7/12/1885 three Albany, New York firefighters died “while operating at a general-alarm fire in a piano factory, they were killed when they were caught under a collapsing wall.” 7/12/1900 a Somerville, MA firefighter “died from the injuries he sustained while operating at a … [Read more...]

7/11/1862 a Boston, MA firefighter “died after being struck in the head by heavy timber after the building started to collapse at a second-alarm fire.” 7/11/1914 a Chicago, IL firefighter “died while fighting a barn fire on South Racine Avenue. He suffered electrical burns … [Read more...]

7/10/1866 a Toronto, Ontario, Canada firefighter died after he was injured while working a fire. “Around 11:00 p.m. on July 4, 1866 a fire was spotted in the Cellar Windows of Thomas Tin Ware and Shipway’s Coal Oil Depot, located on the East Side of Young Street near Trinity … [Read more...]

7/9/1850 Philadelphia, PA a major fire killed eighteen civilians, ten firefighters, and destroyed close to 400 buildings. “The first great fire in the history of Philadelphia began in the afternoon. Surely the city's most destructive conflagration during the 19th century, it … [Read more...]

7/8/1946 a Tucson, AZ firefighter died at a fire that developed in some paper and rages under the bed of a city garbage truck. “The driver of the dump truck drove the burning vehicle to Station 2 on North Fourth Avenue, with flames shooting from beneath the floor of the truck. … [Read more...]

7/7/1894 a Philadelphia, PA firefighter “died from injuries he sustained at a two-alarm fire at the Burr Brothers rag warehouse at 115 S. Water St., after a wall had collapsed on June 20, 1894.” 7/7/1896 a Louisville, Kentucky firefighter died from injuries he received “on the … [Read more...]

7/6/1994 fourteen firefighters were killed in a wildfire at the South Canyon fire on Storm King Mountain near Glenwood Springs, CO. The fire started on July 2nd from a lightning strike. Forty-nine firefighters were committed to suppression operations when a passing weather front … [Read more...]

7/5/1973 the Doxol Gas Company fire (BLEVE*) killed twelve firefighters in Kingman, AZ when a rail-car that carried 33,000 gallons of propane gas exploded. A rail-tank car, #38214, had arrived on a spur that the Williams Energy Company leased from the Santa Fe Railroad and sat in … [Read more...]

Happy Independence Day, please be careful with fireworks 7/4/1888 a New Haven, CT firefighter “died from the injuries he sustained after he had fallen from a ladder.” 7/4/1891 a San Francisco, CA firefighter “died after suffering a severe skull fracture after having fallen … [Read more...]

7/3/1890 a Boston, MA firefighter died “while operating at an alarm as the engineer of the company, he was killed when he his arm got caught in the flywheel of the steamer.” 7/3/1905 two Birmingham, AL firefighters died “while operating at a major fire involving a four-story … [Read more...]