Tonight’s guest is Ed Loder.
Ed spent 43 years (1970-2013) in the Boston Fire Department, with more than 20 of those years with Rescue Company 1.
Ed is considered the most decorated firefighter in BFD’s history. In this episode, Ed speaks about the realities of the fire service. The stuff that usually doesn’t make the TV shows. Train accidents, plane crashes, deadly scenarios that often don’t have a happy ending.
It’s dark.
It’s raw.
But it’s the truth.
We also discuss some of Ed’s greatest rescues. The saves and attempts that were photographed and made the newspapers. These include rappelling off the roof to save a woman 17 stories up, catching a jumper with only one hand like it was a movie, and sometimes humorously, forgetting to throw on all his gear and racing to a call while wearing Sperrys.
If you want a real look at what it’s like to work as a firefighter during the infamous War Years, this is the episode to listen to.
Ed was on the road when this was made, so bear with us when the audio is wonky at times. All that being said, here is episode 28 with Ed Loder.
P.S.
For those interested, read about some of his rescues and view the famous actions captured by Boston photographers in my article published in 2020: https://coffeeordie.com/boston-firefighter-ed-loder
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