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 IN MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE
LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT
WHO ANSWERED THEIR LAST ALARM

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    "There are times when words fail to convey the depths
of brotherly feeling, when in this dangerous service of
 ours, some man is called upon to pay the extreme penalty
 which this work exacts.  There is not a man in the
 department whose heart does not go out in sympathy to
 those who are left behind, for not one of us knows that
 the next alarm of fire may be the last call for him."

Chief Engineer Ralph J. Scott    
in a letter to the mother    
of Fireman Ercil G. Morse of Truck 5,    
who was killed in the line of duty,    
April, 1924    
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 THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS DIED 
IN THE LINE OF DUTY
Fifty nine members of the Los Angeles Fire Department 
have died directly involved in emergency operations. 




Firefighter Brent Lovrien
Fire Station No. 95
A Platoon
Appointed September 28, 1997
Died March 26, 2008

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 Firefighter Jaime L. Foster
Fire Station No. 73
A Platoon
Appointed February 2, 2004
Died August 14, 2004
Traumatic injury caused by single vehicle accident.

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Captain II Raymond Peterman
 Light Force 28
C Platoon
Appointed September 1, 1962
Died January 17, 2004
Heart attack at brush fire.

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THE CRASH OF FIRE 3
March 23, 1998
Griffith Park
Near Fern Dell and Red Oak Drives

Apparatus Operator
Michael D. McComb
Fire Station 90
B Platoon
Appointed May 13, 1972

Firefighter Lead Paramedic
Eric F. Reiner
Rescue Ambulance 81
B Platoon
Appointed November 28, 1988

Firefighter Paramedic
Michael A. Butler
Rescue Ambulance 81
B Platoon
Appointed December 9, 1984

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Captain I Joseph C. Dupee
Engine Company No. 57
A Platoon
Appointed April 12, 1981
Died March 8, 1998
Trapped in building
Pacific Bird and Supply Company.
5972 Western Avenue

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Firefighter II Benjamin Pinel
 Engine Company No. 54
A Platoon
Appointed March 13, 1983
Died December 4,1984
Died of smoke inhalation at arson fire.
Proud Bird Restaurant
11022 S. Aviation Boulevard
near LAX

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Paramedic II James T. Fitzpatrick
Rescue Ambulance 105
C Platoon
Appointed July 1, 1970
Died September 23, 1982
Cardiac arrest during rescue incident.
Fallbrook Avenue and Califa Street

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Apparatus Operator Thomas G. Taylor
 Truck Company No. 60
B Platoon
Appointed July 22, 1973
Died January 28, 1981
Died of burns in roof collapse at arson fire.
Cugee's Restaurant
5300 Lankershim Boulevard

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Firefighter II Frank Hotchkin
 Truck Company No. 1
A Platoon
Appointed May 15, 1977
Died September 27, 1980
Died of burns from fall through roof.
Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center
1700 Stadium Way
near Dodger Stadium

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Firefighter II Lynn R. Hazlett
Squad Company No. 39
A Platoon
Appointed January 2, 1962
Died May 12, 1979
Suffocation in Arson fire.
Remington Industries
7350 Fulton Avenue
North Hollywood

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Firefighter II Brian E. Phillips
Truck Company No. 102
B Platoon
Appointed June 17, 1973
Died April 25, 1979
Fell from aerial during
ladder pipe operations at arson fire.
Mullin Lumber Company
7151 Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood

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Firefighter II Dominic A. Pascal
Truck Company No. 93
A Platoon
Appointed July 2, 1956
Died August 21, 1975
Crushed when Truck 93 jackknifed
while avoiding collision with auto.
The company was on a response
which turned out false.
Ventura Boulevard and Winnetka Avenue
Woodland Hills

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Captain Kenneth D. Kinnaman
Engine Company No. 38
C Platoon
Appointed December 13, 1948
Died March 22, 1973
Died of injuries when the boom
on a crane collapsed during a fire.
H&S Sales
1261 North Alameda Street
Wilmington

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Fireman Paul R. Widrig, Jr. and Fireman Theodore A. Currie
 Appointed July 25, 1970                                    Appointed November 24, 1962
Engine Company No. 33
B Platoon
Died February 23, 1972
Died of injuries suffered when mezzanine
collapsed at a commercial structure fire.
Union Manufacturing and Distributing Company
241 West 116th Place

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Fireman Kenneth E. Rupp
 Fire Station No. 109
Mountain Patrol
Tractor Company
C Platoon
Appointed February 1, 1955
Died March 28, 1971
Cerebral hemorrhage during 
overhaul of structure fire.
Foothill Blvd. and Sayer St., Sylmar

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Fireman Donald J. Romps
 Truck Company No. 30
B Platoon
Appointed May 12, 1962
Died September 11, 1970
Died of suffocation in commercial structure fire.
San Pedro and 9th Street

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Fireman Thomas C. Collier, Jr.
Engine Company No. 3 (Snorkel 3)
A Platoon
Appointed April 25, 1942
Died July 5, 1970
Died of injuries suffered when
Snorkel 3 overturned at fire.
Lankershim Hotel
710 South Broadway
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Fireman Robert C. Gladden
 Engine Company No. 69
B Platoon
Appointed September 22, 1947
Died November 25, 1968
Cardiac arrest at house fire.
1128 Donaire Way
Pacific Palisades

