JAMES WELSH 5/4/1851 (1)
Monumental Engine Co. No. 6 –Brenham Place
5th Great Fire – Taffe & McCahill

JAMES DOUGHERTY 6/22/1853 (2)
Monumental Engine Co. No. 6 - Brenham Place
Run over by apparatus

SAMUEL BUMM 3/11/1854 (3)
Columbian Engine Co. No. 11- 412 Bush St.
Run over by apparatus

JOHN TEISING 11/28/1854 (4)
Pennsylvania Engine Co. No. 12 – Jackson St.
Run over by apparatus

THOMAS MURRAY 1/27/1855 (5)
Columbian Engine Co. No. 11 – 412 Bush St.
Clipper Mills fire – 1st & Jessie

T. T. SEWARD 11/2/1855 (6)
Volunteer Engine Co. No. 7 – Pine St.
Novelty Distillery Co. fire

WILLIAM LOUDERBACH 8/20/1859 (7)
Tiger Engine Co. No. 14 –144 2nd St.
Run over by apparatus

ELBERT BARBIER 11/27/1860 (8)
St. Francis Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1 – Dupont St.
Lyceum Theater fire – Washington & Montgomery

EDWARD T. ALLEN 3/1/1863 (9)
Pacific Engine Co. No. 8 – Jackson St.
Mare Island Navy Yard fire

J. M. JACKS 8/31/1863 (10)
Volunteer Engine Co. No. 7 – Pine St.
Building fire

WALTER J. BOHEN 8/31/1865 (11)
Monumental Engine Co. No. 6 - Brenham Place
Run over by apparatus

F. KIERNAN 11/4/1879 (12)
Engine Co. No. 4 – 144 2nd St.
Building Fire/Falling wall – 719 Jackson St.

JOHN CHESTER 7/5/1880 (13)
Engine Co. No. 2 – 460 Bush St.
Building collapse

MATTHEW BRADY 9/21/1882 (14)
1st Assistant Chief - Headquarters
Thrown under buggy – Box 156

JOHN ROSS 4/3/1883 (15)
District Engineer, Firehouse No. 4, 144 2nd St.
Palace Hotel – gas explosion

MICHAEL McLAUGHLIN 6/10/1885 (16)
Hose Co. No. 1 – 110 Jackson St.
Bun Sun Low Restaurant – 629 Jackson St.

GABRIEL BEAUJET 11/14/1885 (17)
Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1 – 22 O’Farrell St.
Run over by apparatus

MARTIN H. HANNAN 10/8/1885 (18)
Engine Co. No. 4 – 144 2nd St.
H. S. Crocker Co. fire – 215 Bush St.

PETER F. HEALY 10/ 8/1885 (19)
Engine Co. No. 4 – 144 2nd St.
H. S. Crocker Co. fire – 215 Bush St.

WILLIAM B. LUDLOW 1/11/1886 (20)
Hose Co. No. 3 – 1214 Pacific
Fall from a ladder at drill

JOHN P. FLEMING 5/1/1886 (21)
Hook & Ladder Co. No. 2 – 627 Broadway
Bancroft & Co. fire – 211 Stevenson

GEORGE POST 8/23/1886 (22)
Operator, Headquarters Messenger
Resulting from Harpending block fire – 1871

JOHN J. WILKINSON 2/10/1887 (23)
Hose Co. No. 5 – 1421 Market St.
Falling wall – 619 Post St.

JOHN M. COOK 6/28/1887 (24)
Hook & Ladder Co. No. 2 – 627 Broadway
Run over by apparatus

MICHAEL J. NAGEL 11/25/1887 (25)
Hook & Ladder Co. No. 2 – 627 Broadway
Run over by apparatus

EDWARD RILEY 11/29/1890 (26)
Engine Co. No. 5 – 1219 Stockton St.
Fall from ladder at drill

WILLIAM HUNT 7/4/1891 (27)
Truck Co. No. 5 – 1819 Post St.
Centenary Church fire – Bush & Gough

THOMAS KENNEDY 5/20/1892 (28)
Engine Co. No. 6 – 356 7th St.
Thrown from apparatus

A. E. DAVIS 6/7/1893 (29)
Engine Co. No. 13 – 1458 Valencia
Building fire – Page & Baker

JOSEPH MADISON 6/7/1893 (30)
Engine Co. No. 13 – 1458 Valencia
Building fire – Page & Baker

RICHARD WINDROW 6/7/1893 (31)
Engine Co. No. 13 – 1458 Valencia
Building fire – Page & Baker

MORRIS BUSHWAY 8/9/1893 (32)
Engine Co. No. 19 - 1421 Market St.
Thomas Dye Works fire – 23 Tenth St.

