Born: 6/12/1962 LODD: 8/26/1982 Burial: Glenwood Cemetery, Smyrna, Delaware Fire Company: Citizens’ Hose Company of Smyrna The only member of the Citizens’ Hose Company No. 1 to lose their life in the line of duty, Tommy lost his grip while riding engine 44-2 to a gas leak at the Duck Creek Trailer Park on August 22, 1982. He fell to the roadway as the engine was negotiating a left turn on to US 13 from East Commerce
Born: 12/11/1994 LODD: 9/27/2012 Burial: Redmen Cemetery, Dagsboro, Delaware Fire Company: Dagsboro The small and tight-knit community of Dagsboro was hit hard on Thursday, September 27, 2012, when Justin E Townsend became the first firefighter in Dagsboro Fire Company history to die in the line of duty. He was just 17. Justin had just finished school for the day at Sussex Tech, where he was studying collision repair. He was a passenger in the car of
Born: 9/17/1953 LODD: 9/26/2001 Burial: Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware Fire Company: Mill Creek Wayne Steen was a pillar of his community. He came from a family that served the public for several generations. Wayne joined the Mill Creek Fire Company Explorer Post #921 on October 2, 1967 at the age of 15. It was then that Wayne not only built the foundation of his future, but he developed respect that will outlast his life for
Born: 12/29/1978 LODD: 12/22/2008 Burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna, Delaware Fire Company: Delaware City On December 20, 2008, Michelle was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle while rendering aid to a victim of a motor vehicle accident on southbound DuPont Highway in the area of the New Castle County Airport. She succumbed to her injuries two days later in Christiana Hospital surrounded by her loved ones. Michelle is the only LODD within the Delaware City Fire Company since
Born: 2/10/1918 LODD: 2/27/1962 Burial: Greensboro Cemetery, Greensboro, Maryland Fire Company: Wilmington Fire Department Smith R Simpkins a Wilmington firefighter from Lattimer Estates, died shortly before 2 a.m. after an apartment fire. Doctors determined that he suffered a heart seizure from smoke inhalation. He was 44 years old at the time of his death. He was survived by his wife Margaret.
Born: 2/23/1905 LODD: 1/7/1929 Burial: Unknown Fire Company: Carlisle Fire Engineer Minos E Scott, received injuries sustained in a fall from a fire engine while responding to a call for a major fire along the Milford riverfront in December 1927. The rig that he was riding on hit a bump and Scott fell to the ground. He died in early January 1928. He was a blacksmith by trade.
