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New York Post
5 days ago
- General
- New York Post
Graduate of FDNY-focused high school was inspired to join bravest after friend saved her dad's life with CPR
One of the graduates of an FDNY-focused high school in Brooklyn said she was inspired to join the Bravest after watching a friend save her dad's life with CPR — as she and dozens of other students got their diplomas Friday. Desiree Ruiz, 17, said her father, Wilfredo, suddenly collapsed from a cardiac arrest while a friend was swinging by her family home to drop off a phone in April 2023. The older boy, who was then a senior at the FDNY Highschool for Fire & Life Safety, quickly began giving him chest compressions. Advertisement 'He saw my father on the floor in cardiac arrest and went straight into action,' she said. 3 Desiree Ruiz was inspired to join the FDNY after her friend saved her dad's life. Brigitte Stelzer '[He] definitely saved my dad's life. Without 10 minutes of oxygen to the brain, you will brain dead. He stepped in at the right time,' she said. 'That made such an impact on me.' Advertisement 'I know that I can make that same impact in society and in the world, because I've seen it happen with my own eyes,' she added. Ruiz was one of 87 seniors who proudly graduated from the school Friday during a packed ceremony at the FDNY Academy on Randall's Island. 3 Ruiz graduated with 87 other students Friday. Brigitte Stelzer After her dad's frightening health scare, she went on to earn a coveted EMS scholarship and the American Federation of School Administration Leadership Award. Advertisement She now plans to become an EMT before being certified as a paramedic, she said. 3 Dozens of future Bravest graduated from Brooklyn's FDNY Highs School for Fire & Life Safety. Brigitte Stelzer The school's salutatorian, Mia Luna, 17, called her senior class a tight-knit group of future FDNY stars. 'Since we're such a small school, we're really connected to one each other,' she said. 'We all look out for each other, and we can leave no one behind.' Advertisement 'The family aspect of the high school really is, for me, the most memorable part,' she said. The school, also known as Captain Vernon A. Richard High School, is named in honor of a Brooklyn-born FDNY firefighter who was killed on 9/11.
New York Post
24-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
FDNY and NYPD face off in blood-drive contest in latest showdown: ‘Show up and save lives'
It's another blood feud between New York's Bravest and New York's Finest. But the only blood being spilled this time will help fill the vital stockpiles of the New York Blood Bank, as the FDNY and NYPD are teaming up to save Big Apple lives. 'What we are competing for here today is not a trophy,' NYPD Chief of Department John Chell told The Post at fire department headquarters in Brooklyn on Tuesday. 'It's something more important. It's a cause. It's about making sure that when someone needs blood, there is enough of it on the shelves to save lives.' 4 An FDNY member donates at the start of a month-long department blood drive competition with the NYPD on Tuesday. Gabriella Bass 4 NYPD brass chips in to donate at the start of a month-long blood drive competition with the FDNY on Tuesday. Gabriella Bass The month-long competition will mean a shot at a $500 gift card for the winning department. The two have long competed for the hearts of New Yorkers, including in traditional hard-fought boxing matches and an annual Heroes Hockey Game. 4 NYPD Chief of Department John Chell and FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker shake hands during a blood drive contest. Gabriella Bass While the competitive edge isn't missing from the latest face-off, both departments agree that the stakes are higher this time around — with the feud focused on helping the city. 'Obviously the FDNY is going to win,' FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker said. 'We compete all the time on sports fields, but we work hand in glove in the streets to protect the public. This is another way we can help with public safety. 'I know the work that the fire department is doing today and the work the police department is doing today will help save lives like we do every day,' Tucker added. The effort kicked off on Monday and will run through July 20, with a raffle for the gift card to the winner. 4 The latest contest between the FDNY and the NYPD will help fill the stockpiles of the New York Blood Center. Gabriella Bass Chell agreed that the two departments are seeing eye-to-eye on this one, but did add one note. 'Just on a personal note, we are going to win this competition,' the NYPD chief quipped.
