Commack man becomes fourth generation in his family to join FDNY

James Spencer Jr., 24, of Commack, followed in the footsteps of his great-grandfather, grandfather, father and other relatives when he officially became a probationary FDNY firefighter on Oct. 19. He graduated from the fire academy with 290 others in a ceremony at Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York in Jamaica, Queens. Credit: Matthew Chayes