All:
There should be NO Firefighters that are not aware of the horrific loss-and studied the so many lessons learned from CHARLESTON, SC–on June 18, 2007-where 9 Charleston Firefighters were killed at the infamous Sofa Super Store Fire.
They are Captain Louis Mulkey, Captain Mike Benke, FF Melvin Champaign, Captain Billy Hutchingson, Engineer Brad Baity, FF Earl Drayton, Engineer Mark Kelsey, Engineer Michael French, and FF Brandon Thompson.
THE ROUTLEY REPORTS:
charlestonfirereport_101707
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5-15-08_CharlestonReport
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DETAILS: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/library/research/topics/top_charlestonsofa.html
NIST STUDY:
Sofa-Super-Store-Study-Report-VolumeI
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NIOSH REPORT:
cdc_163618_DS1
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TAKE TIME TO WATCH THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqiRN9rygoI
==9 BOSTON FIREFIGHTERS:
The Boston Hotel Vendome fire was the worst firefighting tragedy in Boston history-and a critical part of our history. 9 Boston Firefighters were killed in the Line of Duty when part of the building collapsed, June 17, 1972. The fire was brought largely under control by 4:30pm.
Several crews, including Boston Ladder 13 and Engines 22 and 32, remained on scene performing overhaul and cleanup. At 5:28pm, abruptly and without warning, all five floors of a 40 by 45 foot section at the southeast corner of the building collapsed, burying a ladder truck and 17 firefighters beneath a two-story pile of debris.
Occurring one day prior to the Father’s Day, 8 Firefighters were injured, and 9 Firefighters lost their lives. The men who were killed were: Fire Fighter Thomas W. Beckwith, Fire Fighter Joseph E. Boucher, Lieutenant Thomas J. Carroll, Fire Fighter Charles E. Dolan, Lieutenant John E. Hanbury, Jr.,Fire Fighter John E. Jameson, Fire Fighter Richard B. Magee, Fire Fighter Paul J. Murphy and Fire Fighter Joseph P. Saniuk.
PHOTOS AND MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE BOSTON TRAGEDY HERE:
Explosion And Fire Rocks Boston Hotels – Ten Killed (1966)
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A RELATED Father & Son story from the Boston FD:
Take Care. Be Careful. Pass It On. Rest In Peace.
BillyG
The Secret List 6-18-2026-0800
www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com
