North
Carolina Fallen Firefighters Database
Page updated February 12, 2023
Database updated February 12, 2023
Introduction
This database is not an official representation of
North Carolina Fallen
Firefighters Foundation^
information. It includes additional name as interpreted
by Legeros as duty-related, beyond those recognized by
NCFFF, NFFF, NCDOI, FEMA, etc. Contact
Mike Legeros to contribute or correct information.
Database
View PDF version
, generated from spreadsheet master.
Supporting Documents
- Blog
and social postings
- Death certificates
- NCFFF ceremony programs
- NFFF remembrance books
See this Google Drive.
Primary
Sources
References For Incidents with
Multiple Firefighter Fatalities
- 1891, Statesville
train derailment kills Asheville firefighters - News &
Observer 8/28/91 to 8/1/91, plus other sources.
- 1914, Charlotte fire
and explosion - CFD yearbook, Raleigh Times
7/1/14, News & Observer 7/2/14 and 7/3/14, NCFFF
- 1926, Lexington
apparatus accident -
LFD web page^
(broken)
, News & Observer 1/2/26, NCFFF
- 1973, Kinston NCDFR
air crash - NTSB report, News & Observer
11/19/73-11/21/73, Raleigh Times 11/21/73,
News & Observer 11/12/2000, NCFFF
- 1979, Shelby explosion
and collapse - News & Observer 5/26/79-5/28/79,
Raleigh Times 5/26/79 and 5/28/79, Greensboro News
& Record 6/14/91, NCDOI
Fire & Rescue Journal Fall 2006, NCFFF
- 1982, National
Spinning Company fire - News & Observer 9/7/82,
Raleigh Times 9/7/82, New York Times 9/7/82,
WFD web site^
(broken)
,
NCFFF
- 1998, Wayne County
fire - NIOSH and USFA reports,
firehouse.com^
- 2000, Waynesville
NCDFR air crash - NTSB report, News & Observer
11/12/2000, Asheville
Citizen-Times 6/6/02, NCFFF
- 2012, NC Air National Guard
air crash - USFA reports.
Copyright 2023 by Michael J. Legeros