http://www.firehouse.com Firehouse.com http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10620765/my-friends/blog/10620765/my-friends As time wore on some of us began retiring and others got promoted Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:40:00 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10620765/my-friends/blog/10620765/my-friends http://www.firehouse.com/news/10470554/award-ceremony-spotlights-worcester/news/10470554/award-ceremony-spotlights-worcester It was fitting and proper that the 2009 Massachusetts Firefighter of the Year Award Ceremony was moved to Worcester from Boston this year as a way to acknowledge the 10th anniversary of the loss of the Worcester Six. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:47:16 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10470554/award-ceremony-spotlights-worcester/news/10470554/award-ceremony-spotlights-worcester http://www.firehouse.com/news/10470556/a-fitting-tribute-to-the-worcester-six/news/10470556/a-fitting-tribute-to-the-worcester-six Like thunder rolling through a valley, the heavy beat of the pipe and drum brigade reverberated off buildings in downtown Worcester, advancing to the site. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:35:27 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10470556/a-fitting-tribute-to-the-worcester-six/news/10470556/a-fitting-tribute-to-the-worcester-six http://www.firehouse.com/news/10470590/last-10-years-worcesters-proudest/news/10470590/last-10-years-worcesters-proudest Walter Giard is closing in on 40 years with the Worcester Fire Department and the last 10 have been his proudest. He has watched, and in many cases directed, the transformation of the department since the fire in the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse... Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:00:50 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10470590/last-10-years-worcesters-proudest/news/10470590/last-10-years-worcesters-proudest http://www.firehouse.com/news/10470591/worcester-chief-feels-like-yesterday/news/10470591/worcester-chief-feels-like-yesterday A decade is a long time, but at the same time it seems like yesterday in Worcester. Some in the rank and file are ready to move on. Never forget the losses the department suffered on Dec. 3, 1999, but stay focused on the future. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:28:31 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10470591/worcester-chief-feels-like-yesterday/news/10470591/worcester-chief-feels-like-yesterday http://www.firehouse.com/news/10470592/reports-give-insight-to-worcester-fire/news/10470592/reports-give-insight-to-worcester-fire Two major investigative reports were compiled following the Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse Fire that claimed the lives of six firefighters on Dec. 3, 1999, giving insight into what happened on that tragic day. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:41:20 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10470592/reports-give-insight-to-worcester-fire/news/10470592/reports-give-insight-to-worcester-fire http://www.firehouse.com/news/10470598/a-minute-decided-worcesters-fate/news/10470598/a-minute-decided-worcesters-fate It took a minute, a very long minute, for Retired District Fire Chief Mike McNamee to make a decision he would never forget, nor never regret. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:01:17 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10470598/a-minute-decided-worcesters-fate/news/10470598/a-minute-decided-worcesters-fate http://www.firehouse.com/article/10470599/denis-leary-reflections-on-worcester/article/10470599/denis-leary-reflections-on-worcester _______________________________________"It's hard to believe it's been a decade... and it doesn't make it any easier," actor Denis Leary told Firehouse.com on the approach of the 10th anniversary of the Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse Fire, which claimed... Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:49:06 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/article/10470599/denis-leary-reflections-on-worcester/article/10470599/denis-leary-reflections-on-worcester http://www.firehouse.com/news/10470602/eisner-remembering-the-worcester-fire-memorial-and-covering-the-incident/news/10470602/eisner-remembering-the-worcester-fire-memorial-and-covering-the-incident The fire that killed six Worcester firefighters 10 years ago propelled Firehouse.com into the limelight providing timely information and updates to the nation's fire service. Reports of the fire and news of the tragic incident inspired thousands of... Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:37:20 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10470602/eisner-remembering-the-worcester-fire-memorial-and-covering-the-incident/news/10470602/eisner-remembering-the-worcester-fire-memorial-and-covering-the-incident http://www.firehouse.com/news/10470642/worcester-pushes-on-with-memorial/news/10470642/worcester-pushes-on-with-memorial Their locations sit less than two miles away from each other, but in many ways, Worcester's Franklin Street Fire Station and the site of the planned Worcester Fire Fighters Memorial and Memorial Park are light years apart. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:57:06 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10470642/worcester-pushes-on-with-memorial/news/10470642/worcester-pushes-on-with-memorial http://www.firehouse.com/news/10470697/wpi-works-toward-ff-tracking-system/news/10470697/wpi-works-toward-ff-tracking-system The Worcester Polytechnic Institute is honing in on completing an integrated monitoring system designed to reduce deaths and injuries in a direct response to the Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse fire that killed six firefighters 10 years ago this week. