I would like to tell you the story of my father, and my brother (aka "georged4997"), both who served on the Bridgeport, Ct Fire Dept., and who I AM VERY PROUD OF.
On this site, there is a thread called: "The Other War Years"
In that topic we had members post some of their own stories, and yes, my brother George, aka "georged4997", also posted there, page 2, reply # 38. as he told a story about being on the job in that city and responding to one of the FIVE (?) Worst Housing Projects in the Country at the time called; "Father Panik Village", which has since been torn down and no longer exist.
Here is that link.
www.nycfire.net/forums/threads/the-other-war-years.5964/
In addition, there is a section where the "L'Ambiance Plaza Collapse" is talked about on pages 6/7.
That was the collapse of a high rise building under construction killing 28 construction workers, which took place in April, 1987.
To this day, that is the Worst Construction Accident in the State of Connecticut.
My brother was on the first due Ladder Co that responded, as a newly promoted Lt.
That collapse brought in US&R units from the FDNY, Dade County, Fla., and Fairfax, Va., when those units were in the early stages of forming.
There is also a thread titled; "Role Model" in which members talked of their Role Models they had, and I wrote about "MY" Role Model, my father who had been a Combat Medic during World War II.
He was also on the job in Bridgeport, Ct and he received the Bridgeport Fire Departments Highest Medal, "The Gold Star" in recognition for saving the life of an individual trapped on the second floor in a locked bathroom.
That story is also on this site called; "Role Model" in the "General Discussion" area.
But I tried to add the link and for some reason, it did NOT work.
However, the story CAN be found if you go to "search" (upper right corner) and type in "Role Model", then click on the small box that says, "search title only".
Thank you for taking the time to read the story of my father and my brother, both who "I AM VERY PROUD OF"