It is with great sadness that we share word of 2 Boston Fire Department Firefighters making the ultimate sacrifice, and eleven other firefighters being injured, while battling a restaurant fire in that city's West Roxbury neighborhood.

The men and women of the Los Angeles Fire Department express their deepest sympathy to the families, friends and colleagues of Boston Fire Department (BFD) Firefighters Paul Cahill and Warren Payne, who died from injuries sustained battling the blaze.

We extend heartfelt wishes for a full and speedy recovery to those who were injured, and express our collective gratitude to the good people of Boston for their outpouring of support in this difficult time.

Submitted by Ron Myers, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department