7/14/1874 the Second Great Fire Chicago, IL was reported around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. “It was raised near the corner of Clark and 12th Street (Roosevelt Road), just a few blocks south of the downtown business district. A fire had broken out, inauspiciously beginning the same way … [Read more...]

7/13/1958 an Anne Arundel County, MD firefighter “collapsed while fighting a fire. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died.” 7/13/1980 two Adell, WI firefighters died in “an explosion that occurred after firefighters had put out what appeared to be "a routine shed … [Read more...]

7/12/1885 three Albany, New York firefighters died “while operating at a general-alarm fire in a piano factory, they were killed when they were caught under a collapsing wall.” 7/12/1900 a Somerville, MA firefighter “died from the injuries he sustained while operating at a … [Read more...]

7/11/1862 a Boston, MA firefighter “died after being struck in the head by heavy timber after the building started to collapse at a second-alarm fire.” 7/11/1914 a Chicago, IL firefighter “died while fighting a barn fire on South Racine Avenue. He suffered electrical burns … [Read more...]

7/10/1866 a Toronto, Ontario, Canada firefighter died after he was injured while working a fire. “Around 11:00 p.m. on July 4, 1866 a fire was spotted in the Cellar Windows of Thomas Tin Ware and Shipway’s Coal Oil Depot, located on the East Side of Young Street near Trinity … [Read more...]

7/9/1850 Philadelphia, PA a major fire killed eighteen civilians, ten firefighters, and destroyed close to 400 buildings. “The first great fire in the history of Philadelphia began in the afternoon. Surely the city's most destructive conflagration during the 19th century, it … [Read more...]

7/8/1946 a Tucson, AZ firefighter died at a fire that developed in some paper and rages under the bed of a city garbage truck. “The driver of the dump truck drove the burning vehicle to Station 2 on North Fourth Avenue, with flames shooting from beneath the floor of the truck. … [Read more...]

7/7/1894 a Philadelphia, PA firefighter “died from injuries he sustained at a two-alarm fire at the Burr Brothers rag warehouse at 115 S. Water St., after a wall had collapsed on June 20, 1894.” 7/7/1896 a Louisville, Kentucky firefighter died from injuries he received “on the … [Read more...]

7/6/1994 fourteen firefighters were killed in a wildfire at the South Canyon fire on Storm King Mountain near Glenwood Springs, CO. The fire started on July 2nd from a lightning strike. Forty-nine firefighters were committed to suppression operations when a passing weather front … [Read more...]

7/5/1973 the Doxol Gas Company fire (BLEVE*) killed twelve firefighters in Kingman, AZ when a rail-car that carried 33,000 gallons of propane gas exploded. A rail-tank car, #38214, had arrived on a spur that the Williams Energy Company leased from the Santa Fe Railroad and sat in … [Read more...]