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July 31 Marks 59th Anniversary of two White Plains Firefighters LODD

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July 31st 2013 will mark the 59th anniversary of the death of brothers Bernard Callahan and Salvatore Galasso. They died while performing a search for a reported trapped victim of a fire at 100 Main St. The person was later found unharmed among the spectators. The City of White Plains NY Fire Department lost two brave men that night.

The site of this fire in 1954 is now where the Galleria Mall is located.

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RIP

Still a sad memory. I think FFs Callahan and Galasso were members of White Plains Truck 2?

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I recently met the cousin of FF Galasso at my Department's Annual Memorial Service in May, whereas FF Galasso was also a Member of the West Harrison FD. She shared this story with me prior to our Services. I was taken aback by her story and the unfortunate situation surrounding his death. Great post, Thank You

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I rec'd an e-mail from a retired WPFD member who said he was hired with Sal and they attended the New Haven FD academy together. This was prior to WPFD constructing their own facility. This fire fighter was called back to duty on the night of the fire and was present when Sal was found.

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Reporter Dispatch

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