Miller Place Volunteer, NYFD Captain Jim Hay Honored for Queens Rescue

Miller Place Volunteer and NYFD Captain Jim Hay was among three honored Wednesday for a rescue from a burning house in Queens last July, according to a report in Newsday.

Hay, a 29-year FDNY veteran, was honored at FDNY Medal Day at the 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan, where he recalled the rescue of Eric Broomfield, 35, from the bathtub in his smoke-filled apartment, according to the report.

"This was a successful one," Hay told Newsday. "He's in good shape and enjoying his life. It's rewarding to see the people you help, because we don't always get that chance."

In September of last year,. Hay was a Lieutenant with Ladder 117 in Astoria on September 11, 2001, one of the first fire companies to arrive at Ground Zero after the second tower fell.

Hay, who became a captain with Ladder 163 in Woodside since, moved to Miller Place in 1998 and joined the Miller Place Fire Department as a volunteer around 2004.

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