JOHN CRONIN, Asst. Foreman 10/6/1893 (33)
Hose Co. No. 5 - 1421 Market St.
St. Rose Academy fire – 1427 Gold St.

JOHN B. PERALTA 11/11/1893 (34)
Hook & Ladder Co. No. 3 – 1421 Market St.
Wisconsin Furniture Co. fire – 520 King St.

JAMES BAIN, Asst. Foreman 1/15/1895 (35)
Engine Co. No. 24 – 449 Douglas
Mid-Winter Fair – Dismantling fifth wheel

JOHN MOHOLY, Foreman 1/6/1897 (36)
Chemical Co. No. 6 – 311 6th St.
Shroth & Westerfield Bakery – 839 Folsom, falling wall

TIMOTHY HALLINAN 1/6/1897 (37)
Truck Co. No. 1 – 22 O’Farrell St.
Shroth &Westerfield Bakery Fire, falling wall - 839 Folsom

MICHAEL KELLEHER 10/30/1898 (38)
Truck Co. No. 3 – 1421 Market St.
Fall from ladder at drill

HENRY O’NEIL 5/11/1900 (39)
Truck Co. No. 4 – 1616 Pacific
Building fire, fall into lightwell

JOHN E. SWEENEY 6/20/1900 (40)
Engine Co. No. 29 - 1305 Bryant
Building fire rescue attempt – 1014 Bryant

HENRY T. HEFFERNAN 9/24/1902 (41)
Engine Co. No. 28 – 301 Francisco
Fall from ladder – Drill Tower

MARK BEARWALD 6/23/1903 (42)
Truck Co. No. 3 – 1421 Market St.
Mechanic’s Pavilion fire

CHARLES W. DAKIN, Captain 1/31/1906 (43)
Engine Co. No. 4 – 676 Howard
U. S. “Meade” fire – foot of Folsom

THOMAS J. HENNESY 1/31/1906 (44)
Engine Co. No. 22 –1348 10th Ave.
U.S. “Meade” fire – foot of Harrison

HENRY SULLIVAN, Lt. 4/15/1906 (45)
Engine Co. No. 37 – 1380 Utah
Fall from apparatus

DENNIS T. SULLIVAN 4/18/1906 (46)
Chief Engineer - Headquarters
Earthquake

JAMES O’NEIL 4/18/1906 (47)
Truck Co. No. 1 – 22 O’Farrell
Earthquake & Fire

GEORGE F. WELLS 7/16/1908 (48)
Engine Co. No. 12 – 101 Commercial
Earthquake & fire – crushed leg

THOMAS HAYDEN 12/6/1908 (49)
Engine Co. No. 4 – 676 Howard
Building fire

JOHN H. MULLEN 10/5/1909 (50)
Truck Co. No. 6 – 1152 Oak St.
Flats fire – 871 Eddy St.

PHILIP J. MEEHAN 2/1/1910 (51)
Engine Co. No. 10 – 3050 17th St.
Fall off apparatus

FREDERICK J. BAKER 9/3/1910 (52)
Engine Co. No. 41 – 1325 Leavenworth
Overturned apparatus

JAMES C. CROWLEY 1/26/1911 (53)
Engine Co. No. 38 – 2098 San Jose
Collision with street car

JAMES BUCKLEY 5/31/1911 (54)
Engine Co. No. 15 – 2098 San Jose
Chutes fire – Fillmore & Turk

THOMAS J. AHERN 3/17/1912 (55)
Engine Co. No. 35 – 38 Bluxome
SS “Manchuria” fire

JOHN F. MEACHAM, Lt. 6/28/1914 (56)
Truck Co. No. 6 – 1152 Oak
Fell off apparatus

WILLIAM W. NEIFER 7/5/1914 (57)
Truck Co. No. 7 – 3050 17th St.
Fell through polehole

WILLIAM A. CAREW, Captain 9/9/1914 (58)
Truck Co. No. 7 – 3050 17th St.
Heart attack

