Events

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at this event which is located at West 46th St & 12th Ave., NYC

The band will be playing at about Noon on both days.  

For more information on the weekend click here to go to the Intrepid's Web Site

Special activities:

Sat at 1100 hours: Blessing of the
FDNY Marine Fleet- ceremony on Flight
Deck followed by spectacular water display

Sat from 1200-1500 hours
Battle of the Boro’s Cookoff

Sun 0730-1000 hours- Live Broadcast from
Intrepid on WABC Talk Radio (770 AM)
featuring Rabbi Ppotasnik & Comm.
Cassano

The FDNY Competition Band will be playing our Medley selection at these games. For more info on the games click here

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at this event which is located at Cyclones MCU Park 1904 Surf Avenue Brooklyn, NY

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at the annual Fire Department vs Police Department race! Come out and support the Bravest!

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at the game to support the FDNY Baseball team! The game will be held at the MCU ball park (formerly Keyspan Park) in Coney Island! We are slated to play somewhere around the 4th Inning! Come out and support these two teams as they battle it out. For more info click this link

The FDNY Competition Band will be playing our Medley selection at these games. For more info on the games click here

Some members of the FDNY Pipe Band will join the DCFD Emerald Society Pipes and Drums as they help support the Tour of Duty runners. The Tour of Duty runners are from Australia, FDNY, Port Authority and a few other Fire Departments. They are running across the country in honor of 9/11. The run started at the Santa Monica Pier and will be ending at the World Trade Center site on 9/11.

Come out for a great night of fun for a great cause at Fado - 808 7th St. NW Washington, DC

The FDNY Pipes and Drums is proud to be leading the 9/11 families,Tour of Duty runners, Chief Kilduff, Commissioner Cassano, Congressman Peter King, the Australian Prime Minister, and countless others across the bridge down to the foot of the site. The runners started their journey from the Santa Monica Pier in CA on August 12th and will be concluding their run at the WTC site on September 11th. This will be a great sight to see and the band is very excited to be a part of this amazing journey. To track the progress of the run click here to see the tour of duty web site.

An FDNY Piper will play at a wreath laying ceremony at the Fire Museum. This will take place in the 9/11 Tribute Room on the first floor. The Museum is located at 278 Spring Street, NYC and is open to the public. For more info on the museum click here

As tradition has it the FDNY Pipes and Drums will have their wreath laying ceremony on the side of 10 and 10 where the massive plaque is located that lists all the Firefighters who were killed. The Band lost two of its members on September 11th, Band Chaplain Father Mychal Judge and Drummer Durrell "Bronko" Pearsall. Every year the band goes to this sacred ground at dusk and holds our own wreath laying ceremony. The wreath is laid by the senior members of the pipe band as the whole band plays on. Feel free to join us as we play to remember our own and every other innocent life that was lost.

Coming off of a successful run at the Hunter Mountain Pipe Band Championships in August the Grade 4 and 5 bands of the FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at the Nassau Irish Feis which is held at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, NY. For more info on the Feis please visit their page.

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will hold our annual Pitch and Putt golf outing at Reis Park in Rockaway. For more info contact John Xuereb (pronounced X-Werb) at Ladder 161. 718-965-8245. Keep your eyes on this spot for more details.

The FDNY will be playing at the 9th Tunnel to Towers run which starts in Brooklyn and ends in Manhattan. Stephen Siller was a Fireman in Squad 1 and was killed on September 11th after running through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to get to the WTC. For more info on the race click here for their web site.

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at a Plaque Dedication for FF Kevin Delano Sr of Ladder Company 142. Kevin  was retired and passed away from a WTC related Illness. The Firehouse is located at 103-17 98th Street Queens, NY

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at the FD vs PD Boxing match. This will be held in the WaMu Theatre at MSG. Fore more info on the Boxers and the event visit the Boxing Teams website

The FDNY PIpes and Drums will be participating in the Staten Island Columbus Day Parade which starts at Hylan Blvd & New Dorp Lane, SI, NY

There will be a Pre-parade ceremony in New Dorp High School, 465 New Dorp Lane, SI

Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano will be Grand Marshall

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at the FDNY Annual Memorial Services this is held at the Firemen’s Monument at 100th St & Riverside Drive, NYC

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at a Plaque Dedication for (active member) FF Richard Manetta Ladder 156 (E 276)
The Firehouse is located at1635 East 14th St, Brooklyn, NY

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at the Ribbon-Cutting of the Lt. Curtis Meyran & Lt John Bellew Educational Complex
The event will be held at1640 Bronxdale Avenue Bronx, NY 10462

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at the Plaque Dedication for (Active Member) FF Joseph T. Szewczyk Engine 264  
The Firehouse is located at 16-15 Central Avenue Queens, NY

The FDNY Pipes and Drums has been asked to play at the Rangers home opener against the Maple Leafs. This is a great honor for the band to play at this event. For more info on the Rangers home opener click here.

