Seventy-seven members of the FDNY received promotions during a ceremony at the Christian Culture Center in East New York Wednesday.

Five Deputy Chiefs were promoted to Deputy Assistant Chief, 16 Captains to Battalion Chief, 25 Lieutenants to Captain, and 31 firefighters to the rank of Lieutenant.

One officer thanked not only his family but also his fellow firefighters.

"The other officers that I've worked with and other fire fighter I've worked with over the past have been a big influence on me and I pretty much owe that to them; and hard work and dedication," said FDNY Battalion Chief Eric Schroeder.

Family, friends and firefighters were on hand to cheer on and congratulate the newly promoted FDNY members.