Fireman Killed by Wall Collapse After Backdraft Erupts During Four Alarm Fire in Art Supply Store – Woodward Avenue Art Supply Fire – Detroit, Michigan – July 12, 1942 On July 12, 1942, Detroit Pipeman Stanley Hausch of Engine 17 was killed by the collapse of a 15-foot-high concrete block wall while fighting a four-alarm...Read More
Three Firefighters Killed in Wall Collapse at Piano Factory Fire – Boardman & Gray Piano Factory Fire – Albany, New York – July 12, 1885 On July 12, 1885, Albany, New York Foreman John Albert Luby, Foreman Frederick James Wallen and Pipeman Daniel Wheeler were killed while operating at a general-alarm fire in a four-story...Read More
Six Firemen Killed in Fire Collapse of Warehouse – Potash Brothers Warehouse Fire – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – July 12, 1919 On July 12, 1919, six Philadelphia firemen were killed when the walls collapsed while battling a four-alarm fire in a five-story brick warehouse located in the Northern Liberties section of the city. The blaze destroyed...Read More
Firefighter Killed in Roof Collapse During Fire in Mercantile Loft Building – Lower Manhattan, New York – July 12, 1962 On July 12, 1962, FDNY Fireman John Farragher of Rescue 1 was killed while fighting a four-alarm fire in a mercantile loft building that housed a garment manufacturing firm. The fire occurred in a five-story,...Read More
SLOCUM, Texas (KLTV) – An East Texas firefighter died Saturday after being hospitalized earlier this week with a medical emergency while on duty. Dan Hernandez, a fire safety chief with the Slocum Volunteer Fire Department, experienced a serious medical emergency while responding to a fire July 7, according to the department. He was taken to...Read More
A firefighter in Alabama is counting his lucky stars after he survived being struck by lightning on Sunday — exactly one year after he walked away with minor injuries when a firework exploded in his face. James Lawley was celebrating his daughter’s birthday on Sunday when conditions deteriorated as storms began to roll over Cullman...Read More
