Today is the birthday of FDNY firefighter Nicholas Chiofalo of Engine 235. He was born on September 22, 1961, and would have been 60 years old today. We will never forget the ultimate sacrifice that he made on September 11, 2001.
Chiofalo also served as the fire chief in Selden‚ N.Y. For a third job‚ he worked as a pyrotechnics engineer with Fireworks by Grucci‚ a company that sets off the Fourth of July fireworks display in New York City. The job resulted from a letter of condolence he sent to the company after an explosion killed several employees. Chiofalo married his wife in 1981 and they have a son‚ Nicholas Jr. - National Fallen Firefighters Foundation