DENNIS J. MULCAHY 11/7/1915 (59)
Engine Co. No. 21 – 1152 Oak
Auditorium – Page & Fillmore

JOSEPH W. CORWELL 6/11/1916 (60)
Truck Co. No. 2 – 1340 Powell St.
Collision with Engine Co. 3, Post & Stockton

JOSEPH RYAN 2/4/1917 (61)
Engine Co. No. 21 – 1152 Oak St.
Skull Fractured

STEPHEN D. RUSSELL 10/5/1917 (62)
1ST Assistant Chief - Headquarters
Owl Lodging House fire

JOSEPH ALLEN 10/5/1917 (63)
Engine Co. No. 9 – foot of Harrison
Owl Lodging House fire – 548 3rd St.

TIMOTHY F. COLLINS 10/5/1917 (64)
Truck Co. No. 1 – 36 O’Farrell
Owl Lodging House fire – 548 3rd St.

JOSEPH H. COLEMAN 11/27/1917 (65)
Engine Co. No. 26 – 351 2nd Ave.
Collision with street car

JOHN J. CONLON 3/2/1919 (66)
1ST Assistant Chief - Headquarters
Store fire – 25 Post St.

THEODORE B. KENTZEL, Captain 4/25/1919 (67)
Truck Co. No. 10 – 351 2nd Ave.
Apartment House fire – Arguello & California

OWEN WILLIAMS 6/7/1920 (68)
Unassigned
Fall from broken ladder

BERNARD F. McDERMOTT 7/23/1921 (69)
Engine Co. No. 29 – 1305 Bryant
After fall on 10/9/1920

WILLIAM S. KIRKPATRICK 1/9/1922 (70)
Truck Co. No. 5 – 2136 Geary Blvd.
Collision with street car – Broderick & Sutter

WILLIAM S. COPPER 1/9/1922 (71)
Truck Co. No. 5 – 2136 Geary Blvd.
Collision with street car – Broderick & Sutter

ANTON LOGNER 1/9/1922 (72)
Truck Co. No. 5 – 2136 Geary Blvd.
Collision with street car – Broderick & Sutter

JULIUS PHILLIPS, Captain 1/25/1923 (73)
Engine Co. No. 42 – 2430 San Bruno
Dwelling fire – Silver & Boylston

FRANK W. BECKER 10/29/1924 (74)
Engine Co. No. 23 – 3022 Washington
Drill Tower

JOHN F. LAVERONI, Captain 4/4/1925 (75)
Engine Co. No. 43 – 724 Brazil
Burned lungs

THOMAS F. COLLINS 5/11/1925 (76)
Operator, District 2
Heart trouble after ladder climb at drill school

JAMES C. HERLIHY, Lt. 6/15/1925 (77)
Rescue Co. No. 1 – 418 Jessie
Berg Bros. fire – 638 Clay St.

PATRICK W. GORDON 8/28/1926 (78)
Engine Co. No. 4 – 676 Howard
Heart attack

DAVID J. BRITT, Captain 1/1/1927 (79)
Chemical Co. No. 4 – 1051 McAllister
Heart attack

WILLIAM H. BOHEN, Captain 3/1/1931 (80)
Engine Co. No. 49 – 2155 18th Ave.
Firearms in burning automobile

FLORENCE SCANNELL 1/1/1932 (81)
Truck Co. No. 10 – 3767 Sacramento
St. Ignatius Church Fire – Fulton & Cole

TIMOTHY J. DRISCOLL 3/9/1932 (82)
Truck Co. No. 11 – 315 Duncan
Dwelling Fire – 22 Victoria

JOSEPH A. SULLIVAN 7/31/1936 (83)
Engine Co. No. 36 – 551 26th Ave.
Broken water main rescue

OWEN C. McNULTY 8/10/1937 (84)
Engine Co. No. 16 – 909 Tennessee
Heart attack, grass fire – 22nd & Tennessee

WILLIAM LARKIN 2/15/1938 (85)
Truck Co. No. 3 – 1067 Post St.
Heart attack

PATRICK T. DUNLEVY, Operator 5/15/1938 (86)
District 5
Heart attack

JAMES O. MALLEY 6/5/1938 (87)
Engine Co. No. 2 - 460 Bush St.
Trap doors in quarters

MICHAEL F. MALLEY 2/13/1939 (88)
Engine Co. No. 17 – 416 Jessie
Desk Co. fire – 601 Mission

JOSEPH F. FLOOD 8/24/1940 (89)
Engine Co. No. 2 – 412 Bush St.
Treasure Island fire – California Building

LOUIS E. SULLIVAN, Lt. 9/2/1940 (90)
Engine Co. No. 11 – 1632 Oakdale
Flats – 278 Precita Ave.

