FDNY Line of Duty Death
June 8, 1905 - LODD
Fireman John Carbush, 33
Engine 202
FDNY. Brooklyn, New York
Fireman Carbush was killed when the roof collapsed in on him as he operated at a three-alarm fire in a cotton storage warehouse that was heavily involved.
Fireman John Carbush of Engine 102 (now Engine 202) was killed while fighting a three-alarm fire at the Bush docks located at the foot of Conover Street. Carbush and several other firemen were working on the roof of the fire building. The roof gave way tossing all into the burning cotton. Firemen Carbush and Thomas Ryan were the most seriously injured of the group. Carbush was suffering from a broken back, while Ryan suffered a fracture of the right thigh, a sprained ankle and contusions. Fireman Carbush was a fireman for eight years with a perfect record and left behind a wife and two children. He was thirty-three years old. (From "The Last Alarm" by Boucher, Urbanowicz & Melahn, 2007)
RIP. Never forget.