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Captain Clifford L. Collard, Jr.
Engine Company No. 32
B Platoon
Died February 7, 1968
Trapped in elevator and died
of burns at structure fire.
United States Borax & Chemical Company
3075 Wilshire Boulevard

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Fireman Warren E. Tilson
 Engine Company No. 61
A Platoon
Appointed November 7, 1959
Died August 14, 1965
Watts Riots
Died of injuries when building wall
and marquee collapsed.
Shop-Rite Market
120th Street and Central

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Inspector Robert L. Gillies, Jr.
Mountain Patrol
Appointed September 23, 1947
Died January 14, 1962
Mountain Patrol pickup truck
plunged into ravine 100-feet-south
of Oak Pass Road (High Ridge Drive) .

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Fireman Thomas O. Morse
Truck Company No. 26
A Platoon
Appointed September 23, 1946
Died March 11, 1961
Died of burns from fall through roof
at two-story commercial fire.
1101 South Crenshaw Boulevard

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Fireman James E. Hassan
Engine Company No. 27
A Platoon
Appointed January 24, 1949
Died December 11, 1958
Roof collapse at fire.
Magic Rug & Cleaning Company
7518 Santa Monica Boulevard
West Hollywood

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Auto Fireman James L. Catlow
Engine Company No. 39
B Platoon
Died November 12, 1955
Catlow was fatally burned at the 
La Tuna Canyon Brush Fire
on the Verdugo Fire Road.
He was Posthumously Awarded the Medal of Valor for
remaining at the panel of his pump to supply his crew.  

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Captain Michael J. Carter
 Engine Company No. 27
Appointed November 11, 1925
Promoted to Auto Fireman February 26, 1932
Promoted to Captain June 6, 1932
Died June 9, 1950
Cardiac arrest at fire.
Alco Research Corporation
1107 North El Centro Avenue

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Fireman Clyde Neff, Jr.
Engine Company No. 4
 B Platoon
Appointed November 2, 1948
Died November 2, 1949
Responding to a rubbish fire at 300 East Ann Street Neff  fell 
off the tailboard of the Engine while turning from North Main Street
 onto Ann.  Neff, who had just completed his first year on the department, 
died at Central Receiving Hospital later that night with his wife at his bedside.

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Fireman Andrew A. Lechert
Engine Company No. 73
 Appointed October 17, 1928
Died October 26, 1949
Lechert, 39, was pulling 50' of 1" booster line
 at a grass fire  in a vacant lot at 18557 Saticoy St. 
when he collapsed and died of a heart attack.

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Fireman John H. Herbert
Truck Company No. 4
 B Platoon
Appointed January 15, 1947
Died March 20, 1949
Suffocation in basement fire
Star Distributing & Manufacturing Company
345 East Third Street & San Pedro

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Fireman Hugh J. Travers
Salvage Company No. 28
 B Platoon
Appointed March 28, 1942
Died November 23, 1947
Caught in flashover.
Harold Furniture Company
1315 Wilshire Boulevard

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Auto Fireman Everett H. Young
 Engine Company No. 16
 A Platoon
Appointed July 10, 1937
Appointed Auto Fireman July 25, 1940
Died November 12, 1947
Hit by rock thrown at apparatus
while driving Engine 16 southbound
on the Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway)
near Solano Avenue.

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Fireman Monroe C. Karn
 Engine Company No. 54
 Appointed April 1, 1924
Died July 21, 1944
Market Fire
6700 West Boulevard
At 11:33 p.m. on March 28, 1944, Engine 54 responded to
a fire in a large market.  All members suffered severe exposure
to ammonia fumes, heat and smoke.  Karn went off-duty ill 
April 1 and died July 21.

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Fireman James C. Slinkard
Engine Company No. 8
 A Platoon
Appointed June 8, 1920
Died November 8, 1941
Responding to an overheated refrigerator motor at
1357 S. Valencia St., Sinkard fell from Engine 8's tailboard
turning from Pico Blvd.  onto Valencia Street.

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Fireman Tony Arisco
Engine Company No. 54
 A Platoon
Appointed July 12, 1922
Died May 5, 1941
Fall at factory fire on April 19.
Baby Line Furniture Company
62nd Street and St. Andrews Place

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Fireman Benjamin O. "Tex" Gause
Assigned to Truck Company No. 39
 B Platoon
Driving Battalion 10
out of Fire Station 39
 Appointed July 1, 1924
Died September 9, 1940
Traffic collision on Vanowen at Reseda Boulevard

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Fireman Elin Imbs
 Engine Company No. 46
 A Platoon
Appointed August 21, 1914
Died July 2, 1940
Cardiac arrest at fire.
4710 South Vermont Avenue

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Fireman Ben H. Morris
Rescue Company No. 66
 B Platoon
Appointed June 23, 1937
Died April 6, 1940
Overcome by gasoline fumes attempting
rescue of civilian from pit.
General Petroleum
128th east of Figueroa

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THE GRAY BUILDING FIRE
336 1/2 South Broadway
November 6, 1939

Fireman Joseph W. Kacl
Truck Company No. 3
B Platoon
Appointed July 27, 1937
Died November 6, 1939
Died from injuries-floor collapse.

