9/22/1899 a Strathroy, Ontario, Canada firefighter “was trapped for over twenty minutes with other members after the rear wall fell on them at a barn fire at the corner of Kittredge Ave and Caradoc Street. The other firefighters received minor injuries, but this firefighter died … [Read more...]

9/21/1904 four Denver, CO firefighters “were killed from inhaling nitric acid fumes at the Denver Post fire and nitric acid spill on September 20, 1904. One died the following day (9/21). A 16-gallon container of nitric acid burst open in the etching room of the Denver Post. A … [Read more...]

9/20/1896 a Lake County Fire Protection District, CO firefighter was killed when “the Coronado mine owners threatened to reopen the mines with “scab” workers because miners demanded a wage increase to $3.00 a day. The angry miners launched an attack and started a fire at the … [Read more...]

9/19/1902 Birmingham, AL the yell of “fire” in church causes 100+ to be trampled to death at the Shiloh Baptist Church at 9 o’clock after Booker T. Washington concluded his speech to the National Convention. The Shiloh Church was a large place of worship, with more than 2,000 in … [Read more...]

9/18/1926 two Philadelphia, PA firefighters died “while operating at a five-alarm fire at Freihofer Baking Co. at 19th & Indiana Avenue, they were killed when they were caught under a collapsing wall.” 9/18/1945 Richmond, FL an aircraft hangar fire at the Naval Air Station … [Read more...]

FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 9/17/1872 the first sprinkler system patent was issued to P.W. Pratt of Abington, MA. The world’s first sprinkler system was installed in the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane in the United Kingdom in 1812 by its architect Benjamen Wyatt, FSA. The system designed … [Read more...]

9/16/1920 the first documented vehicle bombing occurred in New York City on Wall Street. The explosion killed forty in front of headquarters of the J. P. Morgan Company caused by a bomb in a one-horse wagon. The perpetrator was never discovered. 9/16/1987 a protocol to limit … [Read more...]

9/15/1963 a bomb exploded during Sunday morning services in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL killing four young girls. “The church bombing, and fire was the third in Birmingham in 11 days after a federal order came down to integrate Alabama's school system. … [Read more...]

9/14/1815 the first use of gooseneck piping for fire engines was reported in Boston, MA. 9/14/1875 three Manhattan, New York (FDNY) firefighters died during a “public demonstration that was held of the first aerial ladders in the FDNY. Four, eight - section, 97- foot, Scott … [Read more...]

9/13/1970 Ponet Square Hotel fire killed nineteen in Los Angeles, CA. The four-story 12,000 square feet per floor South Grand Avenue hotel was built in 1907 with an unsprinklered basement that was once a ballroom. An open stair extended flames to upper floors. Safety doors to … [Read more...]