Thomas A. Griffin

• Assistant Foreman
• District of Columbia Fire & EMS Department
• District Of Columbia
• Age: 34
• Year of Death: 1896

Assistant Foreman Thomas A. Griffin, age 34, of the District of Columbia Fire Department died on May 18, 1896, from injuries sustained in a collapse during the Commission House fire.

Thomas married Jane E. Flanigan on April 28, 1896.

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.