Firehouse Loses a Spotted Symbol of Healing

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On Sept. 11, 2001, seven members of Ladder Company 20 on Lafayette Street in the NoLIta neighborhood of Manhattan were killed in the collapse of the World Trade Center, about a mile and a half away, along with seven members of Squad 18, which shared the firehouse at the time with the ladder company.

A few weeks later, during the period of mourning that followed, a purebred Dalmatian puppy showed up at the company’s doorstep.

The dog, a gift from two deputies with the Monroe County sheriff’s department in upstate New York, was given the name Twenty, after the ladder company.

Twenty immediately loved the fire truck, a classic Seagrave hook-and-ladder, and began accompanying the firefighters on all their calls, from raging blazes to false alarms.

“For 10 years, she never missed a run,” said Mike Toal, 60, who had been a senior chauffeur at Ladder 20 and often drove the truck.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/09/nyregion/firehouse-loses-a-spotted-symbol-of-healing.html

[LiberalElite]

1. R.I.P., Twenty

(Suggest xposting in Pets.)

[2naSalit]

2. *sigh*

[GGJohn]

3. RIP Twenty,

you were at the right place at the right time, you helped heal the wounds and became the best friend of all who served at that firehouse.

[niyad]

4. Lady of the Beasts, take this one gently home.