National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

Roll of Honor

Firefighter

Age: 37

Year of Death: 1953

Robert R. Schaack

Firefighter Robert R. Schaack, age 37, of the Chicago Fire Department died with four other firefighters in a building collapse during the Reliance Hotel on December 17, 1953.

He became a member of the Chicago Fire Department on May 10, 1948.

Firefighter Schaack was also a World War II Veteran and was wounded in Okinawa.

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.