National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

Roll of Honor

Driver
Age: 29
Year of Death: 1959

Delbert Winton “Bud” Stone

Driver Delbert W. Stone, age 29, of the Kansas City Fire Department (MO), died on August 18, 1959, in a Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE) at the Continental Oil Company.

This firefighter line of duty fatality occurred before the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial was built in Emmitsburg, Maryland. While this firefighter has not been officially honored at the Memorial site, there are plans to do so when resources are available.

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