Remembering The Fallen In Bridgeport

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Posted with permission from "The Secret List" by Billy Goldfeder

REMEMBERING THE FALLEN BROTHERS IN BRIDGEPORT, CT.

On July 24, 2010, 2 Bridgeport FF's, 40-year-old Lieutenant Steve Velazquez and 49-year-old Firefighter Michel Baik, from Ladder 11 were killed in the Line of Duty. They were found unresponsive at a residential structure fire. Valazquez and Baik and two additional crew members were tasked with conducting a primary search for civilians and fire extension on the 3rd floor of the multifamily residential structure. The fire had been extinguished on the 2nd floor upon their entry into the structure.

While pulling walls and the ceiling on the 3rd floor, smoke and heat conditions changed rapidly.

We take time to remember them, their families and the BFD membership. Honor their Line of Duty deaths by learning about this incident-see below.

RIP.

HERE

is the NIOSH Report:

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/reports/face201018.html

HERE ARE THE DETAILS

OF THE FIRE FROM IAFF-TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRHQxJlh7OY

(GREAT VIDEO FOR A COMPANY DRILL)

HERE IS MEDIA VIDEO

about the Fire: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DSlVAGV1c4

Take Care. Be Careful. Pass It On.

BillyG

The Secret List 7/24/2014-1200 Hours

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