On 10/2/1922 the first National Fire Prevention Week was proclaimed by President Warren Harding. October is Fire Prevention Month! The goal of Fire Prevention Month is to raise fire safety awareness and help ensure homes and families are protected. In 1922, the National Fire … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 10/1
On 10/1/1964 Boston’s Trumbull Street fire killed five firefighters and injured twelve when part of a vacant four-story abandoned factory collapsed in the South End of Boston. At 12:32 a.m. a passerby pulled Box 1671 transmitting the alarm; upon arrival, Engine 3 and Ladder 3 … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 9/30
On 9/30/1896 a Brooklyn, New York (FDNY) firefighter died while he “was working from an extension ladder at the Greenpoint Telephone Office, a four-story building fire, at Manhattan Avenue and Greene Street. He lost his balance and fell to the ground, a distance of thirty feet. … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 9/29
On 9/29/1902 a Stockton, California firefighter “was fatally burned as he attempted to drive the horse cart between two burning structures at the Pavilion fire. The Pavilion fire was one of the largest fires in Stockton.” On 9/29/1908 a Dallas, Texas firefighter died “while … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 9/28
On 9/28/1800 the first fireboats arrived in the United States. “New York City (NY) volunteer firefighters first mounted a crude hand-operated pump on a small boat, the era of the American fireboat was born. The fireboat would not become a mainstay of the American fire service; … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 9/27
On 9/27/1898 a San Jose, California firefighter was killed, and several other firefighters were injured when a fire roared through the Hotel Vendome, a large elegant four-story hotel located near downtown San Jose, California. The firefighter was operating a hose line on the … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 9/26
On 9/26/1898 a San Jose, California firefighter died “while manning a hose line with other members of his company on the second floor of the old Vendome Hotel on North First Street, shortly before midnight. The firefighter was caught in a sudden collapse of the rear wall and … [Read more...]