Worcester Fire Department, Burncoat Street Station, Engine 8

Worcester Fire Department, Burncoat Street Station, Engine 8, 19 Burncoat Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. Worcester County Company 50 (MA District 7). The Worcester Fire Society began in Worcester in the late 1780's and purchased their first hand engine in 1783. Worcester Fire Department began February 25, 1835. WFD operate out of 10 stations. 

The W6 plague is a tribute/memorial to the six firefighters who lost their lives fighting a 5-alarm fire at the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Company, December 3, 1999. Lost were Lt. Timothy Jackson, Lt. James Lyons, Lt. Thomas Spencer, FF Paul Brotherton, FF Jeremiah Lucey and FF Joseph McGuirk. There is a memorial at the Franklin Street Station. That station was built at the site of the former Worcester Cold Storage. I will need to visit it sometime.