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An East Village ladder company was recently asked to remove its red line American flag honoring the squad\u2019s six brothers killed on 9\/11. A neighborhood resident allegedly complained that the flag was seen as a “politically charged symbol.” Sources claimed that on March 22nd, a man claiming he was a staffer for Democratic Manhattan Councilwoman Carlina Rivera, confronted the firefighters asking them to remove the flag. The man said that the councilwoman\u2019s office complained to the FDNY three days earlier about the flag, where they did not respond to the complaints. The flag in question is an American flag with a red stripe in honor of fallen firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty. According to sources, the man called the flag a “fascist symbol” and wanted to know why the flag was still up. In an email from March 19th, to FDNY Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator Madison Hernandez, Rivera staffer Lisander Rosario said the councilwoman\u2019s office was contacted by the \u201cconstituent\u201d twice about the ladder company\u2019s flag and asked if it\u2019s violating department rules. \u201c[FDNY staff] claimed it was to honor deceased firefighters, however, [the constituent] brought up that they could\u2019ve used an FDNY flag rather than a politically charged symbol,\u201d Rosario wrote. \u201cIt is to both his and our understanding that private political symbols aren\u2019t permitted to be displayed on public vehicles.”<\/p>\n

After the man left the firehouse, FDNY Deputy Chief Joseph Schiralli visited the firefighters there and said the flag must come off the fire truck because it violated a department prohibition of \u201caltered\u201d versions of the American flag. Schiralli told the firefighters that he agreed that the rule was “ridiculous.” The rule was implemented in 2020 by then-Commissioner Daniel Nigro and then-First Deputy Commissioner Laura Kavanagh. Hours later, now-Commissioner Kavanagh and Chief of Department John Hodgens reversed the rule and allowed the flag back on the truck. \u201cWe\u2019re happy with the outcome of this \u2014 but we\u2019re offended it happened in the first place,\u201d said a Ladder 11 firefighter. \u201cThis flag has huge significance for us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An East Village ladder company was recently asked to remove its red line American flag honoring the squad\u2019s six brothers killed on 9\/11. 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