John F. Baker – Minneapolis FD

John F. Baker, Captain, Chemical 1 – November 21, 1902

Baker died from injuries suffered on November 18, 1902, when the Salvage Corps rig collided with Chemical 1 at 4th Street and Hennepin Avenue as they were both responding to an alarm from Box 13, Washington and 2nd Avenues South.

August 2012 Update: Death previously reported as November 22, 1902.

The above material used with permission from the book “Mill City Firefighters, The First 100 Years 1879 – 1979” by Richard Heath (deceased) and copyright by The Extra Alarm Association of the Twin Cities.