The DiBernardo Family Donates to the Fire Academy FoundationJune 6, 2017-On June 6, 2017, Joseph and Barbara DiBernardo presented a $30,000 check to the Fire Academy Foundation in memory of their son, FDNY Lieutenant Joseph “Joey” DiBernardo.
Firefighter Jeff Cool Is Keeping Tradition AliveMay 20, 2017-FDNY Firefighter Jeff Cool, survivor of the Black Sunday fire in the Bronx, who travels around the country sharing his story, delivered the keynote address during the Keeping Tradition Alive symposium.
A PSS deployed at yesterday’s 7-alarm fire in QueensMarch 6, 2017- "I've been a Firefighter for 13 years and this is the first time I've deployed the P.S.S., but all of the training that we do kicked in. I knew exactly what to do and I felt confident."
Retired firefighter offers to buy safety gear for ‘Suicide Squad’February 20, 2017-The lack of safety gear for the Port Authority's Suicide Prevention Team outraged retired FDNY Deputy Chief Joseph DiBernardo so much that he told The News he’d pay for the harnesses out of his own pocket.
Get Your Joey D Foundation Memorial T-ShirtJanuary 18, 2017-Donations benefit the Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Foundation which provides fire departments in need with safety training and personal life safety systems.
A Story that Changed the Fire ServiceDecember 22, 2016-"Our battalion chief said he wanted you to know Joey's death was not in vain, his story has impacted and changed the fire service everywhere including right here in Flower Mound, Texas.”
Thanks for a Great Show at Firehouse Expo 2016October 24, 2016-Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth at Firehouse Expo and to Firehouse® for their continued support of the Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Foundation.
Thanks from the Oradell Volunteer Fire DepartmentJuly 7, 2017-The Oradell Volunteer Fire Department received a grant through the Leary Firefighters Foundation and the Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Foundation.
Four Fire Departments Receive Grant for Personal Safety Rope SystemsNovember 11, 2016-The 2016 grant recipients include: Pennsburg Fire Department (Pennsburg, PA); Northeast Fire and Rescue Company (Summerdale, PA); Livermore Fire and Rescue Department (Livermore, ME); and the Palmyra Township Fire Department (Diamond, OH).
Thanks from the Burdett Fire CompanyAugust 23, 2015-The Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Foundation received the following letter from the Burdett Fire Company which received a grant in May 2015 for personal life safety rope systems. We are proud to be able to help fire departments across the country, like the Burdett Fire Company, keep their firefighters safe.
Burdett Fire Department Receives Life Safety Rope TrainingAugust 2, 2015-In May 2015, the Burdett Fire Department of Burdett, New York received a grant from the Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Foundation for personal life safety rope systems.
Mt. Hope Fire Department Holds Bailout TrainingJanuary 12, 2015-Share ThisAfter it’s first grant award in May 2014 to the Mt. Hope Fire Department in Otisville, NY, the Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Foundation …
Giving a Life Line to Firefighters Across North AmericaAugust 25, 2016-Almost five years after his passing, firefighters from across the country will come together at the Hilton Garden Inn in Stony Brook, NY to hone their skills, support a great cause, and to remember FDNY Lt. Joey DiBernardo. The 4th Annual Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Foundation Seminar held on November 4-5, 2016 will benefit the Foundation's grant program for personal life safety systems.
Training to RememberMay 19, 2014-Brotherhood. Training. Safety. Firefighters from across the U.S. met in Long Island on in memory of Joey D and to hone their skills.
