Born: 1904 LODD: 1/16/1926 Burial: Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, Delaware Fire Company: Cranston Heights Ogden was seriously injured while responding to a alarm in Marshallton around 11 p.m. on the evening of January 15, 1926. He succumbed to his injuries around 4 a.m. the following morning. Alfred was one of three Cranston Heights firefighters who died when the engine on which they were on, skidded on ice while attempting to make a turn at Foard’s
Born: 10/5/1968 LODD: 12/1/2016 Burial: Private Fire Company: Wilmington Fire Department Lt. Ardythe Hope was hired on August 2, 1993, as a member of the 28th Wilmington Fire Department Academy Recruit Class. Upon graduating from the fire academy, she was assigned to Engine Company 6, A-Platoon. Assigned throughout her career to various engine companies, her final assignment was to Engine Company 5 on the C-Platoon. She died on December 1, 2016 from injuries sustained at
Born: 6/10/1972 LODD: 4/30/2000 Burial: St. Johnstown Cemetery, Greenwood, Delaware Fire Company: Greenwood Arnold Blankenship, 27, was the loving husband of Dawn and doting father of 1 year old Zachary. Firefighter Blankenship, a 6 year member of the Greenwood Fire Company, was killed in a flashover during a training exercise that enveloped the attic of the 2 1/2-story farmhouse west of Bridgeville. The temperature in the building soared to about 1,200 degrees, trapping Blankenship. Blankenship
Born: 3/25/1905 LODD: 6/27/1953 Burial: Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware Fire Company: Wilmington Fire Department Lt. Arthur A Veal died during a 2 alarm fire at Maeson’s Record Store on Fourth Street in Wilmington. Lt Veal was carrying hose inside the building when the floor collapsed, plunging him into the water filled basement. He was dragged from the basement by fellow firefighters and taken to Delaware Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Doctors stated the cause
Born: 8/5/1887 LODD: 11/6/1959 Burial: Forest Presbyterian Church, Middletown, Delaware Fire Company: Volunteer Hose Arthur W. Boyles, 69, of the Volunteer Hose Company of Middletown was a firefighter and EMT. On July 23, 1959, Boyles was driving the Middletown ambulance, headed north on US 13 on an emergency transport, when a tractor trailer struck the emergency vehicle. Boyles was taken to the VA Hospital in Elsmere, where he died on November 6, never having recovered
Born: 1996 LODD: 8/22/2021 Fire Company: Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Company On Sunday August 22, 2021, Wilmington Manor Fire Company firefighter Cecilia “Ceci” Escobar-Duplan was struck and killed on I-95 assisting a distressed motorist. Cecilia came upon a vehicle that had spun out of control and was attempting to render assistance to the occupant when she was struck by a passing vehicle. She died from her injuries a short while later. Born in Toluca, Mexico
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… Continue reading Untitled
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 Street (Rt 6). He never regained consciousness and died in the Delaware Division Hospital on August 26, 1982 from his injuries. He was just 19 years of age. Tommy had been a member of the Citizens' Hose Company since he was 16 and was very active from the outset, achieving the top fire responder in 1980 and receiving the Citizens' Hose Company Firemen of the Year award. He was 2nd highest responder to fire alarms in 1979 & 1981. In addition to being an active firefighter, Tommy worked on the Archives, Insurance and 100th Anniversary committees. He was also an ambulance attendant with the Smyrna American Legion Ambulance. After graduating from Smyrna High School in 1981, Tommy worked at the Towers Department store. He was inducted into the DelMarVa Volunteer Firemen's Association Hall of Fame on May 6, 1984. Tommy was laid to rest with full firefighter honors in Glenwood Cemetery, Smyrna.