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:05:26 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10470697/wpi-works-toward-ff-tracking-system/news/10470697/wpi-works-toward-ff-tracking-system http://www.firehouse.com/news/10474285/worcesters-fire-chief-gerard-dios-remembrance-speech/news/10474285/worcesters-fire-chief-gerard-dios-remembrance-speech For the past nine years I have been listening to firefighters opinions of what a remembrance should look like. I took all those considerations into mind when I started this journey about a year ago. Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10474285/worcesters-fire-chief-gerard-dios-remembrance-speech/news/10474285/worcesters-fire-chief-gerard-dios-remembrance-speech http://www.firehouse.com/photostory/10564982/worcester-firefighters-remembrance-wall-unveiled/photostory/10564982/worcester-firefighters-remembrance-wall-unveiled The unveiling of the Remembrance Wall and memorial sculpture honoring the six Worcester firefighters who died nine years ago tonight brought hundreds of firefighters, families and friends to spot where it happened.Watch VideoRelated Stories Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/photostory/10564982/worcester-firefighters-remembrance-wall-unveiled/photostory/10564982/worcester-firefighters-remembrance-wall-unveiled http://www.firehouse.com/news/10474412/memorial-dedication-to-be-held-on-anniversary-of-tragic-worcester-blaze/news/10474412/memorial-dedication-to-be-held-on-anniversary-of-tragic-worcester-blaze Dec. 3, 2008will mark the ninth anniversary of the fire at a cold storage warehouse that claimed the lives of six Worcester, Mass. firefighters -- it will also in many ways mark a new beginning for the department. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10474412/memorial-dedication-to-be-held-on-anniversary-of-tragic-worcester-blaze/news/10474412/memorial-dedication-to-be-held-on-anniversary-of-tragic-worcester-blaze http://www.firehouse.com/news/10501806/worcester-8-years-later/news/10501806/worcester-8-years-later Eight years ago, six Worcester, Mass. firefighters were killed in a vacant building fire. The incident commander that night, District Chief Mike McNamee, and Captain Kevin Maloney came to Firehouse Expo to describe where the department is today. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10501806/worcester-8-years-later/news/10501806/worcester-8-years-later http://www.firehouse.com/news/10497085/worcester-mass-unveils-new-firefighter-training-facility/news/10497085/worcester-mass-unveils-new-firefighter-training-facility The $1.7 million building, the result of a partnership between the Leary Firefighters Foundation and EMC Corp., will service firefighters throughout Central Massachusetts. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10497085/worcester-mass-unveils-new-firefighter-training-facility/news/10497085/worcester-mass-unveils-new-firefighter-training-facility http://www.firehouse.com/news/10496911/worcester-fire-offers-support-after-sc-tragedy/news/10496911/worcester-fire-offers-support-after-sc-tragedy The Worcester fire chief and the head of the city's firefighters union will travel to South Carolina WORCESTER, Mass. -- The Worcester fire chief and the head of the city's firefighters union will travel to South Carolina to help the community heal... Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10496911/worcester-fire-offers-support-after-sc-tragedy/news/10496911/worcester-fire-offers-support-after-sc-tragedy http://www.firehouse.com/news/10517272/massachusetts-firefighter-kin-sign-off-on-worcester-memorial/news/10517272/massachusetts-firefighter-kin-sign-off-on-worcester-memorial Emotional relatives of Worcester's six fallen firefighters applauded the chosen design for a memorial to the slain men yesterday, saying the winning concept was the one they liked best out of nearly 160 entries. Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10517272/massachusetts-firefighter-kin-sign-off-on-worcester-memorial/news/10517272/massachusetts-firefighter-kin-sign-off-on-worcester-memorial http://www.firehouse.com/news/10517301/design-chosen-for-worcester-massachusetts-firefighter-memorial/news/10517301/design-chosen-for-worcester-massachusetts-firefighter-memorial The Worcester Fire Fighters Memorial Committee has decided the winning design for the memorial to the six firefighters who died in the 1999 warehouse fire. Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10517301/design-chosen-for-worcester-massachusetts-firefighter-memorial/news/10517301/design-chosen-for-worcester-massachusetts-firefighter-memorial http://www.firehouse.com/news/10521237/worcester-union-opposes-movie-about-tragic-warehouse-fire/news/10521237/worcester-union-opposes-movie-about-tragic-warehouse-fire IAFF Local 1009 in Worcester is asking firefighters not to support a movie about the tragic warehouse fire on December 3, 1999, that claimed the lives of six of their members.IAFF Local 1009 in Worcester, Massachusetts is asking firefighters not to... Tue, 30 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10521237/worcester-union-opposes-movie-about-tragic-warehouse-fire/news/10521237/worcester-union-opposes-movie-about-tragic-warehouse-fire http://www.firehouse.com/news/10527020/developer-settles-with-worcester-fire-widows/news/10527020/developer-settles-with-worcester-fire-widows The widows of four Worcester firefighters killed in a 1999 warehouse fire have reached a $1 million out-of-court settlement with property owner