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Line of Duty Deaths
Died Rank First
Name		 Last
Name		 Last
Assignment
Feb 12, 1852 Hoseman John Smith Hydrant 2
Sep 17, 1853 Hoseman Ezra Wiley Engine 11
Jul 29, 1856 Ladderman Charles T. Warren Ladder 3
May 2, 1858 Hoseman Francis F. Cutting
May 2, 1858 Hoseman John W. Tuttle Tremont 12
Feb 18, 1860 Captain Charles E. Dunton Hose 1
Feb 18, 1860 Ladderman Charles Carter Ladder 1
Feb 24, 1862 Hoseman Reuben Hanaford Hose 5
Jul 11, 1862 Hoseman George M. Abercrombie Engine 7
May 11, 1868 Ladderman George H. Golliff Ladder 1
Jun 5, 1869 Hoseman George F.C. Hamilton Engine 8
Nov 5, 1869 Hoseman Jacob Smith Hose 2
Nov 5, 1872 Hoseman Thomas Young Engine 6
Nov 10, 1872 Captain William Farry Ladder 4
Nov 10, 1872 Lieutenant Daniel Cochran Ladder 4
Feb 27, 1873 Hoseman James Sturks Engine 15
Feb 27, 1873 Hoseman Brown P. Stowell Engine 15
Feb 27, 1873 Hoseman John Prince Engine 11
Mar 11, 1874 Hoseman William S. Hill Engine 25
Jul 31, 1874 Hoseman Mark W. Hayes Engine 26
Jun 16, 1875 Ladderman John H. Kelly Ladder 4
Jan 5, 1878 Ladderman Frederick A.W. Gay Ladder 3
Apr 15, 1881 Hoseman Thomas J. Tobey Engine 31
Aug 13, 1884 Hoseman James Quigley Engine 4
Aug 13, 1884 Hoseman Joseph Pierce Engine 4
Nov 25, 1886 Ladderman William H. Flavell Ladder 8
Nov 28, 1889 Hoseman John J. Brooks Hose 7
Nov 28, 1889 Hoseman Michael Murnan Hose 7
Nov 28, 1889 Hoseman Edward E. Whiting
Nov 28, 1889 Ladderman Daniel J. Buckley Ladder 3
Nov 28, 1889 Ladderman Frank P. Loker Ladder 3
Jul 3, 1890 Hoseman Patrick M. Crotty Engine 26
Aug 16, 1893 Ladderman James M. Powers Ladder 4
Sep 21, 1894 Hoseman Michael J. Lamb Engine 42
May 9, 1896 Superintendent Henry R. Demary Repair Shop
Jul 31, 1896 Hoseman William Henry Chapman Engine 1
Sep 19, 1896 Captain William G. Blanchard Engine 20
Apr 20, 1897 Hoseman Joseph F. Collins Engine 26/35
Feb 5, 1898 District Chief John Francis Egan District 3
Feb 5, 1898 Hoseman Patrick H. Disken Engine 38/39
Feb 5, 1898 Hoseman John J. Mulhen Engine 38/39
Feb 5, 1898 Lieutenant George J. Gottwald Engine 38/39
Feb 5, 1898 Hoseman William J. Welch Engine 38/39
Feb 5, 1898 Captain James H. Victory Engine 38/39
Jan 23, 1899 Hoseman Martin P. McDonald Engine 13
Mar 11, 1900 Hoseman Patrick J. McCarthy Engine 8
Nov 8, 1900 Hoseman Herbert Pierce Engine 42
Apr 3, 1902 Lieutenant Solomon P. Russell Chemical 1
Sep 22, 1902 Aide to Chief Daniel L. Shea District 5
Mar 27, 1903 Captain John Ready Engine 36
Apr 23, 1903 Hoseman John J. O'Brien Engine 36
Aug 16, 1903 Captain John F. O'Connell Engine 16
Apr 21, 1904 Ladderman James Killian Ladder 14
Feb 15, 1906 Chief of Department William T. Cheswell Chief of Dept
May 22, 1907 Captain Edward D. Pope Engine 27
Jun 17, 1907 Hoseman Cornelius H. Tagen Engine 14
Jan 29, 1909 Ladderman Daniel T. Dineen Ladder 17
Dec 11, 1909 Hoseman James B. Akerly Engine 11
Mar 12, 1910 Captain Patrick W. Lanegan Ladder 13
May 24, 1912 Ladderman Leroy James Ladder 13
Aug 21, 1912 Ladderman Philip Thomas Smith Ladder 14
Dec 3, 1912 Engineer William H. Clay Engine 30
Dec 22, 1912 District Chief Robert A. Ritchie District 13
Jan 13, 1913 Lieutenant Michael D. Greene Engine 33
