IFLODD: Firefighter Memorial


Firefighter Record

Firefighter Details

Name James Grogan
Agency Chicago Fire Department
Rank Firefighter
Type of Firefighter Career
Age Range 41 to 45
Sex Male
Date of Birth 0/0/0
Date of Death 12/27/1941
Cause of Death Fall
Nature of Death Trauma
Attribute of Death [not applicable]
Type of Duty Firefighting operations , Hose operations , Ladder operations

Incident Details

Incident Name N/A
Incident City Chicago
Incident State IL
Incident Date 12/20/1941
Incident Location Industry/ Manufacturing
Incident Attribute Fires

Incident Summary

On December 20, 1941, Chicago Fire Department Firefighter James Grogan of Engine 23 was fatally injured in the line of duty while fighting a fire at a brewery on West 21st Street. Grogan was fighting the fire from atop a ladder when the water pressure of his hose threw him off balance. He fell more than twenty-five feet to the ground and broke his back. He was treated at St. Anthony’s Hospital, where he succumbed to his injury on December 27.

Citations:

“Broken Back Costs Life of Fireman James Grogan,” Chicago Daily Tribune, December 28, 1941.


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