Denis Leary Donates To FDNY

Irish America reports that actor Denis Leary, of the tv series Rescue Me has made another generous contribution to New York's Bravest.

In 2000, Leary had set up The Leary Firefighter Foundation to support the families of 6 Worcester, MA (his hometown) firefighters killed in a warehouse arson fire.

After 9/11, his foundation endowed The Leary Firefighters' Fund for New York's Bravest, which directed support to 343 families of firefighters who died in the line of duty in the Twin Towers.
The foundation has worked to support firefighters with the latest in safety equipment and technology to back them up in their dangerous work.

Now the foundation turned over to the NYFD a state of the art Mobile Command Center that will serve as the departments HQ for large scale incidents. It rolled into action for its first use during the Republican National Convention in the City in July.

Leary thanked the FDNY for

"their tireless efforts in protecting the people of the city of New York. We are honored to have contributed this vehicle to help enable them to meet the challenges they face."

Now that's harnessing star power in the service of helping others!

Leary Firefighters' Foundation