March 10, 2023 The Islip Fire Department Band paid a special tribute the late Billy Moon during the East Islip St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Source Firehouse.com News
Whenever Billy Moon marched in a local St. Patrick’s Day parade, he always wore a special helmet.
It was a custom green helmet that he painted himself.
Tragically, Moon,47, was killed in a training accident back in December when he fell 20 feet while preparing for a drill inside Rescue Company 2 in Brooklyn.
He and his crew were training on how to rescue window washers trapped on immobile platforms hundreds of feet in the air, FDNY officials said.
Moon joined the FDNY in 2002 and spent most of his career at Ladder Company 133 in Jamaica, Queens, before moving to Rescue 2, FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens said at the time. He also served as a member of the Islip Fire Department on Long Island and was their Chief of Department in 2017.
So, when the Islip Fire Department was asked to march in last weekend’s annual East Islip Saint Patrick’s Day parade, they decided to pay tribute to their ex-chief.
The Islip Fire Department Band performed in identical helmets to the one made by their brother.
The band even stopped during the parade to play a song for Moon’s family, which they shared on their Facebook page.
Moon continued to save lives even in death.
His organs to five people on the transplant waiting list.
Among the recipients were retired members of the FDNY who received Moon’s liver and lungs.