Quote Originally Posted by seanachie View Post
Massachusetts fire fighters have performed heroically in a number of instances.

In recent history the city of Worcester lost 6 firefighters 03 December 1999.
http://www.fallen-heroes.com/

The Cocoanut Grove Fire in Boston lead to a lot of changes in fire laws nationally.
http://www.firenews.org/cocoanutgrove64.html

I am sure there are many others, these come immediately to mind.
Last time I was up there I bought a book about the history of Boston through it's major fires and the aftermath of them. I believe it was called City on Fire but I will look for it to confirm the title. Very interesting book.