10/17/1966 the Wonder Drugs on East 23rd St New York, NY a mercantile building fire killed twelve firefighters at 9:36 p.m. E-18 and L-7 responded to fire in the store’s basement. A five-inch insulated concrete floor collapsed sending ten men into the inferno, two were killed … [Read more...]

10/16/1967 there was a loss of the five firefighters from Ridgefield, (NJ) several other firefighters were injured, one seriously at the Cardinal Lanes Bowling Alley in Cliffside Park, N.J. “The Cardinal Lanes Bowling Alley, located at 515 Anderson Ave. in Cliffside Park, N.J., … [Read more...]

10/15/1962 a Manchester, NH firefighter died after he “led his company in stretching a line in on a fully involved garage fire, which was extending to a multi-family dwelling at 383 Laurel Street. He stated that he was going back to see what the delay was in getting water. After … [Read more...]

10/14/1909 a San Francisco, CA firefighter “was burned to death while working at the M. Friedman Company fire at 645-649 Brannan Street.” 10/14/1911 two District of Columbia, Washington DC, firefighters died while fighting a throughout the five-story brick Washington Tobacco … [Read more...]

10/13/1889 a Middletown, CT firefighter “died from the injuries he sustained while he was entering a building.” 10/13/1916 a Philadelphia, PA firefighter “died of the injuries he sustained after he was caught in a roof collapse at 913-919 W. York Street.” 10/13/1930 a … [Read more...]

10/12/1904 a Denver, CO firefighter “became the third firefighter to die as a result of the nitric acid spill and fire at the Denver Post etching room on September 20th. He was one of the first on scene and he and another firefighter (the second to die) entered the room with an … [Read more...]

10/11/1928 a Troy, New York firefighter “died as a result of injuries he sustained while operating at a fire prevention drill. He died of cerebral edema following an accident where a life net broke during a Fire Prevention Week demonstration at the Gay Building, State and 3rd … [Read more...]

10/10/1915 three Richmond, VA firefighters died “after they ventured toward the walls of the Crenshaw Warehouse during a fire that was under control. The wall collapsed. One firefighter was instantly killed, while two others were badly injured, but their bodies recovered and … [Read more...]

10/9/1911 First Fire Prevention Day, marked the most intense day of fire during the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. 10/9/1849 two Philadelphia, PA firefighters “died in the performance of their duties while fighting a fire.” 10/9/1960 a Meriden, CT firefighter “died from the … [Read more...]

10/8/1871 Great Chicago Fire started, 17,000 buildings were destroyed and left 250 dead. The conflagration burned from Sunday October 8th to Tuesday October 10th and destroyed four square miles of Chicago, driven by strong northwest winds. Rebuilding the city began almost … [Read more...]