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Battalion Chief
Age: 52
Year of Death: 1955

Francis P. O’Brien

Battalion Chief Francis P. O’Brien, assigned to the Fourth and Second Battalions of the Baltimore City Fire Department was killed while fighting a 9-alarm fire at the Tru-Fit Clothing Store located at 507 E. Baltimore Street. He and 5 other firefighters were killed when the roof and wall collapsed on them during the fire.

He was survived by his wife E. Anita O’Brien and daughters Mrs. Angela Murphy and Sr. M. Nivard.

This firefighter line of duty fatality occurred before the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial was built in Emmitsburg, Maryland. We have added a section to our Walk of Honor® that honors firefighters who died prior to 1981. To see if there is a Walk of Honor® tribute for this firefighter on the walk, please visit our search page. To sponsor a brick, please visit: firehero.org/walkofhonor.
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