5/17/1923 a fire during closing day ceremonies at Grover Cleveland School in Sandy Mill, Kershaw County (Beulah) South Carolina left seventy-seven dead when “a lamp fell from the ceiling onto the stage of the second-floor hall where the play was being held causing the burning oil … [Read more...]

5/16/1896 a Chicago, IL firefighter was electrocuted at a fire. 5/16/1909 a Philadelphia, PA firefighter died from injuries he sustained after falling from a fire escape at 831 Arch Street. 5/16/1917 a Kansas City, KS firefighter “was killed when a wall had collapsed on him … [Read more...]

May 15 of each year is "Peace Officers Memorial Day" and the week in which it falls as "Police Week." President John F. Kennedy declared the first Peace Officers Memorial Day on May 15, 1962, as a tribute to and in honor of peace officers who, through their courageous deeds, lost … [Read more...]

5/14/1878 a New Haven, CT firefighter died from the injuries he sustained after he had fallen from a roof. 5/14/1911 a Chicago, IL firefighter died “while fighting an industrial fire at 2121 W. Rice Street. The fire originated at the rear of the Swanson Theater and was … [Read more...]

5/13/1903 a Buffalo, NY firefighter died at “a massive fire at the Diamond Mills and Elevator Company that destroyed the mill, 22 freight cars, and many other houses. Several buildings were damaged by the heat and flying embers. Engine 21, which had been moved to temporary … [Read more...]

5/12/1881 a Philadelphia, PA firefighter “died from injuries he sustained at a single-alarm wool mill fire at 612 N. 24th Street, on May 2, 1881.” 5/12/1906 two Trenton, NJ firefighters died “while operating at a major fire involving a plastering firm, they were killed when … [Read more...]

5/11/1985 a soccer stadium grandstand fire killed fifty-six in Bradford, England. Bradford was playing Lincoln City in the afternoon, near the end of the first half a fire broke out at one end of the main stands. Within minutes the fire spread up the wooden roof and quickly … [Read more...]

5/10/1918 a Detroit, MI firefighter died of complications of a pelvic fracture sustained when he fell through a roof at a fire scene. 5/10/1935 a Chicago, IL firefighter of “Truck 39 was fatally injured when he responded to a fire at 1503 West Harrison Street. He was knocking … [Read more...]

Happy Mother’s Day, a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds. 5/9/1791 a “fire, which started in an Inn only two blocks from Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA quickly spread to several adjoining buildings. While operating at … [Read more...]

5/8/1902 three Dubuque, IA firefighters “died of the injuries they sustained when a wall collapsed at the Iowa Iron Works Co. foundry, at 9th and Washington Streets.” 5/8/1902 a Buffalo, New York firefighter “was killed when the Wells Grain Elevator, a huge wooden structure, … [Read more...]