Auto Fireman John C. Hough
Engine Company No. 3
B Platoon
Appointed June 5, 1918
Acting Operator for Deputy Chief
Died December 11, 1939
Died from injuries sustained attempting rescue of Fireman Kacl.

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Fireman Wilbert Vogel
Engine Company No. 7
A Platoon
Appointed November 2, 1928
Died August 9 1937
Roof collapse at Church fire
1276 West 29th Street

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Auto Fireman Paul M. Shapro
 Engine Company No. 22
Appointed August 7, 1918
Died April 5, 1936
Cardiac arrest while sliding pole
Responding to False Alarm at
41st Street and Broadway

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THE MISSION PAINTED FABRIC COMPANY FIRE
1481 East 4th Street
September 7, 1935

Captain Lawrence W. Krumsiek
Engine Company No. 2
A Platoon
Appointed February 15, 1926
Died September 8, 1935
Burns from flash fire.

Fireman George A. Damron
Engine Company No. 2
A Platoon
Appointed September 5, 1923
Died September 12, 1935
Burns from flash fire.

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Captain Fred W. Toenjes
Engine Company No. 43
Appointed February 3, 1919
Died April 8, 1935
Drowned in Walnut Creek during flood rescue
near Sawtelle Blvd. and Westminster Ave.

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Captain Harry B. Stires
 Truck Company No. 11
Appointed February 21, 1916
Died January 9, 1934
Exposure to toxic fumes.

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Fireman Silvestre Madrid
Engine Company No. 2
Appointed March 21, 1924
Died April 21, 1932
Collision with auto at
St. Louis Street and 4th Street.

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Captain Elwood H. Henry
Engine Company No. 10
Born July 12, 1888
Appointed July 6, 1912
Died September 14, 1930
Fall down elevator shaft during
rescue at the Fiskin Building
919 East Pico Boulevard

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Fireman Harry Louis Tree
Truck Company No. 4
at Engine Company 29
Appointed June 16, 1922
Died March 21, 1929
Fall from Truck 4
Intersection of Beverly and Western

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Fireman Ross G. Sechrist
Engine Company No. 31
Appointed September 6, 1911
Died December 24, 1926
Electrocuted when his helmet eagle touched
 an energized wire roof of a chicken coop.
1337 West 58th Place

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Fireman Ercil Morse
Truck Company No. 5
at Engine Company 5
Tillerman
Appointed February 14, 1923
Died April 7, 1924
Died from injuries when he fell
three floors through a skylight at
structure fire.
1320 South Main Street

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Fireman Harry C. Powell
 Engine Company No. 9
Appointed March 1, 1918
Died November 19, 1922
Crushed between apparatus
and Pacific Electric streetcar
while laying a line at fire.
808 West 10th Street

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Fireman Harry J. Custer
Truck Company No. 5
at Engine Company 5
Tillerman
Appointed September 27, 1918
Died February 12, 1922
Collision with Pacific Electric streetcar.
Stanford and Ninth Street

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Lieutenant Roman W. Ritters
 Hose Company No. 1
Appointed August 15, 1907
Died June 20, 1919
Died of burns suffered June 2 at grass fire.
Marmion Way and Pasadena Avenue
Mt. Washington

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Engineer Harry E. Buckingham
Engine Company No. 20
Appointed March 1, 1900
Died February 9, 1909
Died from overexertion and exposure
while trying to free hose rig
from mud during response.

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Fireman Adolph Hermanson
 Engine Company No. 10
Died December 30, 1906
Fell from fifth floor window
during structure fire.
216 South Los Angeles Street

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Assistant Chief Charles Fuselehr
Headquarters
 at Engine Company No. 3
Appointed Callman June 1, 1889
Retired November 15, 1902
Died November 25, 1906
Responding to a fire downtown on November 15, 1902
Fuselehr swerved his horse to avoid hitting 
pedestrians and crashed his buggy into a pole.
Fuselehr never returned to duty and
died from his injuries four years later.

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Captain J. Clinton Johnson
Engine Company No. 8
Appointed May 1, 1887
Died February 12, 1905
Died of overexertion at greater alarm fire.
Alameda and Commercial Streets

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Call Fireman Sam Haskins
Engine Company No. 2
Appointed 1892
Died November 19, 1895
Died of injuries sustained while responding to fire.

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 THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS DIED 
NON INCIDENT DUTY RELATED
One hundred and eighty members of the Los Angeles Fire Department died as the result of a duty related injury or illness.  

