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Springfield, MA, firefighters battled a blaze under frigid conditions on March 9, 2005. A stove left unattended on the second floor caused the fire that left two families homeless. High winds complicated suppression efforts with one exposure less than 20 feet away. Firefighters under the command of District Chief Philip Costello were able to contain the flames to the original structure. No injuries reported. The fire caused $200,000 damage to the two-family home.
Dedication
This month's Firehouse® is dedicated to Captain William J. Briggs, 52, of the INEEL Fire Department in Idaho Falls, ID, who died in the line of duty, December 2004; to Captain Ornell E. Fuller Jr., 40, of the Midway Volunteer Fire Department in Dexter, NM, and Firefighter Donald Conner, 74, of the Brooken Volunteer Fire Department in Stigler, OK, who died in the line of duty, January 2005; and to Firefighter Todd Smith, 31, of the New Paltz, NY, Fire Department, Captain William Goodin, 56, of the Mount Victory Fire Department in Somerset, KY, and Captain William Hudson, 50, of the Salem, MA, Fire Department, who did in the line of duty, February 2005.
