NYPD cops who saved 2 from NYC house fire promoted

Two hero cops who bravely battled a house fire in Queens and saved two sleeping residents last month were promoted at an NYPD ceremony Friday — as one of the officers called the daring job “a calling.”  

Emergency Services Unit Det. Daniel Dongvort, 38, and Sgt. Bryan J. Vesely, 34, — who leapt to action, busting down doors and ushering victims to safety on July 16 — were hailed as “the best of the best” by Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch at the packed event at One Police Plaza.

Dongvort, who along with Vesely are volunteer firefighters in Long Island, said keeping a cool head was key as they burst into the burning home in Jamaica. 

“It’s a smoke-filled environment. There’s a lot of things that are kind of going through your head,” said Det. Daniel Dongvort, 38, of Suffolk County, who was bumped up to Detective Second Grade Friday.

“The only thing I ever wanted to do was be an emergency cop. I do think it’s somewhat of a calling,”  he told The Post of the elite, 350-member unit. “I think you have to kind of have a knack for staying calm in high-stress situations.”

“It’s an honor to be recognized,” he said of the promotion.

Vesely, who was promoted to Sergeant Special Assignment, recalled finding a man and woman dozing in the basement of the blazing home.

“It was a relief for us to be able to find them and get them out of there safely, knowing that…there’s no one else inside,” he said. “They seemed grateful and thankful.”

Vesely Dongvort were on patrol in ESU Truck 9 in Jamaica on July 16, when they smelled smoke and spotted it pouring from an attic on 229th Street.

The courageous cops quickly headed inside to battle the blaze, dramatic body camera footage shows.

Dongvort grabbed air tanks and door-opening halligan tools along with a pressurized water can out of the ESU truck.

The duo donned compressed oxygen packs, pried open doors and began scouring the home for survivors as they knocked back flames with a water can.

The officers soon discovered a sleeping man and woman downstairs and hurriedly escorted them outside.

Dongvort and Vesely were two of 135 uniformed cops promoted Friday at One Police Plaza,  where Tisch hailed the pair as “highly trained” and “well equipped.”

“They weren’t about to wait around for a [fire department] response,” she said.

“Without any hesitation, they entered the burning house and walked from room to room, searching for survivors,” she said.

“ESU officers like Bryan and Dan, they respond to unprecedented tragedy with uncommon valor.”