On April 9, 1970 Firefighter John F. Balcer was riding on Riviera Beach E-132 as it responded to a dwelling fire in Pasenda. As E-132 was making a righthand turn onto Hogneck Road it started sliding on loose gravel that was on the roadway causing the driv ...
While responding to a reported house fire, Fire Chief J. E. Barton of the Riviera Beach VFC , was killed instantly when the fire engine he was riding overturned on the Tick Neck Road in Anne Arundel County. Fire Chief James E. Barton was 36 years old. Num ...
Assigned to Odenton Station working relief on Christmas at Brooklyn Station. While at the scene of a working row house fire on December 26th, Firefighter Bauer was caught in a backdraft and severely burned. He died as a result of those injuries on Decembe ...
Firefighter Brown fell from a ladder while fighting a fire at Market Space and Fleet Street in Annapolis. Initially, his injuries were thought to be minor. Firefighter Brown died later that night at his residence from massive swelling of the brain.. Firef ...
Firefighter William R. Chambers Jr., assigned to the Orchard Beach Station, suffered a fatal heart attack while on the scene of a medical call. Sadly, all resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful. Firefighter William R. Chambers, Jr. a veteran of the Unit ...
While transporting a patient to South Baltimore General Hospital, Firefighter Lawrence J. Corcoran, lost control of the ambulance he was driving, the ambulance slid on wet pavement, crashed into a sign post, and fatally injured Firefighter Corcoran. Firef ...
While fighting a row house fire in Brooklyn Park, Firefighter George F. Driggers,Jr. & Firefighter Patrick A. Bauer were both caught in a back draft. Tragically, Firefighter Driggers suffered fatal burns and died at the scene. Firefighter George F. Dr ...
While on duty as Engine Co.6's hired driver/firefighter, Herald Harbor VFD's past Chief, Ralph A .Evick , suffered a fatal heart attack. He was found in the station by Baltimore Gas and Electric Company employees and fire department personnel transported ...
On June 2, 1931 West Annapolis Volunteer Fireman David Wallace Hambrock was working in his position at the Farmer's National Bank when he and 2 colleagues were summoned to duty for an ambulance call. Fireman Hambrock ran to get in the ambulance and head t ...
James Bryan Housenfluck, while attending the MSFA Convention as a Delegate for Arundel VFD, was struck by an auto and fatally injured while crossing Coastal Highway. Arundel VFD Delegate James Bryan Housenfluck was 20 years old and had served 6 years.
While fighting a fire on Shaw Street in Annapolis, Firefighter Johnson collapsed and later died at the hospital as a result of a heart failure
Firefighter/EMT William W. Overman, Jr. responded with the Herald Harbor V.F.D. for a report of an odor of smoke in a residence. This was Firefighter Overman's very first call as a firefighter. A few minutes after Herald Harbor's fire engine arrived on lo ...
While on duty at the fire station, Firefighter Howard N. Phelps, Sr. suffered a heart attack and was found by fellow firefighters in the station's watch room. He was transported to Kimbrough Army Hospital in cardiac arrest. All resuscitation attempts were ...
Chief Edwin E. "Boots" Raynor suffered a massive heart attack while fighting a 3 alarm brush fire in Pasadena on April 1,1986. He was transported to the hospital where he remained until his death on May 1,1986. Chief Raynor, age 59, was a 44 year member o ...
Firefighter John W. Schwallenberg died from smoke inhalation while fighting a warehouse fire at Virginia Avenue and Chinquapin Round Road. Reports indicate he was wearing his breathing apparatus. It is unclear what happened, or how long he was inside the ...
On March 13, 1966 while returning from a brush fire, Firefighter Stinchcomb fell from the apparatus he was riding, struck his head and was rendered unconscious. He never regained consciousness and died of pneumonia and staph infection on March 28, 1966.
Assistant Chief Waters Tucker was coupling hoses in preparation to fight a working boat fire at Woodfield's Fish and Oyster Company in Galesville when he suffered a massive heart attack. Assistant Chief Tucker was transported to Anne Arundel County Hospit ...
While on duty and participating in daily physical fitness training, Firefighter James P.Weeks suffered a seizure, collapsed, and deteriorated into cardiac arrest. CPR was immediately initiated, Paramedics summoned to the scene, and Firefighter Weeks was t ...
At 1:11pm on March 8, 1969, firemen from Laurel and Maryland City were called to 114 Second St. in Laurel for a working house fire. While hooking up to a fire hydrant, Firefighter Douglas E. Whitehead tripped over a supply line and fell to the ground. He ...
On Saturday February 18, 1950, Firefighter Joseph L. Wright, Jr. was riding the back step of Jessup's fire engine responding to a reported dwelling fire. The driver of the engine lost control on Georgetown Road near the Old Annapolis Road causing the appa ...