HARRY D. BROPHY 12/4/1941 (91)
Engine Co. No. 3 – 1067 Post St.
Heart attack

ATHUR R. MOORE 12/5/1941 (92)
Engine Co. No. 39 – 1091 Portola
Heart attack

CHARLES M. McCARTHY, Lt. 1/30/1942 (93)
Engine Co. No. 28 – 1814 Stockton
McAllister auto fire – 1200 Van Ness

JOHN W. WALKER 7/24/1944 (94)
Truck Co. No. 11 – 315 Duncan
Collision with street car

FRANK J. GRACIA 12/7/1944 (95)
Engine Co. No. 40 – 1249 Clayton
Collision with street car

JAMES BYRNES, Captain 6/25/1946 (96)
Engine Co. No. 13 – 1458 Valencia
Heart attack

JOHN M. BORMAN, Lt. 7/30/46 (97)
Rescue Co. No. 1 – 418 Jessie
Herbert Hotel fire – Powell St.

ALBERT F. HUDSON 7/30/46 (98)
Rescue Co. No. 1 – 418 Jessie
Herbert Hotel fire – Powell St.

WALTER V. ELVITSKY 7/30/46 (99)
Rescue Co. No. 1 – 418 Jessie
Herbert Hotel fire – Powell St.

CHARLES P. LYNCH 7/30/46 (100)
Rescue Co. No. 1, (Detail from Salvage Co. No. 1)
Herbert Hotel fire – Powell St.

PATRICK DUFFY, Battalion Chief 1/2/1947 (101)
District 6 – 3160 16th St.
Collision with Engine Co. 13

MICHAEL O’CONNELL 10/17/1947 (102)
Engine Co. No. 38 – 2098 San Jose
Heart attack

LEO J. CAREY, Lt. 3/18/1948 (103)
Engine Co. No. 20 – 2251 Greenwich
Railroad tracks – Marina Blvd.

JOSEPH F. KANE, Battalion Chief 5/15/1948 (104)
District 1 – 112 Drumm
United Automotive Service fire – 1414 Van Ness

JOHN J. WEBB, Battalion Chief 1/17/1950 (105)
District 9
Collision, struck pole in rain

FRED C. ELLENBERGER, Lt. 4/13/1950 (106)
Truck Co. No. 3 – 1067 Post St.
Beryen Rug Co. fire – Hyde St.

ALFRED W. BETTI 6/2/1952 (107)
Engine Co. No. 23 - – 3022 Washington
St. Elizabeth Hospital – 100 Masonic

GEORGE J. KEENAN, Captain 12/28/1952 (108)
Engine Co. No. 10 – 3050 17th St.
Flats fire – 2158 14th St.

JOSEPH P. CORLISS 3/6/1953 (109)
Engine Co. No. 7 –3160 16th St.
Heart attack

GEORGE R. WYATT 10/2/1953 (110)
Engine Co. No. 12 – 115 Drumm
Hoffman Grill – 619 Market St.

HERBERT G. MARTIN 4/7/1954 (111)
Truck Co. No. 10 – 3767 Sacramento
Overturned tiller – Arguello & Geary

ARTHUR O. LINDBERG 9/6/1958 (112)
Firehouse 1 - Airport
Aircraft

NICHOLAS P. PEARSON 1/1/1960 (113)
Rescue Co. No. 2 – 2150 California
Flat fire – O’Farrell St.

