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William Hird & Inc. Co. is one of the leading Fire Protection Companies in Brooklyn, NY. We provide High-Quality Fire Products & Services at One Stop Shop! As an industry leader in FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS & SERVICES, our goal at William Hird & Co. Inc., is to provide our customers with a single source for all of their fire and safety needs.
In 1953, with his wife Anna, they established William Hird & Co. For 34 years, the business was operated from Mr. & Mrs. Hird’s home, in Brooklyn, NY. Although paralyzed and wheelchair bound Mr. Hird succeeded through the unyielding love and support of his wife Anna [who worked a second job welding, using an acetylene torch] and the generous help of Catholic Charities, the NY Telephone Company and the National Polio Foundation. These organizations outfitted Mr. Hird with special self-help devices so he could feed himself, type on an electric typewriter and use a manual telephone switch that was located under the typewriter. Mr. Hird’s story is one of unrelenting determination and triumph. Although faced with a devastating disability he achieved the “American Dream” of becoming a business owner and supporting his family.
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