FDNY Line of Duty Death
February 4, 1885 - LODD
Fireman James P. Smith, 27
Engine 17
FDNY. Manhattan, New York
Fireman James P. Smith was killed when he fell from a ladder and landed on his head, while operating at an alarm at 58 Park Place.
Fireman James P. Smith of Engine 17 was operating with his company at 58 Park Place. He was on a ladder helping with a charged hose line. The nozzle was operating into a fifth floor window when it slipped from the grasp of the men above him. Fireman Smith, being in the center of the ladder, was knocked from the ladder and he fell to the sidewalk. He died immediately, landing on his head. (From "The Last Alarm" by Boucher, Urbanowicz & Melahn. 2007)
RIP. Never forget.