Captain Thomas S. Home
Engine Company No. 19
Appointed: April 15, 1893
Died: April 12, 1907
– Fall down pole hole

Fireman Walthall O. Fitch
Truck Company No. 1
Appointed: November 15, 1910
Died: October 30, 1911
– Fall down pole hole

Captain Thomas J. McDonald
Engine Company No. 11
Appointed: March 13, 1895
Died: May 11, 1913
– Fall from ladder

Fireman Clifford T. Atkins
Engine Company No. 6
Appointed: September 16, 1916
Died: November 14, 1918
– Pneumonia

Fireman Cecil B. West
Truck Company No. 2
Appointed: January 16, 1915
Died: February 28, 1921
– Pneumonia

Fireman Erik Rasmussen
Engine Company No. 33
Appointed: July 1, 1918
Died: October 23, 1923
– Heart

Fireman Toney Arguello
Engine Company No. 52
Appointed: September 1, 1919
Died: May, 12, 1924
– Heart

Fireman Eldo W. Gerloff
Engine Company No. 8-B
Appointed: February 22, 1925
Died: April 6, 1927
– Heart

Auto Fireman Joseph Shill
Truck Company No. 9-B
Appointed: July 7, 1910
Died: May 17, 1929
– Heart

Captain Newton H. Scarbrough
Engine Company No. 69-B
Appointed: August 15, 1907
Died: September 15, 1929
– Heart

Fireman Theodore C. Craig
Engine Company No. 36-B
Appointed; September 1, 1929
Died: June 16, 1930
– Fall at drill tower

Fireman Carl F. Toneck
Engine Company No. 39-B
Appointed: February 11,1924
Died: September, 9, 1930
– Brain Tumor

Fireman Elmo M. McKallip
Engine Company No. 33-A
Appointed: September 16, 1914
Died: December 9, 1932
– Heart

Auto Fireman John E. Arnell
Headquarters
Appointed: May 23, 1921
Died: May 6, 1933
– Heart

Fireman Eugene W. Heuertz
Engine Company No. 20-A
Appointed: February 15, 1924
Died: August 5, 1933
– Line of Duty

Auto Fireman Joaquin L. Constantine
Engine Company No. 17
Appointed July 16, 1910
Died October 15, 1933
-Heart

Engineer Chris A. Hansen
Engine Company No. 28-B
Appointed: August 13, 1920
Died: October 16, 1933
– Pneumonia

Auto Fireman Harry D. Buttles
Engine Company No. 13-A
Appointed: August 14, 1915
Died: March 10, 1935
–Fall down pole hole

Engineer George W. Brown
Engine Company No. 19-B
Appointed: August 1, 1921
Died: September, 12, 1935
– Fall from apparatus

Fireman Walter Simpson
Engine Company No. 34-B
Appointed: July 1, 1924
Died: October 5, 1935
– Heart

Fireman Michael J. Fay
Engine Company No. 59-A
Appointed: November 25, 1925
Died: December 13, 1935
– Pneumonia

Fireman Lon R. VanTuyl
Arson Unit
Appointed: August 1, 1929
Died: March 9, 1936
– Pneumonia

Engineer Walter Westphal
Engine Company No. 11-B
Appointed: May 24, 1921
Died: May 10, 1936
– Heart

Fireman Frank M. Jones
Engine Company No. 15-A
Appointed: August 17, 1924
Died: August 4, 1936
– Cancer

Captain Jay D. Hall
Engine Company No. 6-A
Appointed: December 4, 1914
Died: January 12, 1938
– Cancer

Captain Robert J. Rainey
Engine Company No. 58-A
Appointed: August 14, 1915
Died: September 25, 1938
– Heart

Engineer Ivan R. Case
Engine Company No. 9-B
Appointed: August 18, 1915
Died: December 17, 1938
– Heart

Captain William W. Tebbets
Headquarters
Appointed: August 15, 1902
Died: January 26, 1940
– Heart

Fireman Eduardo Valenzuela
Engine Company No. 2-B
Appointed: September 16, 1923
Died: February 11, 1941
– Pneumonia

Fireman Harry M. Rice
Engine Company No. 74-A
Appointed: March 9, 1932
Died: February 25, 1941
– Heart

Fireman Eddie B. Eade
Engine Company No. 15-A
Appointed: September 2, 1929
Died: March 5, 1941
– Heart

Fireman Charles E. Kramer
Engine Company No. 34-B
Appointed: July 1, 1924
Died: October 20, 1941
– Cancer

Captain John Lind
Truck Company No. 2-A
Appointed: July 1, 1924
Died: December 10, 1942
– Heart

Fireman William A. Cox
Fire Prevention Bureau
Appointed: September 1, 1923
Died: January 2, 1943
– Heart

Assistant Chief James L. Danks
Division 1-A
Appointed: July 14, 1924
Died: June 2, 1944
– Heart

Captain Richard J. Phillips
Engine Company No. 34-B
Appointed: June 11, 1912
Died: September 26, 1944
– Heart

Captain Paul V. Patten
Engine Company No. 47-A
Appointed: March 23, 1926
Died: June 7, 1946
– Heart

Battalion Chief Hugh J. Larkin
Battalion 6-A
Appointed: July 1, 1924
Died: June 24, 1946
– Heart

Captain Harold B. Lawrence
Engine Company No. 10-B
Appointed: March 26, 1936
Died: December 27, 1946
– Heart

Fireman Clarence E. Long
Engine Company No. 47-B
Appointed: September 1, 1923
Died: March 11, 1947
– Heart

Engineer Sidney B. Thayer
Engine Company No. 41-A
Appointed: October 10, 1931
Died: June 9, 1947
– Heart

Assistant Chief Reginald McCarbery
Division 1-A
Appointed: February 11, 1924
Died: November 4, 1947
– Heart

