What looked like a routine rescue drill at an FDNY Family Day ended with a proposal.
Jayson Ralph, a Black firefighter-in-training with the New York City Fire Department, surprised his girlfriend, Dasia Moore, during the department’s Family Day at Randall’s Island.
Moore believed she was taking part in a mock rescue demonstration. Instead, the drill ended with Ralph proposing.
During the event, Ralph, a probationary firefighter with the FDNY, climbed down the side of a building in firefighter gear as Moore watched from a window ledge. After reaching her, he carried her away from the staged rescue scene before revealing the surprise.
Several firefighters nearby held up letters spelling, “Marry me.”
Ralph then got down on one knee and asked Moore to become his fiancée, leaving her shocked and emotional.
According to the New York Post, the FDNY shared photos from the proposal and congratulated Ralph on the moment. The department said his fellow firefighters were fully involved in helping him ask the question.
Family Day gives loved ones a chance to watch probationary firefighters show the skills they learned during academy training. The event includes drills such as mock rescues and firehose demonstrations before recruits graduate.
The proposal quickly drew attention online, with many people celebrating the couple’s engagement. Social media users praised Ralph and his fellow firefighters for turning a training exercise into a proposal.
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