Monument honoring Omaha's fallen firefighters will be on the riverfront

charity run is being planned for August 22nd to help fund a monument dedicated to Omaha firefighters who have died in the line of duty. The monument will sit on a new riverfront development between Rick's Cafe Boatyard and the Qwest Center. It is expected to cost around $500,000 and will include the names of 53 Omaha firefighters who lost their lives while performing their everyday duties.

Omaha Firefighters Killed In The Line Of Duty
Date	Name	Location	Cause
Sept 4, 1878	Firefighter John Lee Firefighter William McNamara Firefighter Alonzo Randall Firefighter Lewis Wilson	14th & Farnam	Floor Collapse
Sept 5,1878	Firefighter Henry Lokfeld	14th & Farnam	Floor Collapse from day before
July 22,1880	Firefighter Walter Lowery
April 13, 1891	Captain Michael Carter	14th & Harney	Wall Collapse
July 13, 1892	Firefighter William Flood	11th & Jackson	Horse fell while responding
June 3, 1893	Captain Charles Cox Firefighter Robert Oury	1206 Farnam	Building Collapse
October 2, 1893	Firefighter Alfred Gyreum	1422 Farnam	Wall Collapse
December 29, 1894	Lieutenant Eli Kling	15th & Farnam	Ran Over
June 18, 1899	Lieutenant Thomas Ruane	914 Jones	Keg of gunpowder Exploded
August 9,1899	Lieutenant James Adams Firefighter George Bendson Firefighter Otto Giseke Firefighter Charles Hopper	1112 Howard	All were electrocuted
April 18,1900	Firefighter John McCumber	914 Jones	Died from injuries from explosion on June 18,1899
Nov 26,1903	Lieutenant William Burmester Firefighter William Barrett Herbert Goldsborough Firefighter Leroy Lester	902 Jones	Building Collapse
March 10,1914	Firefighter Patrick Dore	717 South 27	Fall
October 3, 1916	Firefighter John Adams	2615 “O” street	Wall Collapse
May 30, 1920	Firefighter Charles Roesky	14 & Douglas	Vehicle Accident
October 30, 1920	Firefighter Fred Blazek	1108 Douglas	Building Collapse
January 22, 1927	Captain Eric Sandberg	717 South 27	Ran Over
January 26, 1927	Firefighter George Kanger	26 & L	Vehicle Accident
March 20,1928	Firefighter John Haller	306 South 15	Fall From Roof
December 4, 1928	Firefighter Henry Goth	1108 Douglas	Wall Collapse
March 28, 1930	Firefighter Charles Baarman Firefighter Thomas Hastings	40 & Farnam	Vehicle Accident
January 13, 1933	Battalion Chief Homer Howes	1501 Douglas	Smoke Inhalation
February 8, 1933	Captain Edward Schmidt Captain Thomas Shandy Firefighter John Brandt Firefighter John Cogan Firefighter Franklin Kane	1218 Douglas	Building Collapse
February 9, 1933	Fire Inspector Clarence Urban Firefighter Louis Morocco	1218 Douglas	Died from injuries received yesterday
November 18, 1934	Firefighter William Bayless	13 & Jackson	Fall From Apparatus
February 26, 1939	Captain Edward Dodrill Firefighter John Jackson	28 & Pacific	Vehicle Collision
September 27, 1954	Lieutenant Cart Krogh	1913 Davenport	Burns received at a church fire
February 17, 1960	Captain Edward Moore	2578 Spaulding	Heart Attack while fighting a house fire
October 9, 1961	Captain James Rubeck	30 & Ames	Vehicle Accident
June 4, 1965	Firefighter Loren Desler Firefighter Samuel Douchey	8401 Dodge	Smoke Inhalation
July 25,1973	Firefighter Harold Cormany	2870 Cass	Smoke Inhalation
May 19, 1977	Captain Joseph Netusil	2408 Farnam	Heart Attack while fighting a fire
January 5, 1980	Fire Apparatus Engineer Clayton Shaner	Abbot Dr. & Ave H	Heart Attack while fighting a car fire
April 19, 1983	Captain Barney Conley	90th & Dodge	Heart Attack after being involved in Vehicle collision
December 5, 1989	Battalion Chief John Wilcox	6343 North 24	Hit by a passing car while at a fire
April 23, 1996	Captain John Goessling	6602 North 30th	Roof Collapse
September 14, 2003	Firefighter Rick Blodgett	908 Joseph st.	Died from job related cancer

The charity run will start and end at the Firefighters Union Hall on 60th and Grover St. It will start at 8:30am and offers runners either a 5 kilometer or 10 kilometer challenge. Registration costs $15 and includes a t-shirt, food, beverages and live music after completing the race. Money raised from the run will help pay for the monument.

Donations are also being accepted at the Firefighters Union Hall. If you do not plan on participating in the charity run but would still like to make a donation, please mail your check to:

This memorial is just one way we can express how much we appreciate these everyday hero's who risk their own lives to assure our safety. Please join us in honoring them.

July 30 2004

Monument honoring Omaha's fallen firefighters will be on the riverfront