Firefighter David Stewart of the Philadelphia Fire Department, was killed on May 16, 1976, while fighting a basement fire at Barson’s Deli at Bustleton and Castor Avenues in which the floor collapsed. Firefighter Bernard McSloy, Firefighter Richard Iannacone and Firefighter Aloysius Welsh were also killed.
The National Emergency Training Center (NETC) campus will be closed during the government shutdown, including access to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial.
We appreciate your understanding and encourage you to check for updates as the situation evolves.
David Stewart – Thanks for your courageous service. Fallen but never forgotten. May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
– Marie Patricia Walsh Collins