Members of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), along with family and friends, participated in a walk-out ceremony for Probationary Firefighter Christopher Dorato of Engine 167 as he was discharged from a hospital on Staten Island’s North Shore. PIX11 reports that Dorato underwent five surgeries after sustaining a severe leg injury while responding to a third-alarm fire in Staten Island.
Dorato had been hospitalized at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze since responding to the fire on January 30, which engulfed a home in Great Kills, Staten Island. SILive reports that the fire at 250 Elverton Ave. caused a partial structural collapse, though no responders were injured by the building’s collapse.
The walk-out ceremony showed Dorato being greeted by FDNY colleagues, family, and friends as he left Staten Island University Hospital North. The FDNY shared on social media, as reported by PIX11, that the event honored Probationary Firefighter Christopher Dorato of Engine 167 following his hospital discharge.
The FDNY reported that the initial response to the Great Kills fire resulted in non-life-threatening injuries to two firefighters and a civilian, including Dorato. The third-alarm fire began at a home on Elverton Avenue around 11:23 p.m. that Friday. SILive noted that a wall collapse occurred during the blaze, and FDNY personnel continued firefighting operations from outside the structure after ensuring all responders had evacuated safely.
