The FDNY held its 157th Medal Day Ceremony on Wednesday at City Hall in Manhattan, honoring the lifesaving actions by Department members during incidents throughout the previous calendar year. The ceremony, which dates back to 1869, is one of the Department's most time-honored traditions. "Medal Day is a moment that celebrates the best and the bravest among us," FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said. "In the FDNY, there is never a dull moment. Responding to fires and medical emergencies is what we do every single day, every single tour. Our jobs require that we repeatedly put ourselves in harm's way in service of others. That's why days like today are so incredible, because we take a moment to take stock of the truly hair-raising, remarkable, and heroic responses that you will remember for the rest of your careers." "'I was just doing my job' could very well be the unofficial slogan of the FDNY. And yet, you do your jobs because you love your city, because you have dedicated your lives to making New Yorkers safer each and every day in ways often unrecognized," Mayor Zohran Mamdani said. "Today gives us the opportunity for something different. It offers us an opportunity to recognize your work, to recognize the ways in which you have served our city." You can rewatch the Medal Day Ceremony at nyc.gov/FDNY.