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Very Painful Loss

NY Daily News – July 11, 2014 So devastated was Nanette Ambelas by the death of her husband, FDNY Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas, she understandably could not read his eulogy in front of the thousands of mourners, including 6,000 of the Bravest, assembled at Thursday’s funeral. A friend did the honors, carrying a hero to […]

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Thousands Expected at Lt. Ambelas Funeral

NEW YORK — Thousands of people are expected to attend the funeral of a New York City firefighter killed in a burning, cluttered apartment at a high-rise public housing building. Firefighters will salute Lt. Gordon “Matt” Ambelas’ (am-BEHL’-ihs) as he’s transported Thursday in a caisson during the procession between a Staten Island funeral home and […]

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FDNY Firefighters & EMTs To Begin Carrying Intranasal Naloxone On All Fire Engines & FDNY Ambulances

Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro today announced that beginning July 1, 2014, more than 2,000 FDNY Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) will now be capable of administering intranasal Naloxone – a life-saving medication used to treat patients suffering from the effects of an overdose of heroin or prescription opioid drug use. They will be […]

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