Today July 13th 2010 would have been my father John Thomas Ryan's 77th Birthday. My Father worked as a NYC Firefighter and was working at a fire on 14th St. when the phone company location went a blaze. Firefighters at that time were not required to wear masks on calls if there was no smoke present. The phone company fire on 14th st was mostly plastics burning a clear gas in the air.. my father along with many other firefighters were ill with cancer and other diseases not long after the fire. Cancer is what took my fathers life. FDNY has addressed this and there have been changes in required gear. In this post is a photo of my father at work that was used for the cover of the book "New York City Firefighting, 1901-2001" by Steven Scher. Happy Birthday Dad know that you are loved and never forgotten.
Love, Ryan
http://www.amazon.com/York-Firefighting-1901-2001-Images-America/dp/0738509884
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