5/25/1890 two Lincoln, NE firefighters “died from the injuries they sustained after operating at a barn fire. They were inside when the upper floor loaded with burning hay collapsed and fell on them.” 5/25/1912 a Houston, Texas firefighter “met his demise when a heavy building … [Read more...]

5/24/1878 three Hartford, CT firefighters died at “a five-story brick weaving and braiding works heavily involved in fire. The fire quickly grew to general-alarm proportions as the fire spread from floor to floor. At the height of the blaze, eight firefighters were buried under … [Read more...]

5/23/2004 a South Wales, UK firefighter “died after he was caught in a fireball in an explosion at a burning wooden bingo hall in Ely, Cardiff. He was the first firefighter to enter the building with a hose line after it had been engulfed in flames up to 30-feet high. Two … [Read more...]

5/22/1892 a Saint Paul, MN firefighter “was killed when he fell into the fly wheel of the Stock Yard's feed elevator.” 5/22/1898 a Toledo, Ohio firefighter was “killed by falling walls at Dow & Snell Wholesale Grocery, at Superior & Jefferson.” 5/22/1938 a Chicago, … [Read more...]

5/21/1881 the American Red Cross was founded in Washington, D.C. by humanitarians Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons. 5/21/1866 two Gramercy/Flatiron Area, Manhattan, New York (FDNY) firefighters died just before midnight, a fire had broken out at the Academy of Music Theater. … [Read more...]

5/20/1894 a Tampa, FL firefighter died in the line of duty from previous injuries. 5/20/1940 a Cambridge, MA firefighter died while operating at a cellar fire. 5/20/1967 a Scarborough, Ontario, Canada firefighter died “during fire operations at a basement fire on Lawrence … [Read more...]

5/19/1857 the first U.S. patent (No. 17,355) for an automatic fire alarm system was issued to William Channing and Moses Farmer for a municipal electric fire alarm system using call boxes with automatic signaling indicating a fire's location in Boston, MA. 5/19/1811 a … [Read more...]

5/18/1971 NFPA Standard 19B required SCBA use during firefighting. 5/18/1893 a Philadelphia, PA firefighter “died from injuries he sustained after falling from a ladder at Orchard and Mill Streets.” “The fire in an umbrella company went to four alarms in less than a half-hour … [Read more...]

5/17/1849 a Saint Louis, MO firefighter died during a conflagration. “Around 9:00 p.m. a fire alarm sounded in St. Louis. The paddle wheeled steamboat "The White Cloud" on the river at the foot of Cherry Street was on fire. The Fire Department with nine hand engines and hose reel … [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. 5/16/1968 an Atlanta, GA firefighter “died as a result of critical burns sustained … [Read more...]