218K views · 7.1K reactions | Special Delivery! Meet FDNY Firefighters from Engine Company 44 and their neighbors, Lissa and Thomas. They live across the street from the firehouse and FDNY members helped deliver their second son, Barrett, just two weeks ago. | New York City Fire Department (FDNY) | Facebook

22K views · 1K reactions | In case you missed it: Santa came early to visit the Ronald McDonald house last night. For more than 25 years, Engine 44 has delivered toys and joy to the children and families staying there. Ladder 13 made sure Santa said hello to the children who could not come down in person, and members of the NYPD 19thPrecinct brought a van full of toys to give out. | New York City Fire Department (FDNY) | Facebook

“The puppy was deaf and blind. He had been missing for a couple of days. The family didn’t know where he was. Then today, they heard him whimpering in the wall,” says FDNY Lieutenant Steven Lucchese, Engine 83, who responded to a call for a trapped puppy in the Bronx with FDNY Firefighters Patrick Chatterton, Brian Murphy, Anthony Morales, and Kyle Nevin. “The homeowner was renovating the bathroom, and there was a hole where the bathtub used to be. We used our flashlight, but we couldn’t see the