Minneapolis Fire Department

James E. Brady, Jr. - Minneapolis FD

James E. Brady, Jr., Firefighter, Auxillary 1- December 31, 1927

Brady died in a collision between the Auxillary Squad and a streetcar at Nicollet Avenue and 11th Street. The squad, responding to a false alarm at 1610 Stevens Avenue, struck the streetcar at high speed when the streetcar pulled across Nicollet in front of it. Brady was thrown from the rig and died instantly.