That was a tragic tragic day.
He stayed for 15 days, he helped organize a memorial at the local arena that holds thousands of people, which was attended by Clinton and Gore.
"Why John has the character to lead this country and why Firefighters all over America are going to help him every step of the way: In 1999, when Senator Kerry was halfway around the world flying to Burma, on a mission for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he heard the news of the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire. Six firefighters died in the line of duty. What did John do? He ordered his plane to turn around and return to Massachusetts. He flew halfway around the world to offer his support to the Worcester Fire Department and the families of the six firefighters killed. We support John because before there was any press following him on the campaign trail, before there were cameras on him every day, he did what was right. John has courage, loyalty and character when the lights are off, and that's what it takes to make a great leader. That's why firefighters are with John and that's why he is going to win."
http://blog.johnkerry.com/cgi-bin/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=770He continues participates regularly in annual fundraising hockey events for equipment for firemen. Dennis Leary helds the effot (he lost relative in fire -
http://www.learyfirefighters.org/One firefighter's testimonial says :After the Worcester tragedy, he kept his promise to turn those lessons into real legislative action. He didn't just help heal our community-- he led the efforts to tell our story on a national level so that firefighters have the updated technology, equipment and resources they need to stay safe."
http://kerry.senate.gov/text/cfm/record.cfm?id=181971