NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- An FDNY firefighter from Long Island who suffered a head injury at his Brooklyn firehouse earlier this week has died, officials said Friday.
Firefighter William P. Moon II was preparing for a drill inside FDNY Rescue Company 2 in Brownsville just before 12 p.m. Monday when he fell 20 feet and suffered a serious head injury, the fire department said.
His fellow firefighters treated him at the scene before he was rushed in critical condition by EMS to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, where he was put on life support.
“This morning, it became clear that Firefighter Moon, a 21-year FDNY veteran, will not survive his critical injuries,” the FDNY said in a statement on the incident. “His family has made the decision to donate his organs to save the lives of others.”
Mayor Eric Adams called the death of Moon, 47, a “heartbreaking loss for New York’s Bravest, and for our entire city.”
“Firefighter Moon was a dedicated public servant, who spent more than two decades saving the lives of New Yorkers and will continue to do so in his passing,” the mayor said. “We join the entire Fire Department and every New Yorker in mourning his loss, and pray for Firefighter Moon, his family, and his friends.”
Moon was appointed to the FDNY on May 5, 2002, and began his career in Ladder Company 133 in Queens, where he worked for 20 years before being detailed to Rescue Company 2 earlier this year.
He was also a member of the Islip Volunteer Fire Department in Suffolk County, including serving as their chief of department in 2017, officials said.
Moon lived in Islip and was a husband and father of two children.
FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said Moon “spent his life helping others” in both New York City and on Long Island.
“Our hearts are broken for Firefighter Moon’s family and friends, and for our entire Department,” Kavanagh said. “Firefighting was in his bones, and he embodied the spirit and passion of our Department. He was passionate about organ donation, and just as he saved countless lives working out of the firehouse, he will continue to save lives in his passing.”
Moon’s death comes a year after Vincent Malveaux, a probationary firefighter from Brooklyn, died at the FDNY Training Academy on Randall’s Island.
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