Last Alarm - The Fire Fighters Museum - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Fire Fighter "Heroes" - Who died in the 'Lines of Service'
Name	Date Deceased	Age	Yrs of Service	Notes
Charles Dawson	Jan 21, 1896
John H. Stewart	Jan 16, 1908	29 yrs, 3 mo	4 yrs	Suffered frost bite at a fire in December, 1907
Edward Molyneux	Mar 09, 1912	24 yrs, 3 mo	1 yr, 1 mo
Charles McPherson	Mar 09, 1912	29 yrs, 1 mo	3 yrs, 7 mo
Thomas W. Starmer	Jan 31, 1913	53 yrs	27 yrs, 3 mo
Harry Adams	June 19, 1914	57 yrs, 1 mo	21 yrs, 9 mo
Anthony Gallager	Aug 14, 1914	25 yrs, 8 mo	1 yr, 9 mo
Frank W. Lunny	Feb 26, 1915	31 yrs, 11 mo	4 yrs, 2 mo
Peter McRae	June 09, 1915	25 yrs, 8 mo	5 yrs, 5 mo	Fell sliding down pole at 56 Maple St.
William McIllhagga	Feb 02, 1921	36 yrs, 6 mo	5 yrs, 6 mo	Dingwall Block- 62 Albert St.
Donald Melville	Dec 23, 1926	41 yrs, 6 mo	14 yrs, 5 mo	Building collapse at Winnipeg Theatre
Arthur Smith	Dec 23, 1926	38 yrs	14 yrs, 4 mo	Building collapse at Winnipeg Theatre
Robert Stewart	Dec 23, 1926	37 yrs, 11 mo	7 yrs, 6 mo	Building collapse at Winnipeg Theatre
Robert S. Shearer	Dec 23, 1926	33 yrs, 8 mo	7 yrs, 2 mo	Building collapse at Winnipeg Theatre
Fredrick Dolding	Aug 12, 1929			Going to alarm MVA - St James
Alexander Morrison	Aug 12, 1929			Going to alarm MVA - St James
James T. Murray	Mar 31, 1940	50 yrs,9 mo	20 yrs, 9 mo
Frank Sandison	Mar 24, 1945	47 yrs, 8 mo	25 yrs, 10 mo	Robinson & Weber. #198 from #1 Stn. Crushed in debris when building collapsed.
James M. Smith	Mar 24, 1945	35 yrs, 8 mo	2 yrs, 5 mo	Robinson Weber - from #15 Stn. Struck & killed by falling timber.
Frank Christie	Feb 18, 1952	35 yrs, 3 mo	10 yrs, 2 mo
Kenneth E. Ross	Oct 07, 1954	28 yrs, 9 mo	1 yr, 3 mo	Collapsed at the wheel of fire truck at scene of fire. Corydon & Beaverbrook
Andrew Hebenton	Jan 22, 1955	64 yrs, 6 mo	42 yrs, 7 mo	Heart attack at Minto Armouries fire.
Robert B. D. Beatson	Nov 28, 1955	63 yrs, 4 mo	41 yrs, 8 mo	Overcome by smoke & collapsed at Union Building Main & James
Elford A. Knox	Jan 25, 1956	54 yrs, 4 mo	30 yrs, 7 mo	Taken sick and died in hospital.
John E. McEwan	May 24, 1956	61 yrs	29 yrs, 4 mo	#356 Collapsed at scene of fire. Pronounced dead at Misericordia Hospital.
John Pitolay	Feb 12, 1973	60 yrs, 6 mo	29 yrs, 8 mo
Alvin N. French	Mar 12, 1973	49 yrs, 8 mo	24 yrs, 9 mo
J. A. Leo Dusablon	June 04, 1976	50 yrs, 8 mo	26 yrs, 11 mo	Sufferd a heat attack while Fighting the fire. Pronounced dead at HSC-General at 02:30.
Robert J. Hughes	Sept 13, 1979	57 yrs, 1 mo	30 yrs, 4 mo	Collapsed at scene of fire on Moray.
M. Guy Lovel	Apr 16, 1986	50 yrs, 9 mo	15 yrs, 5 mo	Heart attack
Lawrence Quinn	June 14, 1990	42 yrs, 3 mo	17 yrs, 2 mo	Fell from pump going to alarm.
Rick Stoyko	Feb. 22, 2003	50 yrs, 11 mo	29 yrs	Brain cancer
Ken Davidson	July 25, 2004	51 yrs	27 yrs, 2 mo	Cancer
Bruce Kitching	May 29, 2005	48 yrs	14 yrs	Heart attack
Thomas Nichols	Feb. 04, 2007	57 yrs	32 yrs	Flashover - 15 Gabrielle Roy Place
Harold Lessard	Feb. 04, 2007	55 yrs	31 yrs	Flashover - 15 Gabrielle Roy Place

The Firefighter's Prayer

When I'm called to duty god
wherever flames may rage
give me strength to save a life
whatever be its age

Help me to embrace a little child
before it is too late
or save an older person from
the horror of that fate

Enable me to be alert
to hear the weakest shout
and quickly and efficiently
to put the fire out

I want to fill my calling and
to give the best in me
to guard my neighbor and
protect his property

And if according to your will
I have to lose my life
bless with your protecting hand
my children and my wife

- unknown author -