Eight years ago, James Devane was a volunteer firefighter for New Hyde Park who had to be rescued after almost dying responding to a fire. Devane, who recently graduated from the FDNY as valedictorian, talks about what he remembers from that day in 2011. Credit: Jeff Bachner

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