Fireman JamesVon Eschen
Engine Company No. 74-A
Appointed: April 18, 1930
Died: February 9, 1949
– Heart

Fireman Howard E. Dill
Engine Company No. 70-B
Appointed: July 22, 1946
Died: July 19, 1949
-Cancer

Fireman Steven M. Urbano
Engine Company No. 9-A
Appointed: May 2, 1929
Died: November 24, 1949
– Cancer

Fireman Peter Higgins
Salvage Company No 44-A
Appointed: September 1, 1923
Died: May 13, 1950
– Cancer

Fireman Earl F. Mitchell
Engine Company No. 45-A
Appointed: September 9, 1942
Died: July 20, 1950
– Leukemia

Captain Leonard R. Askham
Engine Company No. 39-A
Appointed: October 13, 1941
Died: October 3, 1950
– Heart

Fireman Dennis P. Hartigan
Fire Prevention Bureau
Appointed: April 1, 1924
Died: October 15, 1950
– Heart

Fireman Carl E. Clapper
Engine Company No. 57-A
Appointed: July 1, 1929
Died: November 5, 1950
– Heart

Fireman Wilford L. Chambers
West LA Communications-B
Appointed: September 1, 1924
Died: February 11, 1951
– Heart

Fireman Nick W. Holopoff
Engine Company No. 25-A
Appointed: March 16, 1948
Died: May 17, 1951
– Cancer

Assistant Chief Henry R. Boone
Fire Prevention Bureau
Appointed: August 14, 1915
Died: July 2, 1951
– Heart

Battalion Chief
Waldomere A. Randall
Signal Office
Appointed: September 7, 1932
Died: July 28, 1951 - Heart

Auto Fireman Warren E. Worthington
Engine Company No. 13-A
Appointed: July 2, 1929
Died: November 9, 1951 – Heart

Captain Roy G. Schubert
Truck Company No. 29-B
Appointed July 28, 1929
Died: February 2, 1952
– Heart

Auto Fireman William M. Enlow Jr. 
Headquarters
Appointed: July 30, 1940
Died: February 26, 1952
– Cancer

Captain Donald E. Russ
Mountain Patrol
Appointed: April 26, 1932
Died: August 24, 1952
– Heart

Captain William L. Wiesinger
Arson Unit
Appointed: June 26, 1931
Died: September 28, 1952
-Cancer

Mate Kenneth K. Pollard
Fire Boat No. 3
Appointed: February 15, 1931
Died: November 24, 1952
– Heart

Fireman Robert K. Lovell
Engine Company No. 42-A
Appointed: September 22, 1947
Died: September 25, 1953
– Heart

Captain Samuel L. Moore
Engine Company No. 51-B
Appointed: January 3, 1925
Died: December 31, 1953
– Heart

Fireman Stanley L. Pringle
Engine Company No. 79-A
Appointed: April 21, 1932
Died: January 25, 1954
– Heart

Captain John E. Cochrane
Fire Prevention Bureau
Appointed: May 10, 1930
Died: January 16, 1956
– Heart

Fireman Charles A. Crosby
Arson Unit
Appointed: February 18, 1933
Died: January 26, 1956
– Heart

Fireman George Dufau
Engine Company No. 13-B
Appointed: November 22, 1943
Died: June 4, 1956
– Heart

Fireman Howard T. Allen
Engine Company No. 54-A
Appointed: April 1, 1942
Died: October 14, 1956
– Heart

Deputy Chief Carl N. Carter
Headquarters
Appointed: May 19, 1931
Died: January 22, 1957
– Heart

Engineer Bernard O. Burge
Engine Company No. 63-B
Appointed: April 2, 1927(Venice FD)
Died: April 1, 1957
– Heart

Fireman William Wagner
Salvage Company No 60-B
Appointed: December 7, 1926
Died: April 28, 1957
– Heart

Battalion Chief Daniel J. Casey
Battalion 8-A
Appointed: August 5, 1922
Died: June 12, 1957
– Heart

Fireman Raymond A. Heaton
Fire Prevention Bureau
Appointed: February 6, 1929
Died: February 19, 1958
– Cancer

Fireman Wesley, W. Currie
Engine Company No. 26-B
Appointed: November 22, 1943
Died: May 3, 1958
– Heart

Auto Fireman Stephen T. Barnes
Truck Company No. 11-B
Appointed: January 7, 1933
Died: February 2, 1959
– Heart

Fireman Armando DesBaillets
Engine Company No. 63-B
Appointed: November 22, 1943
Died: August 7, 1959
– Heart

Battalion Chief Clarke L. Hodgson
Supply and Maintenance
Appointed: September 10, 1931
Died: September 6, 1959
– Heart

Engineer Leroy W. Pollard
Engine Company No. 12-A
Appointed: September 7, 1942
Died: January 19, 1960
– Heart

Engineer Charles A. Riley
Engine Company No. 23-B
Appointed: October 22, 1946
Died: March 26, 1960
– Cancer

Fireman Rupert A. Black
Fire Boat No. 1-B
Appointed: June 2, 1941
Died: May 2, 1960
– Cancer

