This page is in tribute to the members that have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the line of duty with the Baltimore City Fire Department.
The following member's of Engine 8 and Truck 10 that have given their lives in the service of the citizens of Baltimore.
"Going Home" performed by the FDNY Emerald Pipes and Drums.
Captain Murray L. Byrne, Truck Company No. 10
Killed in the Line of Duty January 7, 1937
Captain Byrne answered his last alarm this date shortly before 1:00 a.m. After returning from the fire in the 1300 Riggs Ave., he collapsed around 3:00 a.m. and died 20 minutes later at the quarters of Engine Co. 8. He was pronouced dead from a heart attack by Dr. Frank N. Ogden, Fire Department Physician. He was buried January 11, 1937 in Loudon Park Cemetery.
Lieutenant Charles Defalco, Truck Company No. 10
Injured in the Line of Duty July 6, 1951
Died January 5, 1959
A six alarm fire at the Bombay Storage Company located at 1130-1134 N. Parrish Street, resulted in an injury to Lieutenant Defalco. He was on the rooftop in dense smoke, when he walked off the edge of the roof and into and areaway, landing in the back yard of a Gilmor Street house. He had broken his back and the injury resulted in paralysis on both legs. He spent the next seven and one-half years in different hospitals and rehabilitation centers. He died on January 5, 1959 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery on January 9.
Lieutenant Nelson K. Taylor, Engine Company No. 8
Appointed April 8, 1959
Killed in the line of duty November 22, 1985
On November 22, 1985 Box Alarm 36-10 was struck for a report of fire at 2666 Lauretta Ave. As units arrived on location they were faced with heavy smoke pushing from the windows and doors of the first floor of a 2 story brick row home. The crew from Engine 8 made entry the the rear door into the kitchen area in an attempt to locate the fire. It was not long before they located the door to the basement where the bulk of the fire was located. As the open the door a "backdraft" occured and the rapid in-rush of air literally sucked Lt. Taylor inward causing him to fall down the steps into the fully involved basement. A quick rescue was made by the crew and Lt. Taylor was quickly removed from the building and handed over to EMS. Ultimately Lt. Taylor suffered sever burns to 65% of his body and also suffered a head injury from the fall. He was transported to Shock Trauma and later transferred to the burn center where he succumbed to his injuries about 12 hours later. Several other firefighters were burned while trying to get to Lt. Taylor. Lt. Taylor was a newly appointed Lt. to Engine 8 and a memorial plaque hang's at the watchdesk in his honor.
The following are member's of the Baltimore City Fire Department who gave their lives in the line of duty.
Information was obtained from the book "Last Call" by Charles H. Meile Jr. BCFD E-14 (Retired)
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Fireman Charles Bertram Engine Co. 2 Box # 3 10/29/1866 |
Hostler Mathias Rochester Hook and Ladder Co. 1 Box # 38 10/29/1868 |
William C. Ross Asst. Chief Engineer Box # 3 4/17/1869
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Pipeman John McBride Engine Co. 4 Box # 3 4/17/1869
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Pipeman James Sommers Engine Co. 4 Box # 3 4/17/1869 |
Ladderman John B. Hayes Hook and Ladder Co. 1 Box # 6 11/20/1870 |
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Pipeman Jacob Adelman Engine Co. 3 Box # 6 11/27/1874
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Ladderman Lewis Jacob Rudolph Hook and Ladder Co. 2 Box #35 4/11/1875 |
Pipeman David McIntire Engine Co. 12 Box # 516 6/30/1882 |
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Ladderman Joseph V. Dougherty Hook and Ladder Co. 1 Box # 134 12/19/1883
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Pipeman Micheal Halloran Engine Co. 1 Box # 415 8/3/1885 |
Pipeman Charles Grund Engine Co. 2 Box # 526 11/17/1886 |
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Pipeman Francis D. Kerr Engine Co. 6 Box # 526 11/17/1886
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Pipeman Henry Ryan Engine Co. 2 Box # 526 11/17/1886 |
Captain Frederick A. Marston Hook and Ladder Co. 2 Box # 526 11/17/1886 |
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Captain William Schulte Engine Co. 12 Box # 521 8/4/1887
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Ladderman George Bowers Hook and Ladder Co. 2 Box # 526 9/2/1888 |
Ladderman Patrick J. Ryan Hook and Ladder Co. 2 Box # 526 9/2/1888 |
