Monday, January 28, 2013
January 28, 2013 marks the 18th anniversary of when Stoughton firefighter Victor Melendy died in the line of duty at a Rose street fire in 1995.
Remembering Victor Melendy (The following article by Mark Snyder is an updated version of an article which first ran on Stoughton Patch Jan. 28, 2011) On January 28, 1995, Stoughton lost Firefighter Victor C. Melendy in a deadly Saturday morning blaze on Rose Street. He was 47 years old. Melendy was a 23-year veteran of the Stoughton Fire Department, who was searching for people trapped inside a burning house when the blaze suddenly accelerated, fire officials said at the time. He was the second Stoughton firefighter killed in the line of duty in the department's 146-year history. The first was Edward J. Kelleher, killed Dec. 21, 1966, while battling a blaze. A bell on a Stoughton Fire Engine bears Melendy's name. Melendy Ave. off …
Monday, February 6, 2012
Seventeen years after Stoughton Firefighter Victor Melendy died in the line of duty, the Stoughton Fire Department reflects on the fraternal nature of their profession and the sacrifices firefighters are asked to make.
The untimely deaths of Worcester Firefighter John Davies and Peabody Firefighter James Rice this past December sent a chilling reminder of the dangerous sacrifice that firefighters face every day. Unfortunately, this is a loss that veteran Stoughton firefighters know all too well. Seventeen years ago, January 28, 1995, Stoughton’s own Victor Melendy answered his last call. “Victor and his crew were searching for a resident reported missing during a working structure fire in a [Rose Street] rooming house. The resident was found safe, however Victor never escaped building. He was caught in a flashover. Victor's own brother firefighters began a frantic search for him, and when he was found, it was too late,” the Stoughton Fire Department’s …
Friday, January 27, 2012
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A VERY SAD ANNIVERSARY: 17 years ago, on January 28, 1995, Stoughton lost Firefighter Victor C. Melendy in a deadly Saturday morning blaze on Rose Street. He was 47 years old. Melendy, a 23-year veteran of the Stoughton Fire Department, was searching for people trapped inside a burning house when the blaze suddenly accelerated, fire officials said at the time. He was the second Stoughton firefighter killed in the line of duty in the department's history. The first was Edward J. Kelleher, killed Dec. 21, 1966, while battling a blaze. A bell on a Stoughton Fire Engine bears Melendy's name. Melendy Ave. off Sunmner St. is named for him. Melendy left a wife and three children. *** ANOTHER SAD ANNIVERSARY, AS WELL: January 28 is also the …
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