Fireman Glenn N. Bollard
Engine Company No. 22-A
Appointed: October 16, 1928
Died: June 28, 1960
– Heart

Auto Fireman Richard F. Farmer
Engine Company No. 56-B
Appointed: April 24, 1933
Died: December 4, 1960
– Heart

 


Auto Fireman Purdie R. Kenyon
Engine Company No. 74-B
Appointed: June 18, 1931
Died: September 1, 1961
– Cancer

Battalion Chief Richard S. Stephens
Personnel & Training
Appointed: March 28, 1937
Died: October 25, 1961
– Cancer

Senior Inspector Donald G. Wilson
Fire Prevention Bureau
Appointed: September 9, 1942
Died: April 17, 1962
– Heart

Senior Inspector Weikko A. Rahkola
Fire Prevention Bureau
Appointed: September 24, 1940
Died: April 19, 1962
– Heart

Auto Fireman Herbert E. Parish
Truck Company No. 73-A
Appointed: March 12, 1931
Died: June 1, 1962
– Heart

Fireman Harry J. Reeder
Engine Company No. 5-B
Appointed: March 19, 1937
Died: February 27, 1963
– Cancer

Fireman Elmer Kephart
Rescue Ambulance 72-C
Appointed: November 22, 1943
Died: July 13, 1963
– Heart

Fireman Orville G McLean 
Coldwater-C
Appointed: May 1, 1950
Died: October 11, 1963
– Heart

Captain John W. Almond
Truck Company No. 30-A
Appointed: November 19, 1940
Died: November 22, 1963
–Heart

Senior Inspector Earl L. Young, Jr.,
Fire Prevention Bureau
Appointed: April 20, 1948
Died: November 16, 1965
– Heart

Mate Willard W. Gibson
Fire Boat No. 1-A
Appointed: August 5, 1941
Died: December 15, 1965
– Heart

Fireman Nick Uruburu
Truck Company No. 40-A
Appointed: July 23, 1946
Died: January 10, 1966
– Leukemia

Fireman Luis P. Lopez
Truck Company No. 11-C
Appointed: May 29, 1951
Died: February 1, 1966
– Heart

Fireman Harlon E. Cunningham
Personnel and Facilities
Appointed: August 29, 1964
Died: March 27, 1966
– Heart

Engineer Arthur M. Compton 
Engine Company No. 6-C
Appointed: January 8, 1930
Died: April 3, 1966
– Cancer

Captain Marion J. Wilson
Engine Company No. 12-A
Appointed: January 21, 1941
Died: November 1, 1966
– Heart

Captain Fred A. DeWeese
Engine Company No. 57-B
Appointed: September 17, 1935
Died: December 26, 1966
– Heart

Captain Clement R. Herring
Engine Company No. 105-C
Appointed: July 27, 1937
Died: December 29, 1966
– Heart

Captain John M. Lobestein
Engine Company No. 84-A
Appointed: June 10, 1947
Died: April 21, 1967
– Cancer

Captain Harlon L. DeWitt Jr.
San Pedro Communications
Appointed: October 21, 1946
Died: July 22, 1967
– Cancer

Engineer Raymond B. Cato
Engine Company No. 67-A
Appointed: September 23, 1949
Died: January 17, 1968
– Cancer

Fireman Eugene B. Dixon Jr.
Administrative Services
Appointed: April 19, 1948
Died: March 3, 1968
– Cancer

Fireman Richard V. Dikeman
Fire Boat No. 1-B
Appointed: October 22, 1946
Died: May 18, 1968
– Heart

Engineer Gail E. Carroll
Truck Company No. 29-B
Appointed: February 1, 1955
Died: June 16, 1968
– Cancer

Battalion Chief Earl R. McKee
Battalion 19-C
Appointed: August 4, 1938
Died: July 11, 1968
– Cancer

Engineer Jack L. Husbands
Engine Company No. 15-B
Appointed: May 29, 1951
Died: August 14, 1968
– Heart

Captain George W. Winchester
Engine Company No. 4-C
Appointed: August 2, 1941
Died: April 1, 1969
– Cancer


Engineer Gordon L. Anderson
Engine Company No. 77-A
Appointed: December 2, 1947
Died: May 27, 1969
– Cancer

Fireman Barry F. Broughton
Engine Company No. 50-C
Appointed: November 2, 1963
Died: July 12, 1969
– Cancer

Engineer Albert T. Malcolm
Engine Company No. 99-B
Appointed: September 23, 1940
Died: June 22, 1969
– Heart

Fireman James C. Allnutt
Engine Company No. 105-C
Appointed: November 2, 1948
Died: February 14, 1970
– Heart

Fireman Walter Oliphant
Truck Company No. 48-A
Appointed: November 18, 1942
Died: June 28, 1970
– Cancer

Captain James E. Johnson
Engine Company No. 19-C
Appointed: August 26, 1946
Died: March 9, 1971
– Heart

Fireman Zachary G. Fenley
Fire Station 29-C
Appointed: February 28, 1950
Died: March 20, 1971
– Heart

Fireman Charles R Dalley
Fire Station 9-B
Appointed: April 30, 1960
Died: July 10, 1971
– Cancer

