. Some wore the navy blue
uniforms of the Fire Department of New York.
Orlando graduated from Levittown Division High School. While there, he met his wife-to-be, Nancy, with whom he raised two
children, Meghan, 15, and Thomas, 11.
He went to Nassau Community College and then on to the University of New Hampshire, which he attended on a wrestling
scholarship.
For a time, he worked as an electrician, but he found his niche in the fire department.
Capt. Matthew Murtagh, who recalled Orlando's bravery on Sept. 11, 2001, called Orlando his "go-to guy."
An education fund has been set up for Orlando's children through the FDNY foundation.
In addition to his wife and children, Orlando is survived by his parents, Benedict and Immaculatta Orlando; two brothers, James
and Benny; and two sisters, Victoria Lietgeb and Jeanne Orlando; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass was held at St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church in Hicksville with the burial at The Cemetery of the Holy Rood in
Westbury.
It is with regret that we announce the death of
FF. Thomas Orlando - Engine Co. 65
FF. Thomas Orlando - Engine Co. 65
