Never to Forget - Michael Mc Namee

“It was a 80-foot tall with 18-inch thick brick, solid brick walls, that were designed to hold in the temperatures within that building... It was a firefighter's nightmare building.”

Photo by Mike Nyman

Never to Forget

by Michael Mcnamee

District Fire Chief Michael McNamee confronts his worst fear.

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Overview of the building and fire growth soon after the firefighters searching the building had been evacuated.

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Firefighter recovery ritual as he was removed from the building.

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Make-shift memorial created by citizens during the eight day recovery operation.

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Michael speaking at a memorial dedication for one of the firefighters.

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Michael speaking with the union president prior to giving a press briefing.

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Michael standing before the rubble pile and thinking that we still had five left to recover.

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The face says it all.