After 40 years of service to the city, one of New York's Bravest will soon retire.
Firefighter Robert Thomas is leaving us in good hands, though: His three sons will carry on the tradition - one of the FDNY's largest Black legacy families.
Words of congratulations and tons of hugs filled FDNY Engine Company 205/Ladder 118 in Brooklyn Heights Monday as Thomas worked his final shift.
"Forty-plus years," he said. "Incredible."
The Brownsville, Brooklyn native took the FDNY test in 1982, after some suggestions by his mother.
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