 Good morning. I'm joined here by members of my senior team in the FDNY and deputy mayor of banks Fire Commissioner Kavanaugh chief of department hard gents and my chief advisor Ingrid Lewis Martin You know, I don't think sometimes, you know people realize the vicarious trauma That those of us who have to go to the hospital when a member of our first responders are Involved in some serious physical injury. I know for me personally it takes several days before you could sort of Normalize your emotions after speaking to family members and loved ones. It is extremely challenging And it is challenging for us today that we have to deal with this heart-breaking responsibility as the Commissioner deputy mayor and of course as the mayor of the city one of our bravest firefighter William moon Is in critical condition at this time and this morning it became clear That he will not survive his injuries His family has made a difficult decision to donate His organs to save the lives of others Fire fire moon is a hero twice over He spent 21 years saving the lives of his fellow New Yorkers and he will continue to save lives in his passing I met with fire fires moons wife Christina early this week in the hospital and I was really touched by Level of just bravery. She gave us strength by watching her Deal with the uncertainty of what was going to happen with her family and we pray for firefighter moon Christina their two children his entire family Particularly as we look at this time of the year with families normally come together to celebrate their holidays I joined the fdny brothers and sisters and grieving the outcome of this situation New York City's a family and Not only do we care for each other But at the forefront of that caring of those who run into danger those who put their lives on the line to ensure that we can experience the freedom and safety that we have in New York and Firefighter moon was very much part of that family. He represents a devotion and bravery That makes up the fabric of the fdny and other first responders We're extremely grateful for his service and sacrifice to our great city And we're asking all to keep firefighter moon and his family in our press when I'm turning over to Commissioner Kavanaugh Thank you. As the mayor mentioned, this is an incredibly heartbreaking day for our department Late Monday morning while preparing for a drill in his firehouse rescue company to in Brooklyn firefighter moon fell approximately 20 feet and suffered a serious head injury He received immediate care from his fellow firefighters and was rushed to Kings County Hospital by fdny ems At the hospital. He received expert care every step of the way from the doctors and nurses But sadly today it became clear. He would not survive his very serious injuries from that fall He has a wife Christina and two young children She is remarkably strong woman and obviously their family is in very great pain right now as are we We ask that their privacy be respected at this time as we have tried to do this week It has been a very difficult few days for his family for his firehouse And is it especially painful at this time of year? So I ask everyone to keep them in your prayers and I'm going to ask Jack Hodgins to say a few words As already mentioned, this is a heartbreaking tragic accident that occurred Being felt by the entire fdy Billy's family and friends Billy was a dedicated is a dedicated firefighter who spent most of his career in ladder company 133 in Jamaica, Queens His actions there. It's a busy ladder company. No doubt contributed to the saving of hundreds of lives throughout his 20-year career Billy was a type of firefighter who wanted to do more So in January of this year he transferred to rescue company to in Brooklyn Which is an elite unit that not only responds to fires Also responds to any type of emergency you can imagine happening in this city of New York Such as window washers trapped high above the street due to it on a scaffolding that need to be rescued Drowning victims where scuba divers are needed to to rescue the victims a Construction worker trapped by a some type of collapse where they need to be extricated This is the type of work that rescue to trains and does and does very well This type of work requires extensive training Billy was preparing for one of these training exercises when this tragic accident occurred Billy is a dedicated firefighter who we will always remember as you know a Important part of the mission of the New York City Fire Department. He is legacy will live on forever Billy's wife Christina asked me to read a quote. She had written so this is from Christina moon Loving Billy was not only a marriage of families, but a marriage to the fire department His love and passion for the job extended far from the firehouse walls He instilled that same passion in our children and always talked about how important it was to help others We are eternally grateful for the Christmas miracles that Billy will now be able to give others. Thank you We'll take some questions We just want to recognize the Members up here. We have a Bobby Eustis who is the vice president of the UFA First Deputy Mayor Lorraine Grillo. We have the senior advisor to the mayor English Louis Martin And we have the UF o a president Jim McCarthy now we'll go to questions The training exercise that this officer that this firefighter was conducting. I don't know I know it was a 20-foot fall, but and is there an investigation into what may be led up to that that could have led to this We are looking into that we will have more details when we're done looking into it Correct rescue to in Brooklyn It's extremely common particularly at rescue to the chief and I have been there in the last week Observing them doing drills. It's one of the things they're known for Yeah, as I stated earlier Billy did a long career in Queens and wanted more and he transferred to rescue to in Brooklyn He was also a volunteer firefighter where he lived in Islip And in that department at one time he was the chief of that department So he's very dedicated to his community as well as the city of New York