john dwyer

Aug
04

Families Gather To Remember Six Firefighters Killed In 1978 Waldaum’s Fire In Sheepshead Bay

Commisioner Nigro with NYPD Detective William O’Connor, Jr., the son of one of the fallen firefighters. (Photo by Mike
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Aug
02

33rd Anniversary Of Waldbaum's Fire That Claimed The Lives Of Six Firemen

Source: "FDNY Remembering the Waldbaums Fire August 2, 1978" (facebook group). Photo by John G. DwyerAs the 10-year
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Aug
02

Honoring Fallen Heroes Of 1978’s Waldbaum’s Fire

On this date 32 years ago, six firefighters perished in what, at the time, was the largest loss of firefighters
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