46 years ago Waldbaum’s Fire

May you six continue to Rest in Peace and may your families, friends, those you worked with and those who responded continue to be comforted.
 
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08/02/1978
2829 Ocean Avenue, Waldbaum's Supermarket
One story, 200 x 100

0839 3300 Avenue Y & E 21st St
* E254, E321, E276
* TL153, L156
BC33

0849 75-3300
R2
BC42, DC12

0855 5-3300-246
E246

0855 7-3300-169
L169

0902 22-3300
E245, E309, E330
Sat 3, Field Comm

0910 5-3300-253
E253

0910 7-3300-161
L161

0915 7-3300-159
L159

0916 Collapse

0916 33-3300
E323, E250, E243, E255
BC43

0917 44-3300
E281, E247, E282, E242
L172

0918 S/C
L110, L157
R1, R3, R4
Sq1

1229 UC

*First due E246/L169 at prior rubbish fire
 
Memories of that day still live with me. But I have another memory twenty years later. At the 20yr Anniversary of the fire the remembrance mass at St Brendan’s Church I was asked to say a few words and receive a Plaque from the families for the Highway House. I struggled to find appropriate words. My thoughts were of the families and how they have dealt with their loss. We all say the Fire Department is one family and looking out from the pulpit it was never so evident. They’re families were our families. I wasn’t there 20 yrs prior but even the newest proby in the church that day knew they were all connected by tragedy and love of a job. Let’s not forget all those who gave the ultimate but let’s remember the ‘families’
God Bless them all.
 
Continued Rest In Peace. God Bless Those Who Mourn.

I was there, (Civilian). I too will Never Forget. Dreadful Stuff.
2892 Ocean Ave.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/S...8931!4d-73.9502303!16s/g/11c6zy462r?entry=ttu

The Next Evening, there was a BBQ Grill Fire @ E.31 & Ave. L
276/156, 309/159, 323

[255/157 Unavailable (?)]. The Guys were going thru the motions,
just about each of them somewhat quiet & the 'Thousand Yard Stare'
on just about every face. Dreadful.
 
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Continued Rest In Peace men. I remember the news headlines and tv reporting, a terrible day.
 
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