Engineer William S. Craven
Fire Station 55-C
Appointed: April 20, 1948
Died: July 17, 1971
– Cancer

Engineer John Camps
Fire Station 105-B
Appointed: February 10, 1948
Died: August 10, 1971
– Cancer

Fireman Jess Amato
Fire Station 69-A
Appointed: November 24, 1962
Died: September 21, 1971
– Cancer

Fireman David L. Welch
OCD
Appointed: February 1, 1955
Died: November 6, 1971
– Heart

Engineer Donald E. Thompson
Fire Station 73-A
Appointed: August 19, 1947
Died: January 12, 1972
– Cancer

Auto Fireman LeRoy G. Olson
Fire Station 39-A
Appointed: September 9, 1942
Died: July 7, 1972
– Heart

Captain Emmett J. Wilhite
Fire Station 84-C
Appointed: November 18, 1942
Died: November 5, 1972
– Heart

Fireman Jack W. Hancock
Fire Station 81-A
Appointed: March 15, 1948
Died: May 25, 1973
– Heart

Captain Dean L. Bennett
Medical Liaison Unit
Appointed: May 19, 1958
Died: August 3, 1973
– Cancer

Captain Robert Amato
Fire Station 94-B
Appointed: May 28, 1951
Died: September 11, 1973
– Heart

Fireman Walter K Hoffman
Fire Station 79-C
Appointed: October 21, 1946
Died: September 25, 1973
– Cancer

Auto Fireman James L. Stewart
Fire Station 105-B
Appointed: September 1, 1962
Died: October 14, 1973
– Pneumonia

Fireman Edward L. Hill
Helicopter Company -A
Appointed: April 30, 1960
Died: June 23, 1974
– Helicopter Crash

Fireman Harold L Radcliffe
Fire Station 90-A
Appointed: January 16, 1965
Died: June 23, 1974
– Helicopter Crash

Fireman Glen E. Taylor
Fire Station 109-B
Appointed: December 2, 1947
Died: March 9, 1975
– Cancer

Fireman Dermond E. Patterson
Fire Station 42-B
Appointed: December 14, 1948
Died: April 22, 1975
– Cancer

Captain Donald G. Wardell
Fire Station 93-B
Appointed: March 15, 1948
Died: October 5, 1975
– Cancer

Fireman K. Dean Stockton
Fire Station 78-C
Appointed: December 19, 1955
Died: February 3, 1976
– Heart

Auto Fireman Ray A. Moore
Rescue Maintenance
Appointed: February 3, 1958
Died: April 20, 1976
– Heart


Fireman Jesse E. Longwill Jr.
Fire Station 88-C
Appointed: April 30, 1966
Died: April 10, 1977
– Heart

Firefighter Henry L. Pala
Fire Station 2-A
Appointed: November 1, 1948
Died: February 7, 1978
– Cancer

Firefighter Edward A. Harpham
Fire Station 90-C
Appointed: April 30, 1966
Died: March 3, 1979
– Cancer

Firefighter Keith D. Kroll
Fire Station 95-B
Appointed: April 20, 1963
Died: December 9, 1979
– Cancer

Firefighter Gerald E. Kowalski
Rescue Maintenance
Appointed: September 1, 1962
Died: July 15, 1980
– Brain Tumor

Captain William C. Walker
OCD-B
Appointed: March 10, 1962
Died: October 14, 1980
– Cancer

Firefighter David R Brouillette
OCD-A
Appointed: February 9, 1963
Died: January 8, 1981
– Heart

Firefighter James A. Hancock
Fire Station 112-B
Appointed: November 7, 1959
Died: October 13, 1981
– Heart

Captain Joseph S. Corcoran
Fire Station 88-B
Appointed: June 10, 1961
Died: June 28, 1983
– Heart

Auto Fireman Richard S. Carnes
Fire Station 70-C
Appointed: March 10, 1962
Died: May 30, 1984
-Leukemia

Captain Eugene F. Lane
Fire Station 48-B
Appointed: December 19, 1955
Died: July 17, 1984
– Heart

Engineer Richard M. Sturdy
Fire Station 24-A
Appointed: February 20, 1960
Died: February 6, 1985
– Heart

Firefighter Donald H. Price
Fire Station 37-C
Appointed: February 9, 1963
Died: June 30, 1985
– Heart

Firefighter Robert W. Jahelka
Fire Station 49-B
Appointed: April 30, 1960
Died: October 26, 1985
– Heart

Battalion Chief David B. McDonald
Employee Relations
Appointed: February 9, 1963
Died: November 4, 1985
– Heart

Captain Charles S. Jennings
Fire Station 105-A
Appointed: September 23, 1957
Died: May 30, 1986
– Cancer

Firefighter Eric Wolfenstein
Fire Station 8-A
Appointed: February 15, 1972
Died: December 13, 1986
- Cancer

Captain William F. Axtman
Fire Station 12-A
Appointed: March 15, 1948
Died: April 27, 1987
– Heart

Firefighter Vernon C Raden
Division 2 Aide
Appointed: February 1, 1955
Died: March 13, 1988
– Heart

Captain Royce B. Turner
Fire Station 109-B
Appointed: November 1, 1956
Died: December 18, 1988
– Cancer

