Two hero cops who bravely battled a house fire in Queens and saved two sleeping residents last month were promoted at an NYPD ceremony Friday — as one of the officers called the daring job “a calling.”
Emergency Services Unit Det. Daniel Dongvort, 38, and Sgt. Bryan J. Vesely, 34, — who leapt to action, busting down doors and ushering victims to safety on July 16 — were hailed as “the best of the best” by Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch at the packed event at One Police Plaza.
Dongvort, who along with Vesely are volunteer firefighters in Long Island, said keeping a cool head was key as they burst into the burning home in Jamaica.
“It’s a smoke-filled environment. There’s a lot of things that are kind of going through your head,” said Det. Daniel Dongvort, 38, of Suffolk County, who