On 6/27/1895 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the McDonald Brothers Crockery Company fire killed six firefighters and injured nine when a wall collapsed without warning. The fire started around 11:00 p.m. and destroyed the crockery and glassware establishment on First Avenue South. “At … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 6/26
On 6/26/1964 in Marshall’s Creek, Pennsylvania (about 2 hours NW of NYC) firefighters responded to a tractor-trailer fire. The tractor-trailer had no cargo markings and the rear wheels of the tractor were on fire. “The American Cyanamid truck that was carrying 15 tons of … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 6/25
On 6/25/1985, a series of explosions and subsequent fires at 9:35 a.m. leveled the Aerlex Fireworks Manufacturing Corporation, a fireworks factory, near the town of Jennings, Oklahoma in Hallett, killing twenty-one people and injuring five. The facility was licensed by ATF and … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 6/24
On 6/24/2021 at approximately 1:22 a.m. the “Champlain Towers South, a 12-story beachfront condominium in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida, United States, partially collapsed. Ninety-eight people died. Four people were rescued from the rubble, but one died of injuries … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 6/23
On 6/23/1913 the 1st National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Committee on Safety to Life was appointed. The Committee studied notable fires involving loss of life; analyzing the cause and factors that contributed to death and injury. “Work led to the preparation of standards … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 6/22
On 6/22/1863 the town of Emmitsburg, Maryland was destroyed by fire. “Twenty-eight dwellings were destroyed, rendering homeless fifty-four families, numbering in the aggregate one hundred and eighty-nine persons…A large proportion has been accommodated at the Sisterhood”. The … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 6/21
On 6/21/1982 the K-Mart Distribution Warehouse in Falls Township, Pennsylvania was destroyed by fire, losses exceeding $100 million, after burning flammable aerosol cans flew through open doorways in the firewalls and quickly spread fire throughout the 1.2 million square foot, 27 … [Read more...]