FDNY Probationary Firefighter Dies In The Line Of Duty

NEW YORK CITY — A probationary firefighter died Friday after suffering a medical episode during training, FDNY officials said.

Vincent Malveaux, 31, is the 1,154th FDNY firefighter to die in the line of duty, officials said.

“This is a heartbreaking loss of a young man who chose a life of brave service to others, first providing outstanding emergency medical care as an EMT in the Bronx and then training to be a New York City Firefighter,” FDNY Commission Daniel A. Nigro said in a statement. “Our entire Department mourns the passing of this heroic individual who dedicated himself to saving lives."

FDNY officials hadn't yet responded to a request to elaborate on Malveaux's death.

A release stated Malveaux, who was a probationary firefighter in his sixth week of training, suffered a "medical" episode during training Thursday at the FDNY Training Academy on Randall’s Island. He was rushed to Harlem Hospital, where he died the following day.

Before going to the Fire Academy, Malveaux served as a FDNY Emergency Medical Technician for four years, officials said. He was assigned to Station 19 in the University Heights section of the Bronx.

"From his work as an EMT, to his new path as a Probationary Firefighter, Vincent Malveaux found meaning and purpose in serving others. There is no higher calling than that," Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement. "We are devastated by his loss, and our entire city grieves together with his family, friends, and colleagues."

The last FDNY member to die in the line of duty was Lt. Brian J. Sullivan,of Squad Company 41 in the Bronx, who died on Aug. 10, 2019, officials said.