FDNY Line of Duty Death
January 5, 1996 - LODD
Firefighter James B. Williams, 38
L 121
New York City Fire Dept. Brooklyn, New York
Firefighter Williams died from burns sustained during a 2-alarm fire rescue at an apartment building in Queens, New York. Unaware that the occupants of the apartment had already left, he and four other firefighters were searching for victims and fighting the fire when they were engulfed in flames after breaking through a door.
RIP. Never forget.