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Ladderman John Acomb Hook and Ladder Co. 2 Box # 526 9/2/1888
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Ladderman Thomas Wagner Hook and Ladder Co. 2 Box # 526 9/2/1888 |
Pipeman Harry Walker Engine Co. 7 Box # 526 9/2/1888 |
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Pipeman George Kerns Engine Co. 7 Box # 526 9/2/1888
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Pipeman Hiram McAfee Engine Co. 7 Box # 526 9/2/1888 |
Asst. Engineman Albert M. Minique Engine Co. 11 3/28/1889 |
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Ladderman George W. Popp Hook and Ladder Co. 4 Box # 473 11/11/1890
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Pipeman Leon Talbot Engine Co. 15 Box # 415 2/24/1892 |
Lieutenant James L. Lindsay Engine Co. 5 Box 158 12/13/1892 |
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Chief Engineer John M. Hennick Chief of the Department Box # 158 12/13/1892
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Pipeman James B. Keyser Engine Co. 13 Box # 363 4/17/1894 |
Ladderman Harry Courtney Hook and Ladder Co. 3 6/9/1898 |
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Pipeman James Braden Engine Co. 1 Box # 327 7/19/1898
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Pipeman Charles L. Franke Engine Co. 15 8/27/1898 |
Captain Thomas D. O'Keefe Hook and Ladder Co. 6 5/26/1899 |
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Pipeman Frederick Schaeffer Engine Co. 21 Box # 394 11/21/1900
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Engineman John A. Bannon Engine Co. 13 8/7/1901 |
Tillerman George Gill Hook and Ladder Co. 4 Box # 414 8/16/1907 |
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Ladderman Augustus Gesswein Hook and Ladder Co. 2 Box # 523 9/13/1907
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Lieutenant Frederick W. Hamen Engine Co. 3 Box # 21 1/24/1908 |
Hostler Charles Freiman Engine Co. 3 Box # 21 1/24/1908 |
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Pipeman William B. Pugh Engine Co. 33 Box # 21 1/24/1908
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Pipeman Randolph Causey Engine Co. 31 5/5/1908 |
Captain August Schlimm Engine Co. 3 Box # 415 1/8/1912 |
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Hostler Herman Fumbaugh Engine Co. 3 Box # 415 1/8/1912
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Pipeman John T. Krampe Engine Co. 26 Box # 639 9/2/1912 |
Captain James J. Reynolds Engine Co. 32 Box # 241 2/25/1913 |
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Pipeman Emil Meyers Engine Co. 27 5/30/1913
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Hostler William Quinn Truck Co. 5 Box # 2124 5/11/1914 |
John L. Emerson Second District Engineer Box # 158 11/13/1914 |
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Ladderman William R. Halloran Truck Co. 5 Box #246 4/17/1915
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Captain Thomas J. Strahler Truck Co. 11 Box # 3423 5/27/1916 |
Pipeman Anthony J. Berberich Engine Co. 31 12/31/1918 |
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Frederick T. Branan Third District Engineer 12/31/1918
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Lieutenant John A. Watson Engine Co. 27 Box # 72 4/24/1919 |
Lieutenant Howard A. Davis Engine Co. 47 Box # 72 4/24/1919 |
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Fireman Walter Musgrove Truck Co. 8 6/18/1919
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Engineman Daniel Rogers Engine Co. 9 Box # 235 9/18/1919 |
Fireman Charles Parks Engine Co. 32 Box # 4 5/8/1920 |
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Captain George A. Lenz Engine Co. 7 Box # 446 9/12/1922
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Fireman William Hesse Engine Co. 40 Box # 8945 12/14/1924 |
Charles E. Rice Battalion Chief 3 Box # 3422 4/25/1925 |
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Captain Thomas Harry Jones Water Tower No. 2 Box # 516 12/22/1925
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Fireman Andrew Connelly Engine Co. 23 1/9/1926 |
Captain Charles Keller Engine Co. 58 3/31/1926 |
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E. Louis Shipley Deputy Chief 2 11/9/1928
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Fireman Claude McGee Truck Co. 18 Box # 47 1/14/1929 |
Lieutenant Albert A. Torney Engine Co. 47 8/17/1929 |
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Captain John D. Meakin Engine Co. 44 9/2/1930
