6 Worcester Firefighters LODD December 3, 1999

[RWC130 594]

In Memory of the (6) Worcester Firefighters Killed
in the Line of Duty on December 3, 1999

Lieutenant Thomas Spencer

Firefighter Paul Brotherton

Firefighter Timothy Jackson

Firefighter Jeremiah Lucey

Firefighter James Lyons

Firefighter Joseph McGuirk

REST IN PEACE!

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An incident that, tragically, that brought focus to firefighter accountability, FAST, and complacency with tradition. RIP.

[RES24CUE 168]

Unfortunately, some of us have to give our lives in order to evince progress and change.

And to think that it was just recently brought to my attention that some areas of NY State are still operating without FASTeams.

Lets learn from our mistakes so that these brave men didn't lose their lives in vain...but instead to save the countless lives of other brother firefighters.

[JackEMT 77]

I was disappointed in the local (Boston) news outlets that didn't really didn't cover this anniversary well. But I was glad to see that thousands of people made the trip to the memorial site in Worcester yesterday.