Volunteer Firefighter Who Led Friday's Bridge Rescue Made Chief

TARRYTOWN, NY — The multi-agency, multiple person rescue of an injured construction worker on the Tappan Zee Bridge Friday was coordinated by a Tarrytown volunteer firefighter who was made department chief a few hours later.

David Goldstein became chief in an 8 p.m. ceremony replacing Kelly Murphy, the first woman fire chief for the department, lohud.com said.

The swearing-in was on a day that saw three times as many fire calls for the department than on a typical day.

Tappan Zee Constructors said the worker who was injured suffered a minor ankle sprain while installing electrical systems in a catwalk.

For more details, including information from Goldstein about how the rescue was accomplished, read the lohud.com article here.

Photo via Kempter’s Fire Wire.