When devastating wildfires ripped through Los Angeles, leaving dozens of firefighters displaced and their communities in ruins, two Boston-bred brothers knew they had to act. Matthew and Martin Mullen, LA Fire Department veterans with deep roots in South Boston, rallied their hometown to support their fellow firefighters on the West Coast. >>> Read more … [Read more...] about South Boston fundraiser benefits LA wildfire recovery
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After Battling the January Wildfires, L.A. Firefighters Face the Challenge of Rebuilding
Beginning Jan. 7, thousands of firefighters across Los Angeles County valiantly battled the Palisades, Eaton and other fires that ignited across the region, using everything in their power and training to quench the fires until they were 100 percent contained around Jan. 18. While we call firefighters our heroes, they are also our neighbors. Several off-duty and retired … [Read more...] about After Battling the January Wildfires, L.A. Firefighters Face the Challenge of Rebuilding
South Boston fundraiser to benefit LA wildfire recovery
Boston supports LAFD. It's been a little over a month since the LA Fire Department put out more than a dozen fires that took more than two dozen lives and destroyed 16,000 structures. >>> Read More … [Read more...] about South Boston fundraiser to benefit LA wildfire recovery
LA firefighters, originally from Southie, welcomed home by students at South Boston Catholic Academy
A school in South Boston welcomed home a couple of heroes. Matthew and Martin Mullen, both born and raised in Southie, are now firefighters in Los Angeles. They spoke with students at South Boston Catholic Academy about the recent wildfires in LA. The school’s principal says students worked hard to raise money to help support the LA fire department. “The students felt like … [Read more...] about LA firefighters, originally from Southie, welcomed home by students at South Boston Catholic Academy
Southie brothers who fought LA fires receive fund-raising donation
Dressed in their forest green uniforms, about 100 students packed the gymnasium of South Boston Catholic Academy Friday morning, cheering as they welcomed home twin brothers Martin and Matthew Mullen — South Boston natives turned Los Angeles firefighters — who last month were on the front lines of the devastating wildfires that ravaged Southern California. Members of the … [Read more...] about Southie brothers who fought LA fires receive fund-raising donation