Two FDNY firefighters were among the victims of a helicopter crash in Iraq

It became known that among those killed in a plane crash of the American helicopter HH-60 "Black Hawk", there are two employees of the Fire Department of new York city (new York city Fire Department). In addition to working in the FDNY, they also served in the Air guard of the United States. Lieutenant Christoforakos and fire Marshall Christopher Three Classes participated in military operations and were experienced soldiers.
Ragusa was a veteran of FDNY and has been with the Department for more than 13 years. Recent years he served as a Lieutenant in the fire Department volunteers in his hometown of Commack. Christopher has come a long way and has worked in several offices before he rose to the rank of Lieutenant. Representatives of the FDNY said that over his career he has six times been awarded for bravery is revealed when fighting fires.

Christopher "Trip" Zanetis took the post of fire Marshal in 2013 and since then worked in the Brooklyn branch of the Bureau of fire investigation. Before that, he worked for more than 9 years as an ordinary firefighter in FDNY. In 2014, he was noted for his bravery in the investigation team.

""Lieutenant Gattuzo and fire Marshal Occupation worthily wore two forms in his extraordinary life – serving the state as the brave firefighters of the city of new York and as members of the armed forces of the United States. The hearts and prayers of the employees of our Department stay together with the relatives of the fallen soldiers who gave their lives for our country" - said the FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro.

Recall that the us military helicopter HH-60 "Black Hawk" crashed on March 15 in Iraq near the border with Syria. The US Department of defense said that the causes of the accident are set, but the helicopter did not fall under enemy fire. At the time of the fall, HH-60 was engaged in transportation of soldiers from Iraq to Syria. President Donald trump also expressed condolences to the families of the fallen military.

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