Firefighter James Roddy

Last Call: Tue, Jan 21st, 1896

Date of Incident: Tue, Jan 21st, 1896

Cause of Death: Structural Collapse

Service Time: 5 years

Age: 29

Survivors

His parents Peter and Ellen, brothers Hugh, Peter, and Edward, and his sister Nellie.

Incident

While fighting a fire in the A.B. Aloe building at 415 Broadway, Firefighter Roddy died following a collapse. The collapse also killed Firefighters Nimrod Kerley and Owen Hines as well as Captain John Stanton. It also injured six other firefighters. Firefighter Roddy was assigned to Salvage Corps #2.