FDNY Rope Rescues from May 14, 1991

[EMSR2]

Came across this article and video on another site.

The Most Daring Rooftop Rope Rescue in FDNY History | Coffee or Die

“Yeah, fire department 723 7th Avenue, 12th floor,” a man’s voice with a New York City accent came over the dispatchers intercom. “It’s getting really smoky in here man, I gotta get out of here.

coffeeordie.com

 

[STAjo]

O.K. So. I gotta' tell ya': Pat (Paddy) Barr was our NY Daily News Paperboy back in Brooklyn;
I later took over the Route from him, a fellow St. Thomas Aquinas (STA) alum.

 

[68jk09]

EXCELLENT OPERATION.......as far as the BROTHERS in the video LT Pat Brown & FF Pat O'Keefe (the red haired FF in the op) were both KIA in R*1 on 9-11.......before that at the 1993 WTC Bombing FF Kevin Shea (the 2nd FF to go over on the rope in the video) was searching & fell a long distance into the blast hole & was Rescued by then LT John Fox SQ*1 who was lowered to Kevin's level on a Rope ....John Fox has since Passed To A Higher Level in RET after reaching the rank of BC & Kevin Shea had been put off The Job back then from his injuries.... both Pat Brown & Pat Barr were on the FDNY Boxing Team.