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at the 44th Anniversary of the 23rd Street Fire Commemoration
The event will be held at 23rd Street at Broadway (S.E. corner)

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at Rory's funeral as a mark of respect for our fallen Brother.

It is with regret to inform you of the passing of FF Rory O'Flaherty, an active member of Ladder 34, which occured on October 17, 2010.

The wake will be held this this Thursday 10/21 from 4pm-9pm.
Flower Funeral Home
714 Yonkers Ave
Yonkers, NY

The funeral is Friday 10/22 at 10:30am.
St. John's RC Church
670 Yonkers Ave (corner of St. Johns Ave)
Yonkers, NY

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at the Plaque Dedication for FF Robert Ford of Engine 284 and Ladder 149
The Firehouse is located at 1157 79th Street Brooklyn, NY

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at the NYC Marathon finish line. The band has played this gig for many years and it is always a pleasure to cross the finish line without running 26.1 miles before.

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at a Plaque Dedication for BC James Byrne (LOD 1954)
This will take place at the quarters of Engine 59/ Ladder 30 which is loacted at 111 West 133 St, NYC.

It is with regret that the FDNY announce the death of active member Gary Valentino

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at his funeral. Wake and funeral info are listed below.

Wake:

Tuesday 11/30/2010 Visiting hours 2:00 - 9:00 Lazear Smith And Vander and Plaat Funeral Home which is located at 17 Oakland Ave. Warwick NY 10990
845-986-4331

Funeral:

12/1/2010 1030 hrs

St Stephens RC Church 75 Sanfordville Road
Warwick NY 10990
845-986-4028

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at the funeral of Color Guard member Billy Hewitson who is retired from Rescue 2. The info is as follows:

Thursday December 2nd 

10am 

St Aidan's Church
505 Willis Avenue, Williston Park, NY 11596-1727
(516) 746-6585 ‎

On Saturday, December 4, 2010, at 10:30 am, the FDNY Anchor Club will host their annual Christmas party
at Coler-Goldwater Hospital, located at the south end of Roosevelt Island. The FDNY Pipes and Drums plays at this annual event every year. For more information, call Anchor Club President, Bill Greco at 917-575-1012 or 718-863-8088.

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at the annual burn center Christmas party which is held in Manhattan.

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at the Commissioning of Fireboat Fire Fighter II
This will take place at Marine Company 9 SI Homeport Front & Canal Streets Staten Island, N.Y.

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing tonight at the High School Football Coaches Fundraiser. This is being held at the Waldorf Astoria and Coach Joe Gibbs is the MC.

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at a funeral for retired BC Bob Love on Wednesday the 15th of December at 10am.

He was a F.D.N.Y. firefighter for over 32 years, receiving numerous citations for bravery. It is said at one point in his career, he was the most decorated firefighter in the City of New York. He retired as Battalion Chief in 1993. 

The Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, December 15, at 10 a.m., at St. Mary's R.C. Church in Washingtonville. Internment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery.

For more info click here 

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at the funeral of Firefighter Fitzroy C. Haines Jr., Ladder 15, his death occurred on  
December 19, 2010.

 
Viewing Hours at Marine Park Funeral Home will be Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 1400 Hours to 1600 Hours and 1900 Hours to 2100 Hours
 

The Funeral will take place at 1030 hours, at Good Shepard
Church, 1950 Batchelder Street, Brooklyn, NY.

For more info click here 

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at the funeral of retired member John P. Sullivan of Ladder 34. See below for the information regarding wake and funeral.

Service Information:
Thursday, December 30, 2010 10:00 AM St. John The Evangelist R.C. Church, Goshen,, NY
Visitation:
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 6:00 To 8:00 PM at Donovan Funeral Home, Inc, Goshen, NY; Wednesday, December 29, 2010 2-4 PM & 6-8 PM at Donovan Funeral Home, Inc, Goshen, NY
Interment:
St. John's Cemetery, Goshen, NY

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at a belated plaque dedication for Lt John Seemann (LOD Jan 2, 1935) and FF Bernard O’Kane (LOD Dec 25, 1927)

This will take place at Engine 227 423 Ralph Avenue Brooklyn, NY

The FDNY Pipes and Drums will be playing at a Plaque Dedication for (WTC-retired members) Captain Kevin Cassidy, Engine 320, and Fireman James Ryan, Ladder 167

This will take place at quarters of Engine 320 and Ladder 167
36-18 Francis Lewis Blvd.
Bayside, NY