11/25/1886 a Boston, Massachusetts firefighter “was suffocated by smoke while ventilating during a fire at 232-234 Friend Street, Downtown, a two-alarm, Box 8, (Merrimac House, Merrimac Street). Two other firefighters were also overcome by smoke and had to be … [Read more...]

11/24/1848 a Toronto, Ontario, Canada firefighter “died from injuries he received while operating a fire in a block of stores on King Street just east of Church Street. The fire had started in Mr Webb’s shoe store and spread. He was struck in the head and lost a lot of blood. … [Read more...]

11/23/1963 Golden Age nursing home Fitchville, OH fire killed sixty-three and injured twenty-five most were over 60 years old and many were invalids, in the 60-year-old former Norwood Chronic Hospital as a 4:00 a.m. flash fire spread rapidly through the building; firefighters … [Read more...]

11/22/1919 Ville Platte, LA Dance Hall fire left fifteen seriously injured and twenty-five dead; many crushed by the mass panic as nearly 3,000 people, mostly women and children, attempted to escape the oil stove explosion and ensuing fire from the 2nd floor of the Deville … [Read more...]

11/21/1980 The MGM Grand Hotel and Casino fire in Las Vegas, NV killed eighty-four and injured 650 people, most from smoke inhalation, of the approximately 5,000 people that were staying in the 26-story 2,000 room luxury resort hotel and casino. About 7:00 a.m. a fire started in … [Read more...]

11/20/1870 a Baltimore City (MD) firefighter died “while operating at a fire in a tobacco warehouse, when the walls of the building collapsed, trapping him and two other firefighters under tons of rubble. The other two firefighters were dug out alive and recovered.” 11/20/1870 … [Read more...]

11/19/1901 a Trenton, New Jersey firefighter “was killed in a collapse while operating at a factory fire.” 11/19/1943 a Richmond, IN firefighter died “while fighting a basement fire in a residence at 200 Northwest J. Street, he became overcome by smoke. He was transported to … [Read more...]

11/18/1910 a Tucson, AZ firefighter “died as a result of injuries he sustained when fighting a structure fire. Trapped water on top of a metal rood was heated by the fire underneath. The roof failed and collapsed on him, bring down debris and boiling water. He was severely … [Read more...]

11/17/1986 the Learn Not to Burn® Foundation was incorporated in Quincy, MA. A fire safety education program, available to elementary school children, the NFPA curriculum, includes activities to teach fire safety behaviors for children to understand and remember. The program is … [Read more...]

11/16/1903 two Cleveland (OH) firefighters died while operating at a major fire that destroyed an electric railway car barn. They were killed when they were caught under a collapsing wall. The wind-whipped fire destroyed 72 streetcars. 11/16/1933 a Philadelphia, PA firefighter … [Read more...]