Jul 19, 1913 Hoseman John J. Goff Engine 45
Jan 14, 1914 Ladderman Joseph A. Hackett Ladder 13
Feb 24, 1914 Lieutenant William H. Hughes Engine 27
Dec 18, 1914 Lieutenant William H. Magner Ladder 9
Dec 25, 1914 Hoseman Thomas W. Deveney Engine 38/39
Feb 20, 1915 District Chief Michael Walsh District 9
Jul 12, 1915 Deputy Chief Charles H. W. Pope Division 2
Dec 21, 1915 Hoseman Dennis A. Walsh Engine 10
Dec 21, 1915 Hoseman Charles Willett Engine 10
Feb 13, 1917 Hoseman Alexander F. Mitchell Engine 1
Dec 27, 1917 Hoseman Frank L. Lailer Engine 31
Dec 11, 1918 Hoseman Thomas Henry McAndrews Engine 26/35
Jan 15, 1919 3rd Engineer George Layhe Engine 31
Feb 15, 1919 Ladderman Thomas J. Stevens Ladder 11
Dec 6, 1920 Ladderman William J. Cox Ladder 29
Sep 28, 1922 Captain William C. Swan Ladder 15
May 2, 1925 Hoseman Owen Thomas Norton Engine 18
Jul 1, 1926 Hoseman Michael Joseph Travers Engine 7
Mar 23, 1927 Lieutenant Joseph Michael Donovan Engine 9
Dec 8, 1927 Lieutenant James Gavagan Ladder 19
Nov 28, 1928 Ladderman Martin J. Callahan Ladder I
Nov 30, 1929 Captain Florence J. Sullivan Engine 32
Dec 26, 1929 Ladderman William Edward Emmel Ladder 8
Sep 16, 1930 Hoseman George Joseph Corcoran Engine 13
Jan 20, 1931 Ladderman Michael A. Riley Ladder 24
Aug 18, 1932 Asst. Chief of Department Henry J. Power Asst Ch/Dept
Mar 17, 1935 Captain Michael J. Gilligan Engine 34
Aug 9, 1935 Ladderman Albert Francis Mitchell Ladder 8
Aug 21, 1935 Hoseman Frank Joseph Parkes Engine 21
Mar 31, 1937 Hoseman John F. Murphy Engine 36
Jul 28, 1937 Hoseman Edward Richard Lynn Engine 18
Feb 10, 1938 Hoseman Cornelius Noonan Engine 33
Apr 19, 1942 Hoseman John Joseph Moriarty Engine 6
Aug 12, 1942 Ladderman Lawrence J. Harvey Ladder 9
Nov 15, 1942 Hoseman Edward Frankling Macomber Engine 12
Nov 15, 1942 Hoseman Peter Felix McMorrow Engine 50
Nov 15, 1942 Hoseman Francis Joseph Degan Engine 3
Nov 15, 1942 Ladderman Daniel Edward McGuire Ladder 2
Nov 15, 1942 Hoseman Malachi Francis Reddington Engine 33
Nov 15, 1942 Hoseman John F. Foley Engine 3
Mar 26, 1943 Lieutenant Daniel P. Mahoney Ladder 9
Dec 29, 1944 District Chief Timothy F. Donovan District 12
Apr 17, 1945 Lieutenant John Joseph Murphy Ladder 22
Jan 19, 1946 Ladderman Harold Francis Bishop Ladder 2
Feb 3, 1946 Captain Stephen Francis Gunn Engine 2
Feb 3, 1946 Hoseman Edward Joseph Barrett Engine 2
Apr 20, 1946 Captain John Joseph Morgan Engine 20
Oct 22, 1946 Hoseman Patrick James Cady Engine 39
Oct 22, 1946 Hoseman Warren Edward Barnard Rescue 1
Nov 21, 1946 Lieutenant John Joseph McDonough Engine 6
Mar 24, 1947 Hoseman Charles Andrew Buchanan Rescue 2
Dec 3, 1947 Ladderman Joseph Bernard Sullivan Ladder 19
Oct 25, 1949 District Chief Daniel J. Crowley District 5
May 4, 1950 Hoseman Joseph C. Morgan Engine 49
Sep 23, 1950 Ladderman William Robert Benson Ladder 14
Sep 23, 1950 Lieutenant Roy Edward Burrill Ladder 14
May 12, 1953 Ladderman Daniel Philip McLaughlin Ladder 20
Oct 19, 1953 Hoseman Arthur Edward Gately Engine 30
Jul 5, 1955 Fire Fighter Robert James Quinn Engine 18
Jan 29, 1956 Fire Fighter Thomas Slattery Engine 40
Feb 2, 1956 Lieutenant Michael Anthony Langone Engine 40
Apr 14, 1957 Lieutenant Frederick James Ford Rescue Co.
