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Permalink Reply by Art "ChiefReason" Goodrich on December 3, 2007 at 11:03pm

For anyone who hasn't had the opportunity, I would recommend picking up Sean Flynn's 3000 Degrees.
It takes you through that day in vivid detail.
A good friend of mine lost 6 of his brothers that day.
Here's to Tim Jackson, Jay Lyons, Joe McGuirk, Tom Spencer, Paul Brotherton and Jerry Lucey; the Worcester 6.
And to those who are familiar with the fire at the Cold Storage Warehouse; were it not for the actions of District Chief Michael O. McNamee on that day, others would have been lost.
Gone but not forgotten. Ever.
Art

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Permalink Reply by jeff schick on December 4, 2007 at 12:56am

Amen............................... Rest in Peace to our fellow brothers..... ALWAYS ROLLIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Robert Owens on December 6, 2007 at 9:43am

I alos recommend seeing District Chief Sullivan's class about the fire. He was Jay Lyons and Joe Mcquirk's Lt on that nite. He gives you a no BS assesment from a first hand account. It is great.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Betz on December 26, 2007 at 10:37pm

For some reason, I think of this fire often. I doubt that I will forget these men, or that fire.
Art is correct, get the book "3000 Degrees" and read it front to back, its a great account of the events. I recently taught an academy class and asked them if they knew about the most significant fire in a windowless building, which killed 6 firefighters. Not a soul could tell me, so I took a few minutes and told them. We need to teach those coming up behind us about these events, and why they are so important.
RIP Brothers.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Carey on December 29, 2007 at 10:27am

I was fortunate to be on vacation in Hampton Beach in 2005 during the annual memorial at McGuirk's restaurant, that featured the Worcester pipes and drums. McGuirk's has a really moving tribute to Joe and his brothers and I'm glad I had a chance to meet some of Worcester's bravest.

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