The Chief-Leader/Pat Arnow

Retired New York Giants' Hall-of-Fame quarterback Y.A. Tittle is flanked by Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta (second from left) and FDNY Chief of Department Salvatore Cassano Nov. 17 as he presents a $27,500 grant to launch the agency's Chiefs' Smoke Alarm Initiative to provide smoke alarms and batteries to city residents, particularly senior citizens. The money is being provided by Mr. Tittle's own insurance firm in tandem with Firemen's Fund Insurance Company.