The FDNY is giving a beloved radio dispatcher a special sign-off after a four decade long career.
Gary Greenbaum will be honored Friday for his continuous service to the city, officials said.
The Bronx was burning when Greenbaum, 66, joined the FDNY as a fire dispatcher in 1977.
That year, firefighters responded to 129,619 blazes, according to the website fdnewyork.com
On April 29, he made his last broadcast: he was retiring after 41 years of service.
What followed was 15 minutes of well wishes from his colleagues in the field and in headquarters, including the chief of the FDNY's Bureau of Communications, he said.
"It's sad because you work 12 or 18 hour shifts in this job and now you're leaving... it's like leaving a second family," said Greenbaum. "It's sad that I won't be able to help the city."
Greenbaum joined FDNY's Communications Bureau because both he and his dad were fire buffs who bonded over listening to their scanners and going to fire scenes.