STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two Staten Island firefighters were honored Wednesday during the FDNY’s annual Medal Day ceremony at City Hall in Manhattan for their heroic actions during a Brooklyn apartment fire that trapped multiple residents.
Firefighter Timothy B. McGuire of Rescue Company 5 received the Emily Trevor Mary B. Warren Medal, while Firefighter John J. Berger II of Rescue Company 5, was awarded the Vincent J. Kane Medal for their roles in rescuing an unconscious infant and other occupants from a seven-story building during a second-alarm blaze on Jan. 15, 2025.
Hours after being recognized by the department, hugs, handshakes and congratulations filled The Point Tavern in West Brighton, where retired and active FDNY members, family and friends gathered for a reception honoring the two firefighters…