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"If Prometheus was worthy of the wrath of heaven for kindling the first fire upon earth,
how ought all the Gods to honour those who make it their professional business to put it out?"
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Hi all, and thanks for stoppong by. This page is my contribution to the history and traditions of the fire service. I received my appointment to the Toledo Department of Fire and Rescue on 22 September 1989. In my time on the job I have had the opportunity to work beside some of the finest individuals it has been my privilege to know. This page is for them, for those that have gone before us, paving the way to what we have been able to become, and , of course for my family who have always been there for me, and who I promise to come home to at 0700.
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WHY DO WE DO THAT?
TRADITIONS AND LORE OF THE FIRE SERVICE
WE ARE OUR BROTHERS KEEPER
THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE-MEMBERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
JAMES WELCH - 15 DECEMBER 1872 - Fell from a ladder at a fire at Ottawa & Layfette.
JOHN VIEBROOK - 31 JULY 1883 - Fell from top of hose tower after returning from a fire.
CPT. JAMES FRAZIER - 3 JANUARY 1894 - Burned to death at the King Elevator fire. His body was never found.
CPT. OSCAR S. WILL - 22 MAY 1898 - Killed by falling walls at Dow & Snell Warehouse Grocery, Superior & Jefferson.
CPT. JOHN M. GALLAGHER - 19 SEPTEMBER 1900 - Killed at a fire at Henry Rosen's Junk Warehouse, Vance & 13th
DAVID D. YOUNG - 24 OCTOBER 1901 - Fell through pole hole at #13 station.
CPT. JOHN B. WARD - 24 DECEMBER 1902 - Killed when #7 Hook & Ladder collided with a streetcar at Collingwood & Dorr.
RALPH H. WESTFALL - 30 JANUARY 1902 - Died from injuries received at Henry Rosen's Junk Warehouse fire, vance & 13th.
THOMAS J. SMITH - 9 DECEMBER 1902 - Killed by falling walls at Keifer Bros. Furniture Store fire, Dorr & Palmwood.
RICHARD DONNELLY - 11 DECEMBER 1902 - Died from injuries received at Keifer Bros. Furniture Store fire, Dorr &
Palmwood.
JOHN B. KAINTZ - 25 FEBRUARY 1915 - Died from injuries received at #5 Engine House while answering alarm to Wabash Railroad Roundhouse..
JOHN C. TIMMERS - 20 APRIL 1916 - Died after #2 steamer ran over him at Erie & Adams while responding to Box 34.
ALBERT T. URIE - 11 DECEMBER 1916 - Killed at the Paddock Merchandise Company fire, 114 St. Clair St..
CPT. EDWARD WELCH - 11 DECEMBER 1916 - Killed at the Paddock Merchandise Company fire 114 St. Clair St.
(Cpt. Welch was the son of James Welch, the first Toledo Firefighter to die in the line of duty.)
PAUL J. QUIGLY - 4 FEBRUARY 1931 - Killed at #18 Engine House when he fell from a ladder during a drill.
CPT. ANDREW J. FLYNN - 31 JANUARY 1932 - Killed when #16 ladder was involved in a collision with a Community Traction
bus.
BERNARD A. ORZECHOWSKI - 31 JANUARY 1932 - Killed when #16 ladder was involved in a collision with a Community
Traction bus.
EDWARD RADUNZ - 21 JUNE 1932 - Died from a fall at Willy's Pky. & Berdan.
VANNER E. WENDT - 25 DECEMBER 1933 - Died from injuries received at a fire on Suder Ave.
STEVE FEKETE - 14 SEPTEMBER 1936 - Collapsed in the seat of #6 Ladder after returning from a fire at box 545.
DST. CH. GEORGE J. EHMANN - 29 OCTOBER 1937 - Killed in a collision at Lincoln & Lawrence.
CLEMONS P. WILLACKER - 23 SEPTEMBER 1939 - Suffered a heart attack while fighting a fire in a warehouse at Lagrange
& Water.
HOWARD C. RIPPEL - 17 FEBRUARY 1943 - Burned to death in a fire at 1005 W. Woodruff.
JAMES P. FAKEHANY - 12 JANUARY 1944 - Burned to death at the Colony Block fire.
TIMOTHY J. MORRISSEY - 15 FEBRUARY 1945 - Died from a heart atack while fighting a house fire at 1128 Dorr St.
EMIL M. STECK, JR. - 16 NOVEMBER 1947 - Died frm an accident involving #1 pumper.
JOSEPH C. PIETOWSKI - 6 JUNE 1950 - Died from a heart attack while fighting a house fire at 310 Bronson St.
CH. KARL B. SCHEIDLER - 22 NOVEMBER 1952 - Died from a heart attack as a result of fightaing a large marsh fire.
KENNETH L. WILLIAMS - 20 SEPTEMBER 1958 - Killed at the fire at S & S Distributors, 1100 W. Central Ave.
ROBERT G. HARRISON - 15 JUNE 1961 - Died as a result of burns received at the Trail Fire, 10 June 1961.
GLEN E. CARTER - 23 JUNE 1961 - Died as a result of burns received at the Trail Fire, 10 June 1961.
WILLIAM G. GENSON - 10 JULY 1961 - Died as a result of burns received at the Trail Fire, 10 June 1961.
DEP. CH. EWALD E. BODE - 28 JULY 1961 - Died as a result of burns received at the Trail Fire, 10 June 1961.
LT. CHESTER A. RYBARCZYK - 2 SEPTEMBER 1967 - Killed at a fire at Pee Wee's Bar, 5201 Suder.
LOUIS W. FUHR - 22 MARCH 1969 - Killed in a collision on #18 pumper at Jackman & Laskey.
DEP. CH. CLAUDE E. WILLOUGHBY - 7 MAY 1969 - Died from a heart attack whole fighting a multiple alarm fire at
916 Lagrange.
CPT. ROBERT J. PIETRAS - 21 JUNE 1969 - Died as a result of injuries at a fire at 2472 Lawton, 10 June 1969.
DONNIE CATHCART - 19 MAY 1981 - Died as a result of fighting a fire at Bell & Fernwood, 18 May 1981.
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