9/12/1922 a Baltimore, MD firefighter died while operating that “found heavy smoke pushing from every window of a four-story umbrella factory. Before the building could be vented, the smoke turned to fire, which engulfed the entire building. The members of Engine 7 had stretched … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 9/11
9/11/2001 Al-Qaeda initiated a series of coordinated suicide sneak attacks upon the United States that killed over 2,996 including 343 members of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). Two hijacked aircraft flew into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 9/10
9/10/1903 a Nashville, TN firefighter died at a wholesale grocery warehouse heavily involved in fire, with extension to a stove and tinware store next door. “For close to two hours, firefighters poured thousands of gallons of water on the two burning buildings and finally brought … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 9/9
9/9/1900 a Philadelphia, PA firefighter “died of the injuries he sustained after be caught in a floor collapse at Delaware Avenue and Dock Street.” 9/9/1918 a Memphis, TN firefighter “died while fighting a fire at the Buckeye Cotton Oil plant at Belt Line and Old Raleigh Road. … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 9/8
9/8/1934 SS Morro Castle fire killed 137 of the 549 passengers and crew off New Jersey coast. A luxury cruise ship in route from Havana to New York, caught fire and burned around 2:50 a.m. The ship was sailing about eight nautical miles off Long Beach Island. A fire was detected … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 9/7
9/7/1880 two Saint Louis, Missouri firefighter died “while fighting a fire from the roof, the roof collapsed killing the two firefighters and several others were injured.” 9/7/1915 a Bronx, New York (FDNY) firefighter died “trying to help a boy who fell into an excavation at … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 9/6
9/6/1896 the Yore's Opera House in Benton Harbor, MI was destroyed by fire, twelve firefighters died. “Sometime around midnight the large four-story brick building of Yore's Opera House started to burn. Before firefighters could arrive, the fire built in ferocity and the building … [Read more...]