Dec 25, 1959 Fire Fighter Arthur Paul Spacone Engine 2
Jan 13, 1960 Fire Fighter James Patrick Walsh Engine 42
Jan 20, 1961 Fire Fighter Arnold Nicholas Reis Engine 3
Jan 23, 1961 Fire Fighter Richard Francis Concannon Ladder 15
Dec 7, 1962 Fire Fighter James Henry Sexton Ladder 4
Oct 1, 1964 Lieutenant John Joseph McCorkle Engine 24
Oct 1, 1964 Lieutenant John J. Geswell Ladder 26
Oct 1, 1964 Fire Fighter Robert J. Clougherty Engine 3
Oct 1, 1964 Fire Fighter Francis Leo Murphy Engine 24
Oct 1, 1964 Fire Fighter James B. Sheedy Ladder 4
January 7, 1967 Chief of Department James J. Flanagan Headquarters
Nov 23, 1967 Lieutenant Warren Thomas Lynch Engine Squad 18
November 23, 1968 District Chief Richard E. Sullivan Jr. District 2
Mar 3, 1970 Lieutenant George Joseph Gottwald Rescue
Pumper
Oct 16, 1970 Lieutenant Joseph James Downing Engine 2
Dec 30, 1970 Fire Fighter Edwin Harold Foley Engine 30
Jul 4, 1971 Fire Fighter Jeremiah Collins Engine 45
Aug 17, 1971 Lieutenant Daniel Thomas Mclnness Engine 8
Nov 5, 1971 Fire Fighter James Francis Donaghy Ladder 30
Nov 22, 1971 Fire Fighter Patrick J. Kelly Engine 26
May 11, 1972 Fire Fighter John Alden Hopkins Engine 34
Jun 17, 1972 Fire Fighter Richard B. Magee Engine 33
Jun 17, 1972 Lieutenant Thomas James Carroll Engine 32
Jun 17, 1972 Lieutenant John Edward Hanbury Ladder 13
Jun 17, 1972 Fire Fighter Joseph F. Boucher Engine 22
Jun 17, 1972 Fire Fighter Paul J. Murphy Engine 32
Jun 17, 1972 Fire Fighter John Edward Jameson Engine 22
Jun 17, 1972 Fire Fighter Charles Everett Dolan Ladder 13
Jun 17, 1972 Fire Fighter Joseph Peter Saniuk Ladder 13
Jun 17, 1972 Fire Fighter Thomas W. Beckwith Engine 32
Jun 19, 1972 Fire Fighter Vincent Dimino Ladder 30
Feb 2, 1973 Fire Fighter Arthur Leo Ceurvels Ladder 20
Oct 14, 1973 Fire Fighter John W. Carlson Engine 28
Jan 22, 1974 Fire Fighter Bernard G. Tully Engine 30
Mar 6, 1974 Lieutenant James Flahive Rescue 1
Jun 4, 1975 Lieutenant Hubert Francis Moran Ladder 6
Oct 23, 1976 Fire Fighter Richard P. Sheridan Ladder 16
Apr 11, 1977 Fire Fighter Hugh Francis O'Brien Ladder 5
Feb 7, 1978 Fire Fighter John Joseph McDonough Lighting Plant l
Nov 27, 1978 Fire Fighter Robert M. Greene Ladder 23
Jan 6, 1981 Lieutenant Paul Michael Lentini Engine 37
Jan 6, 1981 Fire Fighter James M. Gibbons Engine 37
Nov 6, 1983 Fire Fighter/
Paramedic		 Edward J. Donovan Rescue 1
Sep 5, 1985 Fire Fighter James D. Ealey Engine 3
Jan 8, 1986 Fire Fighter Thomas L. Conley Engine 41
Mar 21, 1986 Fire Fighter Aide Edward R. Connolly Ladder 17
Nov 26, 1993 Fire Fighter Francis J. Baker Engine 16
Jun 24, 1994 Lieutenant Stephen F. Minehan Ladder 15
Dec 23, 1996 Fire Fighter James A. Ellis Engine 14
Jan 29, 1999 Fire Fighter Joseph R. Murphy Aide to
District 9
March 16, 1999 Fire Fighter David L. Packard Engine 48
May 29, 2007 Fire Fighter David A. Middelton Engine 51
August 29, 2007 Fire Fighter Paul J. Cahill Engine 30
August 29, 2007 Fire Fighter Warren J. Payne Ladder 25
January 9, 2008 Fire Fighter Lieutenant Vincent P. Russell Rescue 1
January 9, 2009 Lieutenant Kevin M. Kelley Ladder 26
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Please join us for an informational session – How to become a Boston Firefighter.
Tuesday, January 26th, Floran Hall, 55 Hallet St, Dorchester 6 pm – 7:30 pm. Representatives from Civil Service will be available to accept in person applications.  The session is free and open to all.  We do however ask that if you are able, that you bring a non perishable food item for the food drive.
Massachusetts Smoke Alarm Laws Are Changing As of January 2010
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An Open Letter From Boston Fire Commisioner Roderick Fraser
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Well Fitness and Health of Firefighters
A message from Commissioner Roderick Fraser and Medical Director Dr. Michael Hamrock.
Commissioner's Letter » PDF
Dr. Hamrock's Letter » PDF
News and Press Releases
Local Emergency Planning Committee, (LEPC), Semi-Annual Meeting
Five New Fire Trucks Ordered for 2010
Director of Transportation Appointed to NFPA Committee
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