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McClintock Dr. Tempe, AZ  Category: Parks    • Ramadas   •
Soccer Field  Gaicki Park      One of Tempe’s smallest parks,
the park stands in memory and honor of the Tempe
firefighter/paramedic Ed Gaicki. On January 15, 1980, Ed and his
company responded to a fire at the Jumbo Bagel Deli located at
1352 E. Apache in what is now the Food City shopping center.
When responding units first arrived, there was smoke rising from
the roof, but the inside of the deli was clear. Ed, who was
assigned to the rescue truck that day, worked alongside the
balance of the units that had responded from the firehouse at
1000 E. University. They began pulling ceilings to get at the
fire that they knew was burning in the space above them. The
collapse of the roof was sudden and unexpected and the fire
began to burn furiously. In total, a dozen firefighters entered
the building that day, but, unfortunately, Ed was the only
firefighter who did not come out. While his frien