National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

Roll of Honor

Captain

Age: 57

Year of Death: 1953

Nicholas Schmidt

Captain Nicholas Schmidt, age 57, of the Chicago Fire Department died with four other firefighters in a building collapse during the Reliance Hotel on December 17, 1953.

Captain Schmidt was a 25-year veteran of the department; He became a member on January 26, 1928.

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.