W6... 11 years

[DeputyChiefGonzo]

11 years ago today, six Worcester Firefighters lost their lives in the Worcester Cold Storage fire...

Never forget...

• Tom Spencer
• Jerry Lucey
• Joe McGuirk
• Paul Brotherton
• Jay Lyons
• Tim Jackson

[Dickey]

Man, doesn't seem like that long ago. I still remember being glued to the tv waiting for updates. Still got my W6 sticker in my locker.

RIP brothers.

[firefightinirish217]

I still wear the W6 maltese patch on my duty shirt.

[pasobuff]

They may be gone..but NOT forgotten.....6 years...wow.....

[Jasper 45]

I remember this like it was yesterday. It was an on shift day for me when we learned of this incident.

Never forget.

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That was a very sad day indeed even though I do not remember it since I was only 4 years old. I doubt very many people outside of the fire service even know who the "Worcester 6" or "Charleston 9" are...R.I.P.

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6 years...wow.....

[pvfd27]

Rode down to the service on one of 6 busses from VT. Two things I can't forget: We walked nearly two miles from where the bus parked. I remember seeing residents better than 6 deep on both sides of the street and all you could hear were our footsteps as we marched to the Forum. I can still see and hear the contingent of bag pipes across the Centrum from where I was standing, playing Amazing Grace...brings tears even today.

[Rescue101]

Rode down to the service on one of 6 busses from VT. Two things I can't forget: We walked nearly two miles from where the bus parked. I remember seeing residents better than 6 deep on both sides of the street and all you could hear were our footsteps as we marched to the Forum. I can still see and hear the contingent of bag pipes across the Centrum from where I was standing, playing Amazing Grace...brings tears even today.

Yup. A SAD,somber grey day that I hope I never have to experience again. Many jakes,and many citizens were there to pay their respects. I'm glad I was one of them. T.C.

[FWDbuff]

I remember doing the funeral march next to my father, alongside 30,000 other firefighters. And not to detract from their memory, I never, ever thought I would ever witness another event (9-11) in my lifetime that would be worse than the Worcester one.

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I remember doing the funeral march next to my father, alongside 30,000 other firefighters. And not to detract from their memory, I never, ever thought I would ever witness another event (9-11) in my lifetime that would be worse than the Worcester one.

and Charleston a little more than three years ago...