The North American blizzard of 2005 was a three-day storm that affected large areas of the northern United States, dropping more than 3 feet (0.9 m) of snow in parts of southeastern Massachusetts, as well as much of the Boston metropolitan area. While this was by far the hardest hit region, it was also a significant snowstorm for the Philadelphia and New York City areas, which both suffered occasional blizzard conditions and snow accumulations. The storm began dropping snow on the upper Midwest on Thursday, January 20, 2005. It slowly moved eastward affecting the Great Lakes region and the Mid-Atlantic states on Friday and Saturday, January 21 and January 22, 2005. On Saturday evening the storm entered the Southern New England area. The strength of the storm, coupled with the extreme Arctic temperatures, created a light, fluffy snow which increased the snowfall totals. The storm shut down Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts and T. F. Green Airport in Rhode Island, while also impairing travel throughout much of Massachusetts due to the high amount of snow covering the roads. Practically all schools in the Metrowest and South East regions of Massachusetts were closed for at least two days. Cape Cod Community College, as well as all public schools on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket were closed for up to a week. After traveling across the Atlantic Ocean, the storm system hit parts of Great Britain and Ireland and the Scandinavian peninsula, causing even more widespread blackouts and a small number of deaths in the region. In New York City, 3 Firefighter Down Calls (5-5-5-5) we're transmitted during this Blizzad. First in the Mount Hope section of the Bronx. Box 2997 at 226 East 178 Street was tramsitted at 0759. Despite the conditions Engine 42 and Ladder 27 arrived 4 minutes later. At 0823 Division 7 made the call, "Transmit a second alarm. We have a MAYDAY from several fire fighters." Lieutenant Curtis Meyran was the first LODD of this Blizzard, FF John Bellow died a short time later. Next from Battalion 44 at a First Alarm in Brooklyn at 577 Jerome Avenue in the East New York section, "Transmit a second alarm! We have a Mayday!". Fire Fighter Richard Sclafani, somehow, became separated from the rest of the company. He was found minutes later on the cellar stairs in respiratory arrest. He was brought to the local trauma center