Islip Town Fire & EMS Museum and Education Center

Members of the DiGiovanna family and Great River FD pose proudly around the memorial stone following the dedication ceremony.

Members of the DiGiovanna family and Great River FD at the dedication ceremony.

Islip Town Fire Chiefs Council President/East Islip FD Ex-Chief Hani Kutteh addresses the DiGiovanna family at the dedication ceremony.

James DiGiovanna Jr. unveils the memorial stone honoring his father James Sr. for his support of the Islip Town Firefighters Line of Duty Memorial monument.

Memorial stone honoring Ex-Chief James DiGiovanna for his support of the Islip Town Firefighters Line of Duty Memorial monument.


By 2nd Vice President Tom Rinelli
July 7, 2024

On Sunday June 23rd, the museum welcomed the DiGiovanna family along with a large contingent of members from the Great River FD for an unveiling ceremony of a memorial stone honoring the legacy of Ex-Chief James DiGiovanna. As a member of the Islip Town Fire Chiefs Council, Ex-Chief DiGiovanna who was currently serving as a Commissioner of the Great River Fire District was instrumental in providing landscaping services through his family's landscaping business in support of the Town of Islip Firefighters Line of Duty memorial that was dedicated at the museum several years ago by the Islip Town Fire Chiefs Council. The memorial garden was dedicated in his honor with a memorial stone noting his contribution to the project. Photo Credit: Tom Rinelli, Museum 2nd VP/Historian