Firefighter Peter D. Rose
OCD-C
Appointed: May 13, 1984
Died: May 1, 1989
– Heart

Captain James F. Starnes
Fire Station 40-B
Appointed: November 2, 1963
Died: July 2, 1989
– Heart

Firefighter Bennie B. Collins
Fire Station 80-A
Appointed: October 17, 1970
Died: November 11, 1990
– Heart

Battalion Chief Donald V. Mello
Battalion 17-C
Appointed: June 27, 1959
Died: March 12, 1991
– Heart

Inspector Jerome Smith
Fire Prevention Bureau
Appointed: March 13. 1983
Died: March 20, 1991
– Cancer

Mate Donald D. Sutton
Fire Station 49-B
Appointed: June 16, 1955
Died: December 9, 1991
– Cancer

Captain Bob A. Phelps
Fire Station 19-B
Appointed: July 4, 1976
Died: April 15, 1993
-Cancer

 


Firefighter Joseph J. Napolitano
Fire Station 112-C
Appointed: April 8, 1961
Died: May 9, 1993
– Heart

Captain Donald S. McIntyre
Fire Station 87-C
Appointed: April 20, 1963
Died: February 3, 1994
- Cancer

Firefighter Albert A. Bush Jr.
Fire Station 106-C
Appointed: June 28, 1969
Died: August 24, 1994
– Cancer

Firefighter John S. Phillips
OCD-C
Appointed: February 5, 1972
Died: July 15, 1995
– Heart

Engineer Earl L. Dawkins
Fire Station 92-B
Appointed: February 16, 1975
Died: November 14, 1995
- Cancer

Mate Thomas W. Lally
Fire Station 49-A
Appointed: February 16, 1975
Died: February 14, 1996
– Heart

Captain Peter J. McHugh
Fire Station 18-C
Appointed: April 13, 1968
Died: September 10, 1996
– Cancer

Firefighter Paramedic
Michael G. Sylvia
Building Administration
Appointed: July 1, 1970
Died: April 21, 1997 – Heart

Captain David E. Yost
Fire Prevention Bureau
Appointed: August 23, 1969
Died: October 23, 1997
– Heart


Firefighter Michael A. Pizinger
Fire Station 66-A
Appointed: September 21, 1992
Died: May 2, 1998
-Drowning

Engineer Jessee D. Kellogg
Fire Station 105-A
Appointed: April 27, 1975
Died: May 21, 1998
– Heart

Engineer George L. Cowan
Fire Station 44-C
Appointed: July 27, 1969
(San Fernando Fire Department)
Died: June 18, 1998 - Heart

Firefighter William C. Stace
OCD-S
Appointed: April 14, 1974
Died: November 14, 2000
- Heart

Captain John C. Walters
Fire Station 70-B
Appointed: February 10, 1968
Died: February 18, 2002
– Heart

Captain Robert Egizi
Fire Station 112-A
Appointed: April 30, 1966
Died: April 1, 2002
– Cancer

Captain James L. Ott
Fire Station 2-A
Appointed: April 13, 1968
Died: December 13, 2003
– Cancer

Firefighter Kelly R. Hoss
Fire Station 29-B
Appointed: April 3, 2000
Died: September 9, 2004
-Heart

Captain Robery E. Aker
Fire Station 112-A
Appointed: January 16, 1965
Died: September 15, 2004
-Cancer

 



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IN MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE
LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT
WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY

WORLD WAR I
 Over 125 LAFD members served in the Armed Forces during WWI
between April 5, 1917 and November 11, 1918

Fred C. Hawtrey,
Appointed August 10, 1915
Enlisted September 18, 1917

 Fireman,  (Military Leave),  Killed in Action
Argonne Forest Offensive

September 29, 1918
Henry G. Klenk
Appointed August 10, 1915
To War October 12, 1917

Fireman,  (Military Leave),  Died                    

February 28, 1918

WORLD WAR II
 337 LAFD members served in the Armed Forces during WWII.

John M. Randall, 

    Fireman,  (Military Leave),  Training Accident

April 19, 1943
Jack C. Manahan,  Fireman,  (Military Leave),  Killed in Action October 14, 1943
James L. Ashmore, 

Fireman,  (Military Leave),  Killed in Action

 July 9, 1944
Allen D. Kimmel,  Fireman,  (Military Leave),  Killed in Action July 18, 1944
Chester F. Jacobs,  Fireman,  (Military Leave),  Killed in Action August 11, 1944
Harold Jonathan,  Fireman,  (Military Leave),  Killed in Action November 29, 1944
Donald W. Starbird,  Fireman,  (Military Leave),  Killed in Action December 5, 1944
Emmett M. O'Brien,  Fireman,  (Military Leave),  Killed in Action July 26, 1945
Austin F. Casselberry,  Fireman,  (Military Leave),  Killed in Action May 12, 1944

 THE VIET NAM WAR
 Fireman Ronald R. King
Engine Company No. 55-B
Appointed August 29, 1964
Military Leave, January 19, 1966
Killed in Action
September 2, 1967
Peoples Republic of Viet Nam

NOTE: Research did not reveal how many members served in the Korean or Viet Nam Wars. This list may not be complete.

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