Fireman Dies from Injuries Sustained in Fall Following Backdraft at Four Alarm Fire in Sporting Goods Store – Modell’s Sporting Goods – 200 Broadway, Tribeca, Manhattan, New York – July 5, 1941 On July 5, 1941, FDNY Fireman Carl H. Bischoff of Ladder 8 died from injuries he sustained when he fell through a hole...Read More
Fire Lieutenant Dies Encountering Hoarding Conditions During Residential High-Rise Apartment Fire – Brooklyn, New York – July 5, 2014 – NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Report F2014-14 On July 5, 2014, FDNY Lieutenant Gordon Ambelas of Ladder 119 died after he was overcome by extreme fire conditions while attempting to find the seat of the fire in...Read More
Two Career Land-Based Firefighters Die After Becoming Lost and Running Out of Air During Marine Vessel Fire in Port – Newark, New Jersey – July 5, 2023 – NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Report 2023-10 On July 5, 2023, Newark New Jersey Firefighters Augusto Acabou of Engine 16 and Wayne Brooks Jr. of Ladder 4 died after...Read More
