NYC firefighter funeral procession in Linden

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. The processional heads south on a closed Route 1 North in Linden on it's way to the cemetery. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. Firefighters arrive at the cemetery. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. A Linden firefighter keeps a eye out for the processional as it heads from Staten Island to RT 1in Linden. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. Firefighters salute as the fir truck caring the casket of the fallen firefighter passes them on the way to the final resting place in the cemetery. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer

Funeral procession for NYC Fire Lt. Gordon Matthew Ambelas entering Rosehill Cemetery in Linden. Firefighters from Linden and Elizabeth were located at the entrance to the cemetery, off of Route 1 north. Two ladder trucks will be lined up at the gate. About 20 members of the Linden and Elizabeth fire departments are scheduled to be in attendance Ambelas, a 14-year veteran of Ladder Co. 199 died during a search for victims inside a burning Williamsburg apartment building in the Williamsburg section on Saturday, July 5. He is survived by a wife and two young daughters. On Thursday July 10,2014 Photo: Mark R. Sullivan/Staff Photographer