NEW YORK, NY – The Black Sunday Fire – January 23rd, 2005 – The Bronx blaze claimed the lives of FDNY Lt. Curtis W. Meyran, L27 – FF John G. Bellew, L27; critically injured FF Jeffrey Cool, R3 and Lt. Joseph DiBernardo, R3 and injured FF Brendan Cawley, L27 and FF Eugene Stolowski, L27. All 6 FF's were forced to jump from the 4th floor of an apartment building as they were trapped by the fire.

Another FDNY Brother died just 3 hours later in another fire, this time in Brooklyn, after being trapped in a basement during a residential fire. He was FF Richard T. Sclafani of L103.

Please remember the families, friends, and the FDNY on this tragic anniversary.