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Lewin H. Burkhardt Deputy Chief 1 ADT Box 14-451 5/15/1930 |
Fireman William H. Hundertmark Engine Co. 44 Box # 8349 1/5/1931 |
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Fireman John King Truck Co. 4 Box # 35 5/9/1931
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Captain William J. Lamb Engine Co. 25 Box # 389 11/13/1933 |
Fireman Edward L. Rithmiller Engine Co. 12 Box # 149 12/10/1934 |
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Fireman Pemberton Warmsley Truck Co. 15 Box # 149 12/8/1935
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John J. Eagen Fire Communications Bureau 11/15/1935 |
Fireman George J. Reif Truck Co. 3 Box # 1841 2/21/1936 |
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Fireman Lawrence F. Wheatley Truck Co. 25 Box # 8646 11/20/1936
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Captain Murray L. Byrne Truck Co. 10 Box # 457 1/7/1937 |
Lieutenant James K. Harrison Engine Co. 5 Box # 528 10/13/1937 |
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Fireman John H. Sommers Engine Co. 15 Box # 528 10/13/1937
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Tillerman Thomas E. Faulkner Truck Co. 23 Box # 443 5/31/1939 |
John F. Steadman Deputy Chief No. 2 3/7/1940 |
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Fireman Herman W. Jackson Truck Co. 6 Box # 514 4/23/40
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Captain James T. Wheatley Engine Co. 44 Silent Alarm 11/27/1941 |
Fireman Eugene F. Kernan Engine Co. 43 Box # 8248 7/28/1942 |
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Fireman John H. Nauman Engine Co. 10 Box # 463 1/1/1943
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Harry B. Scheve Deputy Chief 8/27/1943 |
Fireman John Pfadenhauer Engine Co. 30 Box # 7126 4/10/1944 |
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Lieutenant Frederick Klaburner Engine Co. 42 Box # 8231 2/1/1946
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Fireman Carl E. Humphreys Truck Co. 1 Box # 2127 1/11/1948 |
Lorenz A. Dolle Second Battalion Chief 5/9/1948 |
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Fireman Joseph A. Remeikis Truck Co. 22 Box # 8664 11/9/1949
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Fireman Joseph B. Magaha Truck Co. 22 Box # 8664 11/9/1949 |
Fireman Charles A. Paff Engine Co. 46 Box # 8664 11/9/1949 |
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Fireman James W. Haynie Engine Co. 46 Box # 8664 11/9/1949
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Frederick W. Joechel Acting Deputy Chief No. 1 Box # 4121 2/4/1950 |
Captain Daniel Riordan Engine Co. 15 Box # 4121 2/4/1950 |
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Fireman Andrew Duffy Engine Co. 15 Box # 4121 2/4/1950
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Lieutenant Charles L. DeFalco Truck Co. 10 Box 371 7/6/1951 |
Captain Harry E. Tuckey Engine Co. 21 Box # 8559 4/10/1952 |
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Firefighter George J. Hand Hose Co. 3 Box # 1039 6/3/1952
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Firefighter William R. Smith Truck Co. 9 Box # 1039 6/3/1952 |
Lieutenant Oscar W. Slitzer Engine Co. 6 Box # 23 4/18/1953 |
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Firefighter Albert E. Reiley Truck Co.19 5/2/1953
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Assistant Engineman Herman Leyh Engine Co. 22 Box # 1932 9/5/1953 |
Fireman William H. Grief Engine Co. 35 Box # 6546 3/3/1954 |
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Francis P. O'Brien Battalion Chief No. 4 Box # 12 2/16/1955
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Firefighter William W. Barnes Engine Co. 17 Box # 12 2/16/1955 |
Firefighter Joseph P. Hanley Engine Co. 13 Box # 12 2/16/1955 |
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Firefighter Anthony Reinsfelder Truck Co. 16 Box # 12 2/16/1955
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Firefighter Rudolph A. Machovec Engine Co. 15 Box # 12 2/16/1955 |
Firefighter Richard F. Melzer Engine Co. 15 Box # 12 2/16/1955 |
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Firefighter Thomas J. Eagen Truck Co. 19 Box # 549 11/21/1955
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Firefighter Joseph F. Taylor Engine Co. 24 Box # 288 1/11/1956 |
Firefighter Charles M. Jerschied Engine Co. 24 Box # 288 1/11/1956 |
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Firefighter Willard C. Moxley Water Tower 1 Box # 10-463 11/28/1956
