MEMORIES

something. The scaffolding was just two sliver planks and I aimed to land on my legs, not on my feet, so I wouldn’t fall off,” he said.

Like Massa, who has filed a claim for posttraumatic stress disorder against Lendlease related to the fire, Olsen also has problems forgetting the horror of hearing so many Bravest shouting for help — and knowing two of them died.

“The knee pain is like a constant reminder of what happened 10 years ago. I can never forget the cries and the helplessness I felt because I couldn’t save Joey Graffagnino and Bobby Beddia,

Steven Olsen (main photo), one of two retired firefighters suing the successor to Bovis Lend Lease over the Deutsche Bank fire, underwent knee replacement with limited success. Adding to the pain is his feeling he was helpless to save colleagues Robert...