Ding On "Tony" Kwan of Framingham, a source said. Widows Mary Louise Jackson, Kathleen Spencer, Michelle Lucey... Wed, 03 Dec 2003 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10527020/developer-settles-with-worcester-fire-widows/news/10527020/developer-settles-with-worcester-fire-widows http://www.firehouse.com/news/10527579/grieving-for-a-hero-firefighters-widows-gather-to-help-devastated-family/news/10527579/grieving-for-a-hero-firefighters-widows-gather-to-help-devastated-family Standing a few yards from where her volunteer firefighter husband died in a wind-whipped house inferno, Claire McNamara doubled over in unimaginable grief yesterday. Tue, 02 Dec 2003 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10527579/grieving-for-a-hero-firefighters-widows-gather-to-help-devastated-family/news/10527579/grieving-for-a-hero-firefighters-widows-gather-to-help-devastated-family http://www.firehouse.com/news/10527317/worcester-takes-site-of-tragedy-to-build-new-station/news/10527317/worcester-takes-site-of-tragedy-to-build-new-station Worcester city officials have reached a deal to take the empty lot and build a fire station where six firefighters died in the 1999 Worcester Cold Storage fire. Mon, 01 Dec 2003 23:00:00 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10527317/worcester-takes-site-of-tragedy-to-build-new-station/news/10527317/worcester-takes-site-of-tragedy-to-build-new-station http://www.firehouse.com/news/10525883/worcester-moves-to-memorialize-six-fallen-heroes/news/10525883/worcester-moves-to-memorialize-six-fallen-heroes The Worcester City Council is moving to approve plans for a memorial to the six firefighters who died in December 1999 at the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co.The Worcester, Massachusetts City Council is moving to approve plans for a memorial to... Tue, 11 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10525883/worcester-moves-to-memorialize-six-fallen-heroes/news/10525883/worcester-moves-to-memorialize-six-fallen-heroes http://www.firehouse.com/news/10534635/fema-releases-review-of-deadly-1999-worcester-mass-fire/news/10534635/fema-releases-review-of-deadly-1999-worcester-mass-fire A technical review of the 1999 Worcester, Mass., fire that claimed six firefighters is being released by the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today.WASHINGTON, D.C. - A technical review of the 1999 Worcester... Thu, 04 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10534635/fema-releases-review-of-deadly-1999-worcester-mass-fire/news/10534635/fema-releases-review-of-deadly-1999-worcester-mass-fire http://www.firehouse.com/news/10540262/national-fallen-firefighters-foundation-unveils-bricks-of-honor-for-pg-county-fire-ems-worcester/news/10540262/national-fallen-firefighters-foundation-unveils-bricks-of-honor-for-pg-county-fire-ems-worcester The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) today unveiled a new section in the Walk of Honor dedicated to the six Worcester, Massachusetts firefighters killed in the cold storage warehouse fire on December 3, 1999, and all fallen... Tue, 13 May 2003 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10540262/national-fallen-firefighters-foundation-unveils-bricks-of-honor-for-pg-county-fire-ems-worcester/news/10540262/national-fallen-firefighters-foundation-unveils-bricks-of-honor-for-pg-county-fire-ems-worcester http://www.firehouse.com/news/10574521/homeless-couple-gets-probation-in-worcester-tragedy/news/10574521/homeless-couple-gets-probation-in-worcester-tragedy A formerly homeless couple who accidentally started a warehouse blaze that killed six firefighters will serve no jail time Thu, 30 May 2002 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10574521/homeless-couple-gets-probation-in-worcester-tragedy/news/10574521/homeless-couple-gets-probation-in-worcester-tragedy http://www.firehouse.com/news/10544114/the-worcester-cold-storage-warehouse-fire-box-5-1438/news/10544114/the-worcester-cold-storage-warehouse-fire-box-5-1438 Harvey Eisner interviews the initial incident commander at the fire that claimed the lives of six firefighters.Editor's note: This article is based on an official interview between Harvey Eisner and the initial incident commander six months after the... Sat, 01 Jul 2000 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10544114/the-worcester-cold-storage-warehouse-fire-box-5-1438/news/10544114/the-worcester-cold-storage-warehouse-fire-box-5-1438 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10544113/mutual-aid-statewide-mobilization-task-forces-respond-to-worcester/news/10544113/mutual-aid-statewide-mobilization-task-forces-respond-to-worcester Mark J. Cady reports on the massive mobilization of mutual aid units to respond to the scene of the fire and cover vacant stations. Article Available Online Soon! Sat, 01 Jul 2000 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10544113/mutual-aid-statewide-mobilization-task-forces-respond-to-worcester/news/10544113/mutual-aid-statewide-mobilization-task-forces-respond-to-worcester http://www.firehouse.com/news/10545508/firefighters-candle-relay-pays-tribute-to-worcester-comrades/news/10545508/firefighters-candle-relay-pays-tribute-to-worcester-comrades Rachel V. Katz reports on a special tribute by members of 23 fire departments.By Dec. 18, 1999, the last Worcester funeral was over and clean-up crews had all but abandoned the blackened shell of the Worcester warehouse. But a group of firefighters from... Tue, 29 Feb 2000 23:00:00 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10545508/firefighters-candle-relay-pays-tribute-to-worcester-comrades/news/10545508/firefighters-candle-relay-pays-tribute-to-worcester-comrades