Federal report into Firefighter Christopher Roy’s death finds 10 contributing factors, makes suggestions to Worcester Fire Department
WORCESTER A federal agency that makes suggestions following firefighter deaths has cited a lack of risk assessment and incident management as factors in the 2018 Lowell Street fire in which city Firefighter Christopher Roy died.
City officials Monday said they acknowledge and accept the findings of the report, issued by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and listed a host of actions being undertaken to improve the department.
“First and foremost, the family of Firefighter Christopher Roy remains in our thoughts as we continue to heal and grow from the tragic events that claimed his life in the line of duty on Dec. 9, 2018, Fire Chief Michael J. Lavoie and City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. wrote in a statement Monday afternoon.
Feds issue more than two dozen recommendations for US fire departments in wake of tragic death of Worcester Firefighter Christopher Roy
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WORCESTER Despite frigid temperatures, a small group gathered Sunday around a large, black granite monument on the corner of Main and Agawam streets to honor and remember those who tragically lost their lives to the devastating, nondiscriminatory and destructive wrath of fire.
William T. Breault, chairman of the Main South Alliance of Public Safety, led the solemn ceremony that has been held every March 7 since the monument was dedicated in 1992 to recognize the fatal fire two years earlier at 21 Florence St., in which four people perished.
Each year on March 7, names of those who died the previous year are added to the cold slab of stone, forever etched as a constant reminder of the devastating, non-discriminatory wrath of fire.