gmspro

I think we've covered the few facts that are available so far.
He has had a couple of surgeries, most urgently to restore circulation to his arm. We don't know exactly what happened and very well may never know. Those in command will certainly review the events and take any necessary action to insure that we learn from tragic mis-haps so that we can improve our operations in the future.
If anyone has new, concrete information about the injured brother, please start a status thread.

First of all.. if you are a fellow brother and you have a "source" who was there... then you should know that the information regarding a fellow brother's medical condition is PRIVATE and it's NO ONE ELSE's BUSINESS, including yours. It is unfortuante that we live in a world where the press out's someone's information. Just because it happened, doesn't mean its fair game or fodder for all the loads of verbal vomit that has followed here. Worse are the individuals who come up on this site and begin to monday morning quarterback a horrible situation.. questioning the Department who put the pro in professionalism when it comes to fire suppression and rescue operations. Those at the FDNY are the best of the best and we all know it. A fellow brother is hurt and needs to heal. For those of you who don't know when to just shut up and let it be... take some somber refelection of this situation and think about if it was you, your family, your friend or child. Would you want their information out there, or people who, regardless of their experience; were not there and are now spouting all sorts of mouth diarrhea about their opinion of the validity of the incident or how it should have been handled?
Just because you are able to give your opinion doesn't always mean you should. Let's all just keep our fraternal brother in our thoughts, lets keep respect for his privacy, respect that his fellow brothers and sister's did the right thing and the best they could in the situation; and hope the best for his recovery back to a normal life without pain or permanent disability.

First of all.. if you are a fellow brother and you have a "source" who was there... then you should know that the information regarding a fellow brother's medical condition is PRIVATE and it's NO ONE ELSE's BUSINESS, including yours. It is unfortuante that we live in a world where the press out's someone's information. Just because it happened, doesn't mean its fair game or fodder for all the loads of verbal vomit that has followed here. Worse are the individuals who come up on this site and begin to monday morning quarterback a horrible situation.. questioning the Department who put the pro in professionalism when it comes to fire suppression and rescue operations. Those at the FDNY are the best of the best and we all know it. A fellow brother is hurt and needs to heal. For those of you who don't know when to just shut up and let it be... take some somber refelection of this situation and think about if it was you, your family, your friend or child. Would you want their information out there, or people who, regardless of their experience; were not there and are now spouting all sorts of mouth diarrhea about their opinion of the validity of the incident or how it should have been handled?
Just because you are able to give your opinion doesn't always mean you should. Let's all just keep our fraternal brother in our thoughts, lets keep respect for his privacy, respect that his fellow brothers and sister's did the right thing and the best they could in the situation; and hope the best for his recovery back to a normal life without pain or permanent disability.

First of all.. if you are a fellow brother and you have a "source" who was there... then you should know that the information regarding a fellow brother's medical condition is PRIVATE and it's NO ONE ELSE's BUSINESS, including yours. It is unfortuante that we live in a world where the press out's someone's information. Just because it happened, doesn't mean its fair game or fodder for all the loads of verbal vomit that has followed here. Worse are the individuals who come up on this site and begin to monday morning quarterback a horrible situation.. questioning the Department who put the pro in professionalism when it comes to fire suppression and rescue operations. Those at the FDNY are the best of the best and we all know it. A fellow brother is hurt and needs to heal. For those of you who don't know when to just shut up and let it be... take some somber refelection of this situation and think about if it was you, your family, your friend or child. Would you want their information out there, or people who, regardless of their experience; were not there and are now spouting all sorts of mouth diarrhea about their opinion of the validity of the incident or how it should have been handled?
Just because you are able to give your opinion doesn't always mean you should. Let's all just keep our fraternal brother in our thoughts, lets keep respect for his privacy, respect that his fellow brothers and sister's did the right thing and the best they could in the situation; and hope the best for his recovery back to a normal life without pain or permanent disability.