Remembering Jason Menard: Four years since Worcester firefighter died in the line of duty

WORCESTER — The firefighting community is remembering Jason Menard Monday, the fire lieutenant who died in a blaze on Stockholm Street four years ago.

"Jay served the community with dedication and honor. Please keep Jay and his family in your thoughts and prayers," the Fire Department wrote on social media.

Nov. 13, 2019, Menard's crew was called to a three-family house at 7 Stockholm St. Menard became trapped in the flames after helping another firefighter to a stairwell.

It is a difficult time of year for city firefighters, as they pause to remember fallen colleagues.

Dec. 3 will mark 24 years since fire filled the Worcester Cold Storage & Warehouse. Six firefighters died in the blaze: Lt. Thomas Spencer, 42, and Lt. James Lyons, 34, of Worcester; and firefighters Paul Brotherton, 41, of Auburn; Lt. Timothy Jackson, 51, of Hopedale; Jeremiah Lucey, 38, of Leicester; and Joseph McGuirk, 38, of Worcester.

Dec. 8 will mark 12 years since the line-of-duty death of Firefighter Jon Davies Sr. He died while battling a house fire on Arlington Street.

Dec. 9 will make five years since Firefighter Christopher Roy was killed in a fire. He died in a blaze on Lowell Street.

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