IFLODD: Firefighter Memorial


Firefighter Record

Firefighter Details

Name James Daly
Agency Chicago Fire Department
Rank Firefighter
Type of Firefighter Career
Age Range 46 to 50
Sex Male
Date of Birth 0/0/0
Date of Death 12/29/1948
Cause of Death Fall
Nature of Death Trauma
Attribute of Death Equipment failure
Type of Duty Firefighting operations , Ladder operations

Incident Details

Incident Name N/A
Incident City Chicago
Incident State IL
Incident Date 12/28/1948
Incident Location Residential
Incident Attribute Fires

Incident Summary

On December 28, 1948, Chicago Fire Department Firefighter James Daly of Engine 116 was fatally injured after he fell from a ladder while fighting a fire on South Paulina Street. He died the following day at Evangelical Hospital.

Citations:

“Fireman Dies of Injuries Suffered in Ladder Fall,” Chicago Daily Tribune, December 30, 1948.


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