Woman Calls 911 to Remove Man in FDNY Uniform from Stoop

A Windsor Terrace resident had a little trouble getting to her front door around 3 a.m. Thursday because a man in an FDNY uniform was passed out on her stoop. Naturally, Lauren Hill videotaped the scene with her Blackberry, narrating it with the annoyed commentary: "I can't get into my house because the FDNY, I don't know what he did, is sleeping in front of my door." This brave hero was probably up all night on St. Patrick's Day rescuing babies from burning buildings, and when he finally collapses from exhaustion, all this woman cares about is getting into her house! So she calls the cops on him. Hill tells NY1:

His head was leaning towards the door so the key was right above him so I did attempt to open the door and see if I can get in but that was to no avail. I was really having difficulty opening the door. He really needed to be out of the way I called 911 and I was like "I have to go to the bathroom and someone is blocking my door I can't get in."

Lucky for him she didn't have a Sharpie to draw penises all over his face. NYPD officers were dispatched to the scene of the sleep and roused the man, whose shoes were nowhere to be found. Hill says he eventually got up, but was incoherent, despite his declaration, "I'm good! I'm good." Her neighbors slept through all of this, but after watching the video, building tenant Lawrence Hill remarked, "I guess he thought he was home."

The NYPD won't confirm the incident, and the FDNY points out that the man might not be an active member, because the uniform is worn by retired firefighters and EMS. "I haven't seen the video but it's something I would look at," FDNY Commissioner Sal Cassano tells NY1. "It's not something I would expect of a firefighter in uniform. It's not something we stand for. But I haven't seen it yet."

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By John Del Signore in News on March 19, 2010 8:50 AM

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LB

I guess St. Patty's day beat him up this time around .

toastmaster

I wonder if Ms. Hill calls 911 for the Mexicans who pass out all over the sidewalk, street, random peoples' stoops etc every single night in the same neighborhood.

donewithny

and what"bad act" was the fireman doing you dip.the court officer fired his gun while drunk,in uniform.what if he decided to kill innocent people?would that be a "bad thing"you twit.where are all the other pictures of drunks around the city that night?stupid.

donewithny

okay,the woman who called the cops works for the city,pd perhaps?she did the right thing.the fireman shouldn't have been drinking to the point of inebreation.but this is newsworthy?how about the court officer who was arrested that night for firing his weapon while intoxicated?ahh,didn't here about that one?that's because your police commissioner and your mayor tell the media what to report or publish.how about crime stat numbers being fudged?how about after that became news the precinct where the commander got caught messing with the stats had a fire in it's records room?all kept hush,hush by you know who.a drunk in uniform?get real will you.there are more important things to deal with in this city.pleeease.

GREGORYABUTLER

Just because other uniformed civil servants did bad things doesn't make the bad acts of this guy any less bad - or any less newsworthy.

robingee

Rip Torn, FDNY.

GREGORYABUTLER

I'm getting more of a Tom Sizemore vibe from this guy.

sleeplessknight

Who gives a fuck!!!!!!

FDTW

While I imagine some feminist is going to take issue with the "average sized woman," I see your point. I'm not disagreeing with what she did, she's definitely not in the wrong, I'm just presenting an alternate way it could have been handled, not a better way.

robingee

Stupid feminists! Saying stuff that you invented in your head!

FDTW

She couldn't just roll him over and step on him on her way to the door? I mean, forget the uniform, its 3am on a holiday that, whether its supposed to or not, results in a huge amount of public intoxication.

I love firefighters, but off duty, in uniform, shitfaced, they are just civilians, so she should have shoved him out of the way then called 911 from inside, just like you would do for anyone else.

And calling 911 has less to do with getting the guy punished than making sure he doesn't choke on his own vomit. Everyone has a bit too much to drink every once and while, it would be nice if we tried to help them instead of trying to lock them up (of course, assuming they're passed out in public and not trying to fight a lamp post or a parked car)

GREGORYABUTLER

Why should she have to?

Look, she's an average sized woman who sees a big fat drunk man passed out on her stoop - a guy who could get belligerent if she wakes him from his stupor.

So she does the only safe and reasonable thing she could - she called the cops to get him out from in front of his door.

NannyState

Pathetic, like something you'd see in Mexico.

GREGORYABUTLER

..or Ireland

or Throggs Neck

or Marine Park

or Rockaway Park....

Snoopy

or Japan

or Russia

Rocknrope

"I'm good! I'm good."

No, you're not.

potsmoker

HAPPY SAINT PATRICKS DAY!

drunk irish fools, in uniform, thats great!

ask him to move and not be a fame whore, sorry,

cops and firefighters are fame whores, they should be held to higher standards, drunk cop or fireman passed out on anybodys stoop in any uniform or civilian clothes should not be excused.

what would have been the outcome if the guy wasnt a fireman retired or not, some black dude passed out on the stoop with missing shoes would have been arrested and charged with something as a freebie arrest.

Snoopy

She should have called the FDNY and told them she was locked out of her apartment with food on the stove. Happens all the time.

jasonparke

EXACTLY. Why do people always call COPS? Cops are not generally there to help you.

GREGORYABUTLER

Actually, the police department's job is to help you - unless you're a criminal, of course (in which case, calling the cops is, generally speaking, a really bad idea).