The fire started in the basement of one home on Briggs Avenue just after 8 a.m. on Thursday and spread to another.
After an extraordinary career spanning 41 years with the FDNY, Lt. Michael Conboy answered his final alarm on Friday.
The roof was gutted by the flames and earlier, the smoke could be seen billowing into the sky from Manhattan.
As demolition gets underway after a massive inferno ravaged at an industrial warehouse in Belleville, parents in the township are now fired up too.
A firefighter is being hailed as a hero after risking his life to pull a woman from a burning SUV.
Organizers said the goal is to spark interest in a field that has seen declining volunteer numbers nationwide.