Somber Brooklyn bunting ceremony mourns loss of Firefighter William Moon | amNewYork

Only the dull hum of the cherry picker that two members of Ladder Company 120 used to hang the mourning cloths could be heard as firefighters and Moon’s family looked on in silent grief.

Moon was critically injured on Dec. 12 after taking a fall while preparing for a company drill at Rescue 2 in Brownsville. On Friday, the FDNY announced that Moon would not recover, but that his organs would be donated to give life to strangers in need. The Moon family was present during a bunting hanging ceremony for fallen Firefighter William P. Moon of Rescue Company 2 on Dec. 18, 2022.Members of Rescue Company 2 mourn a fallen colleague during a bunting ceremony on Dec. 18, 2022.The bunting ceremony, an FDNY tradition whenever New York’s Bravest lose one of their own, took place less than 24 hours after Moon, still alive on a ventilator,to prepare for organ donation.

On Sunday morning, Moon’s widow, Kristina, and their two children stood side-by-side at the bunting ceremony with Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, top FDNY brass and firefighters from across the area.“If you were having the worst day of your life you would want Billy Moon riding on that fire truck over there. If I was trapped in a burning building or a collapse, I would want Billy coming for me,” Flaherty said.

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