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Firefighter Joseph J. Gray Chemical Co. 3 Box # 6321 1/4/1958 |
Lieutenant Charles A. Leutner Engine Co. 24 Box # 1934 10/31/1958 |
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Firefighter Anthony L. Kearney Engine Co. 24 Box # 1934 10/31/1958
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Firefighter Franklin Koontz Ambulance No. 5 3/7/1959 |
Firefighter Robert E. Severn Engine Co. 12 Box # 634 12/1/1959 |
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Firefighter Nelson L. Little Watertower No. 1 1/27/1960
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Firefighter Thomas E. Reynolds Truck Co. 13 Silent Alarm 3/12/1960 |
Christian F.J. Reynolds Battalion Chief No. 6 12/17/1960 |
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Firefighter James M. Gallagher Truck Co. 14 Box # 8474 7/15/1961
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Pump Operator Walter E. Zimmerman Engine Co. 28 8/17/1961 |
Pump Operator Francis Marney Engine Co. 2 Box # 5624 1/10/1962 |
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Firefighter Stephen Chearney Truck Co. 6 Box # 576 2/25/1963
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Firefighter Otto G. Panuska Hose Co. 1 Assigned to F.D. HQ 8/13/1963 |
Firefighter Morris G. Hunt Truck Co. 6 Box # 563 8/8/1965 |
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Firefighter Jennings G. Moser Chemical Co. 1 Box # 1937 3/29/1966
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Lieutenant Roy E. Buck Fire Prevention Bureau 10/6/1966 |
Firefighter Paul J. Herauf Engine Co. 17 11/29/1966 |
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Lieutenant John E. Hochstedt Engine Co. 44 Box # 8144 12/18/1966
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Firefighter Thomas Brand Engine Co. 25 Box # 324 1/2/1967 |
Firefighter James L. Grahe Truck Co. 5 Box # 8268 12/2/1967 |
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Firefighter William Bernhard Engine Co. 51 Box # 1835 3/28/1968
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Lieutenant Joseph H. Zajac Truck Co. 24 Box # 1944 5/6/1968 |
Pump Operator James E. Carter Engine Co. 7 Box # 3621 3/24/1970 |
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Lieutenant Jospeh B. Goonan Engine Co. 7 Silent Alarm 4/4/1971
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Acting Lieutenant Howard A. Heales Truck Co. 21 Silent Alarm 1/6/1974 |
Lieutenant John P. Cinquegrani Fire Prevention Bureau 3/19/1975 |
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Captain Frank J. Sappe Engine Co. 46 Box # 8931 3/4/1977
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EVD Joseph W. Bayne Engine Co. 15 Box 10-34 5/10/1977 |
Acting Lieutenant Donald G. Knopp Engine Co. 54 Box # 413 3/25/1979 |
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Captain Martin Kleinsmith Truck Co. 8 Box # 7137 5/19/1980
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Firefighter Francis Blackstock Truck Co. 3 7/13/1981 |
Firefighter Melvin S. Rosewag Engine Co. 19 Box # 2829 7/25/1984 |
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Lieutenant John T. Killan Engine Co. 51 Box # 185 3/10/1985
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Ralph E. Newell Battalion Chief No. 5 10/15/1985 |
Lieutenant Nelson K. Taylor Engine Co. 8 Box # 7323 11/22/1985 |
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Captain Robert C. Snyder Engine Co. 50 12/23/1985
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Lieutenant John N. Plummer Engine Co. 23 Box # 5724 1/27/1991 |
Firefighter Edward Arthur Truck Co. 12 6/1/1991 |
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Captain William K. Cook Jr. Truck Co. 23 1/30/1992
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Firefighter Alton G. Warren Engine Co. 43 Box # 4423 5/30/1994 |
Firefighter Eric D. Schaefer Rescue Co. 1 Box # 8623 9/16/1995 |
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Firefighter Allan Roberts Truck Co. 26 Box # 11-7 10/10/2006
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FPA Racheal Wilson Fire Academy 4/9/2007 |
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The following is tribute to members who have served with us over the years and left us early due to illness.
Firefighter Rodney Carter
FF Carter was a long time "8 Engine Man" and the first acting man on "A" shift until he was diagnosed with cancer in 2003. He transferred to Engine Company 43 where he was stationed until his death in late 2004.