DANIEL P. FEENEY, Captain 2/2/1960 (114)
Truck Co. No. 14 – 351 26th Ave.
Dwelling fire – 767 45th Ave

STANISLAUS J. RYBICKI, Operator 2/4/1960 (115)
District 5 – 1443 Grove
Collision with Truck Co. 6 – Haight & Masonic

JOSEPH B. CUFF 7/12/1962 (116)
Truck Co. No. 8 – 36 Bluxome
Collision with cattle truck – 3rd & Harrison

FRANK M. LAMEY, Battalion Chief 1/2/1963 (117)
District 6 – 3160 16th St.
Dwelling, gas explosion – 530 Nevada

ROBERT V. O’ROURKE, Operator 1/12/1963 (118)
District 8 – 2155 18th Ave.
Apartment house fire – 26th & Irving

PATRICK G. BRANNIGAN, Lt. 6/3/1963 (119)
Engine Co. No. 28 – 1814 Stockton St.
Simmons Co .fire – Powell & North Point

ANDREW K. BENTON, Captain 9/1/1964 (120)
Truck Co. No. 7 – 3050 17th St.
Apartment House fire, back draft – 491 Valencia

THOMAS R. FINERTY, Lt. 10/20/1964 (121)
Engine Co. No. 5 – 1340 Powell St.
Tin Yan Jan Sausage Co. – 1041 Stockton

DENNIS KINSEY 10/20/1964 (122)
Engine Co. No. 6 – 356 7th St.
Heart attack

ALBERT GHENO 10/21/1964 (123)
Truck Co. No. 1 – 418 Jessie
Morris Plan Building – Market St.

CORNELLIUS J. LUCEY 1/10/1965 (124)
Engine Co. No. 15 – 2150 California
Apartment house – 354 Francisco

RAYMOND C. RING, Lt. 2/20/1966 (125)
Salvage Co. No. 3 – 115 Drumm
Apartment house – 1750 Taylor

THOMAS F. LYONS, Captain 1/21/1968 (126)
Engine Co. No. 16 – 909 Tennessee St.
Heart attack

FRED L. BAUMEISTER, Battalion Chief 9/2/1968 (127)
District 5 – 1443 Grove
Dwelling fire – 65 Hermann

GARRY NISIDIO 3/21/1969 (128)
Engine Co. No. 28 – 1814 Stockton St.
Heart attack – Ping Yeun Housing

ROBERT HUTCHINSON 5/2/1970 (129)
Truck Co. No. 10 – 655 Presidio
Fell from aerial ladder – school drill

JOE INTERSIMONE 9/4/1970 (130)
Engine Co. No. 38 – 1000 Ocean
Heart attack – Box 6113 overhauling

WILLIAM A. JOHNSTON 1/10/1971 (131)
Engine Co. No. 24 – 100 Hoffman
Heart attack – 4/4 Valencia St.

RAYMOND NYHAN 2/14/1971 (132)
Engine Co. No. 30 – 390 Buckingham
Heart attack – Lake Merced & Sunset

JAMES J. McELEARNEY, Captain 7/18/1971 (133)
Engine Co. No. 27- 135 Sanchez
Heart attack

GEORGE F. HICKS 11/14/1972 (134)
Engine Co. No. 36 – 551 –26th Ave.
Heart attack – 553 43rd Ave.

ARTHUR W. JONES, Lt. 3/30/1973 (135)
Engine Co. No. 48 – 798 Wisconsin
Heart attack – in quarters after fire

JOHN A. PARINA 3/31/1973 (136)
Engine Co. No. 6 – 135 Sanchez
Heart attack – 799 Oak

ROBERT F. UPP 11/23/1973 (137)
Engine Co. No. 12 - 1145 Stanyan
Fall from apparatus

JAMES DESMOND 7/1/1978 (138)
Truck Co. No. 6 - 135 Sanchez
Fall off roof

ZENO CONTRERAS 7/16/1979 (139)
Truck Co. No. 7 –2300 Folsom
Fall off roof

HERBERT M. OSUNA, Battalion Chief 7/31/1980 (140)
Battalion 2 – 109 Oak St.
Building collapse

WILLIAM J. MOORE, Jr., Battalion Chief 5/31/1988 (141)
Battalion 2 - 109 Oak St.
Head injury after floor fall in fire building

JOHN P. CONWAY 5/11/1991 (142)
Truck Co. No. 2 - 1340 Powell St.
Heart attack

JERRY EUGENE BUTLER, Lt. 8/17/1993 (143)
Truck Co. No. 17 – 1295 Shafter
Eichler Towers fire

LOUIS R. MAMBRETTI, Lt. 3/9/1995 (144)
Engine Co. No. 26 – 80 Digby
Everson St. fire

MELINDA OHLER 1/13/2003 (145)
Engine Co. 42 – 2430 San Bruno
Fall from apparatus

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