L 103 LODDs
| FIREFIGHTER | ROBERT MCDOUGALL | LADDER 103 | JULY 25, 1883 |
| FIREFIGHTER | ERIC R. ANDERSON | LADDER 103 | December 28, 1954 |
| CAPTAIN | TIMOTHY STACKPOLE | LADDER 103 | September 11, 2001 |
| FIREFIGHTER | RICHARD T. SCLAFANI | LADDER 103 | January 23, 2005 |
FF Robert McDougal LODD L 103
A Member Of Truck Co. No. 3 Brooklyn Fire Department, Who Received Such Injuries In The Discharge Of His Duty As A Fireman At A Fire At Harbeck's Pier July 19 1883 That He Departed This Life July 25 1883. This Memorial Stone Was Erected To His Memory By His Brother Firemen Of The Brooklyn Fire Department As A Token Of Respect To A Departed Brother Who Nobly Perished In The Discharge Of His Duty.
FF Eric Anderson LODD L 103
FF Anderson, Ladder Company 103, died from injuries received responding to Brookly Box 1663, Dec 28, 1954.
LT Timothy Stackpole LODD L 103
New York City Fire Department Captain killed in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
FF Richard Sclafani LODD L 103
Firefighter Richard T. Sclafani of Ladder Company 103 in Brooklyn, age 37, a 10-year veteran of the FDNY, was fatally injured battling a second-alarm fire in East New York, Brooklyn.
Firefighter Sclafani and members of Ladder 103 were among the first firefighters to arrive on the scene of the fire located in a private dwelling at 577 Jerome Street, which was reported at 1:36 p.m.
They entered the basement where the fire started and began searching both for the location of the fire and to rescue any trapped occupants. During these search operations, Firefighter Sclafani became separated from his colleagues.
He was found minutes later unconscious and in respiratory arrest on the cellar staircase. Firefighter Sclafani was transported to Brookdale Hospital where he died a short time later.
Firefighter Sclafani was appointed to the Fire Department on October 23, 1994 and was currently assigned to Ladder 103 in East New York, Brooklyn. During his career, Firefighter Sclafani also worked in Squad Company 18 in Manhattan.
A resident of Bayside, Queens, Firefighter Sclafani is survived by his mother, Joan and his sister, Joanne.
Firefighter Sclafani is the 1,131st New York City Firefighter to make the Supreme Sacrifice in the Department's 142-year history.
Rest in Peace Richard. (firehouse.com)
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Richard Thomas Sclafani of Bayside, Queens on January 23, 2005. Beloved son of Joan and the late Thomas. Cherished brother of JoAnn Sclafani-Asch.
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Third "Black Sunday" Firefighter Honored
NY 1 - January 25, 2006
The third firefighter lost on what's now being called "Black Sunday" was honored Tuesday with a plaque dedication ceremony at his firehouse in Brooklyn. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta dedicated a plaque in honor of Firefighter Richard Sclafani of Ladder Company 103/Engine Company 290, 480.
Sclafani was one of three of New York's Bravest killed in two separate fires on January 23rd, 2005.
"We are still honored to have loved you and lucky to have known you," said JoAnn Sclafani-Asch, Sclafani's sister. "You are a true hero and gave the ultimate sacrifice. My brother, Firefighter Richard Thomas Sclafani, I miss you terribly. We all miss you terribly, we will always love you, and we will never forget."
Lieutenant
Curtis W. Meyran and Firefighter
John G. Bellew, who also died on Black Sunday, were honored with a memorial mass in the Bronx on Monday. It was attended by the families of the two fallen FDNY members, hundreds of firefighters, as well as the mayor and the fire commissioner.
The mass was followed by a plaque dedication ceremony for the two men.
Meyran and Bellew died when they were forced to jump from a burning building in the Bronx. Their deaths led the Fire Department to issue a new rope and harness system for firefighters. (Uniformed Firefighters Assoc.)
RIP. Never forget.
