Operation Warm

Aceremony commemorating the anniversary of the Worcester(MA) Cold Storage Fire of December 3, 1999, in which six career firefighters died was held recently. This small informal ceremony was attended by friends and family as well as firefighters and city officials. There was also a group of firefighters that flew all the way from Wichita to pay theirrespects.

On the afternoon of January 25, 2023, the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts (PFFM) and the Boston Bruins Foundation held the third of three “Operation Warm” events in Brockton. The “Operation Warm” initiative provides winter coats, gloves and hats to children in need. Brockton Engine 7 arrived at the Brockton Clubhouse of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro South, with the Boston Bruins mascot Blades in the officer’s seat, full of boxes of winter items. Brockton firefighters, and Blades alike, were happily greeted by children and the Boys & Girls Club staff. The coats, available in black or navy, featured a tag with the PFFM and Boston Bruins Foundation logos, along with a space for the children to write their names on the coat, signifying it as their own. This was the third and final stop of “Operation Warm” for 2023. Previous deliveries of winter items this year were made in the cities of Lynn and Holyoke. Additional coats that were not donated to children at this event were given to the Boys & Girls Club to d istribute to children who were unable to attend the event.

- Fire News photos by Pat Travers