FDNY FF JOHN C. FARRAGHER R1 LODD 7/12/1962

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FDNY Line of Duty Death​

July 12, 1962 - LODD
Fireman John C. Farragher, 38
Rescue 1
FDNY. Manhattan, New York




A four-alarm fire totally involved the top three floors of a non-sprinklered, five-story brick loft building at 390 Broadway. Fireman Farragher was killed when the roof collapsed, and his body could not be recovered until the next day. Fireman Farragher was a 9-year veteran of the department.


As a member of FDNY, FF Farragher was assigned to Rescue 1. During an incident at 390 Broadway (box 66-44-164), FF Farragher perished during a building collapse.


RIP. Never forget.

 

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Sadly, while filming a DuPont Show of the Week episode shown on September 30, 1962. "Rescue Goes". The opening scene is in the housewatch at Engine 65 when the only things there were the primary and secondary bell circuits, the Morse telegraph key (for in-service taps) and the department phone.

 

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^^^^ In the Dupont film they are filming as R*1 responds to the Fatal Box 164 where FF Farragher was killed.....two of the R*1 FFs working & in the film were Paul Geidel whose Son later was killed in R*1 on 9-11-01 & Charlie Driscoll who was the CPT of R*5 when it was Re Organized in 1984.

 

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My Dad John Reilly was assigned to E-65 which housed R-1. Paul Geidel was in his Probie Class. He arrived at quarters for the 6X9 and new something was wrong by the looks on the members faces. The floor above FF. Farragher collapsed and a safe landed on him. It took forever to find him. Someone took out a flashlight and started panning around the room. They noticed something shiny, it turned out to be a D ring for the MSA cannister mask.