Setauket Fire Department Dedicates Truck in DiBernardo's Memory

The Setauket Fire Department on Saturday unveiled a plaque on its Rescue 6 truck installed in memory of longtime fire department member Joseph DiBernardo Jr., who died in November.

The department said DiBernardo was "instrumental in designing, equipping, and operating" the Rescue 6 truck, which is a cornerstone of the its technical rescue team.

"Joey D" DiBernardo joined the FDNY in 1995 and was a firefighter with Rescue 3 in the Bronx, which responded to the apartment building fire on Jan. 23, 2005 that would become known as the "Black Sunday" fire. He retired from the FDNY in 2006 after being severely injured that day, and continued to be a supporter of the Setauket Fire Department.

DiBernardo, a longtime Stony Brook resident, died Nov. 22 at his home in Miller Place.