Vincent Ventresca, president of firefighters union Local 282, said Arno loved being a firefighter and was a valued crew member everywhere he went. “Putting family first, Jay made the decision to enter the fire academy in February of 2020 and soon became one of Buffalo’s brave and committed firefighters,” the mayor said. “He made it his mission to make our city a better and safer place for everyone,” Mayor Byron Brown said.īrown said that after graduating from an all-boys Roman Catholic high school in Buffalo, Arno, who was known as Jay, enrolled in culinary school at a local community college and was chosen for an internship at a top restaurant in Italy.Īrno worked at restaurants and bars around Buffalo, Brown said, and then saw his life change in 2019 when he and wife Sarah-Elizabeth welcomed their baby daughter Olivia. Inside, mourners remembered Arno as a Buffalo native who loved his family and his city. The 37-year-old father who had been with the department for three years was killed in an explosive blaze. (Joseph Cooke/The Buffalo News via AP) Buffalo Fire Chaplain Paul Seil hugs a colleague before the funeral for Buffalo firefighter Jason Arno in Buffalo, N.Y., on Friday, March 10, 2023. (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP) Mike Sullivan and his son, James Sullivan, 3, watch the funeral procession for fallen Buffalo Firefighter Jason Arno at the entrance to Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, N.Y., on Friday, March 10, 2023.
Joseph Cathedral in Buffalo, N.Y., on Friday, March 10, 2023. (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP) Firefighters from Engine Two line up in formation to escort Buffalo Firefighter Jason Arno to St. (Joshua Bessex/The Buffalo News via AP) Engine Two carries the casket of fallen Buffalo Firefighter Jason Arno past rows of saluting firefighters and first responders as the procession arrives for the Mass of Christian Burial at St. (Harry Scull Jr./The Buffalo News via AP) Firefighters salute as Buffalo Firefighter Jason Arno’s casket is loaded onto Engine 2 after his funeral in Buffalo, N.Y., on Friday, March 10, 2023.
The bunker gear for Buffalo Firefighter Jason Arno is carried on the front of Engine 2 in Buffalo, N.Y., on Friday, March 10, 2023. The cause of the fire is under investigation.Ī light snow fell Friday as thousands of firefighters from around the country gathered outside the cathedral.
THE SOCIALITE FAMILY WINDOWS
Jason Arno, 37, was battling a blaze in a vacant commercial building on March 1 when an explosive backdraft sent flames shooting through the windows and knocked firefighters outside to the sidewalk.Īrno issued a mayday call from inside the building, then went silent. Buffalo (NY) Firefighter Makes ‘Ultimate Sacrifice’ in Four-Alarm Fireĭelton Arno said he and his brother were together “through summer bikes, boats, trampolines laser tag, hikes on islands, being stranded in the airport, drinks in Mexico, funerals,” adding, “More than anything I am so thankful.”.Funeral Set for Fallen Buffalo (NY) Firefighter.
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