Firefighter Riley R. Pryor

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Last Call: Sat, Dec 17th, 1960
Date of Incident: Sat, Dec 17th, 1960
Cause of Death: Structural Collapse
Service Time: 8 years
Age: 36

Survivors

Wife Violet and son Roger Ray

Incident

Captain Joseph Buren, Sergeant Jesse Wilson and Firefighter Riley Pryor lost their lives while fighting a 3 alarm fire inside the Parkmoor Bowling Alley after being caught in a backdraft explosion.

Agency

Louisville Fire Department
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Louisville Fire Department
1135 West Jefferson Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40203
(502) 574-3701
Chief Gregory Frederick
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Photo of Joseph K. Buren
Captain
Joseph K. Buren
Louisville Fire Department (KY)
Structural Collapse
Sat, Dec 17th, 1960
Photo of Jesse "Red" Wilson Sr.
Sergeant
Jesse "Red" Wilson Sr.
Louisville Fire Department (KY)
Structural Collapse
Sat, Dec 17th, 1960

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