NYC Ladder Co 10 Engine Co 10
by John Telfer
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NYC Ladder Co 10 Engine Co 10
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John Telfer
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Photograph - Photograph
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While in New York City I went down Broadway not from where I work and took a walk over to Ground Zero. It was here I saw Ladder Company 10, Engine Company 10 and went inside the firehouse which is open to the public to view various items and to see what happened on 9/11. It is a very eerie feeling to imagine that the firefighters that worked in the firehouse were right across the street from the World Trade Center when the attacks of 9/11 occurred. When the chaos began the members of this firehouse ran outside only to see a blue sky turn black and bodies and parts of the World Trade Center being thrown to the ground. They immediately grabbed their gear and were on site in seconds due to the location of their firehouse. By the end of that tragic day NYC's Ladder Co 10 and Engine Co 10 had lost 6 members and the firehouse was under 40 feet of rubble. In 2003 Ladder Company 10 and Engine Company 10 was re-opened by Mayor Bloomberg. This photo is dedicated as a reminder to all of the fireman, police officers and people who lost their lives that day. I have already given several of this photo to fireman to hang in their firehouses and two have elected to hang it in their home. It is a great gift to anyone to give to a member of our fireman and police departments all across the country, as so many converged on New York City to help in the aftermath.
For more information on Ladder Company 10 Engine Company 10 please read below;
This section chronicles the Ten House members as they dealt with 9-11, the loss of six "brothers" and the long road to rebuilding a severely damaged firehouse; and the return "home" on November 5, 2003.
The Day the Sky turned Black
For the firefighters of the Ten House, Sept. 11 was the day a blue sky turned black and bodies rained from the sky. They were beginning a new shift, at 8:46 a.m., when terrorists attacked the World Trade Towers, spiking them with two hijacked commercial planes, each loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel.
Ladder Company 10 and Engine Company 10, the Ten House 10 are located at 124 Liberty St., across the street from the World Trade Center. It is the only fire station inside Ground Zero.
The firefighters on duty all jumped up from the table and ran to the front of the apparatus bay. The sky was completely black. It was just all debris raining down on the street, papers on fire, pieces of computer, bodies just flying out, just things coming at the firefighters �
They were the first to respond. The two companies lost six men that morning. When they found the burnt wreckage of Ladder 10, weeks later, it was buried under 40 feet of rubble.
To the six members who we lost that day, Lieutenant Gregg A. Atlas
Engine 10, Age 44 Firefighter Paul Pansini Engine 10, Age 36, Lieutenant Stephen G. Harrell Battalion 7, Age 44, Firefighter Sean P. Tallon
Ladder 10, Age 26, Firefighter Jeffrey J. Olsen, Engine 10, Age 31, Captain (Ret.) James J. Corrigan Ladder 10, Age 60
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JOHN TELFER
Thank you Cathy for featuring my photo in the group, Anything Architecture Buildings and Bridges, I appreciate the feature
Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! It is my great pleasure to FEATURE your exciting artwork on the homepage of the Artist Group No Place Like Home, 5/06/2019! You are invited to post it in the Group's Features Discussion thread for posterity or any other thread that fits!
John Telfer replied:
Thank you Jenny for featuring my photo in the group, No Place Like Home, I appreciate the feature