FF John Janos suffered a heart attack and passed away in the early morning hours, shortly after returning to the station from an alarm at 23 Henry St. FF Janos had climbed five stories in full gear to investigate the alarm.

FF Mullins became ill and passed away in front of the Veterans Memorial Arena, just  after working a grueling day on the fire ambulance in heavy snow conditions.

A/C Donald Faughnan died of health problems caused by exposure to PCB's at the State Office Building fire on February 5, 1982. A/C Faughnan was in charge of fighting this fire.

FF Furch died as a result of inhaling deadly fumes from a copier fire at the office of vital statistics in City Hall. He became ill at the station after the fire call and passed away at home the next day.

Capt. Donald McGeever along with Chief John Cox drowned during an effort to find FF John Russell's body at the Rockbottom dam.

Chief John Cox along with Capt. John McGeever drowned during an effort to find FF John Russell's body at the Rockbottom dam.

FF Russell drowned during an attempt to rescue two occupants of a capsized raft at the Rockbottom dam on the Susquehanna River. Two other firefighters were rescued after the fire rescue boat flipped over. Chief John Cox and Capt. John McGeever drowned the next day.

Lieutenant Johns died after collapsing while fighting a 2 alarm fire that caused major damage to a restaurant supply company, Prescott Equipment Service, at 477 Court St.

Captain O'Hara died after being overcome by smoke from a fire at 2 Tremont Ave.

T/I Sullivan died while fighting a fire at the Mutual Furniture Co., located at 171 Main St. T/I Sullivan was a ranking officer and was not included in the buddy system, which was a way for firefighters to keep in contact with each other at the fire. He was not reported missing until the next day when his body was found in the basement.

FF Ryan died while fighting a huge fire at the old State Armory Building on Washington St, across from the Forum Theater. This was a million dollar fire; units from the City of Binghamton as well as Johnson City and Endicott helped fight this large fire.

FF Shephard became ill shortly after fighting a fire at 6 Livingston St. After resting at home, he was again stricken with illness, ultimately resulting in his death. Smoke, stress, and exhaustion from fighting the fire were attributed to his death. FF Shephard was 38.

Chief Dillon collapsed  and died in City Hall after having responded to a fire.

FF James McCarthy's death was ruled a heart attack due to stress on his body after fighting a fire earlier in the day.

FF Henehan responded to an intense fire at Asylum Hill, Box 666 on October 26, 1937 at 6:52am. He received life-threatening injuries, and was bedridden for almost a year. FF Joseph Henehan died at the Veterans' Home in Bath, NY on October 31, 1938.

FF Kennedy was crushed to death from a collapsed wall while fighting a 3 alarm fire at the Jean Marie Garage on 275 Chenango St located across from St. Paul’s Church.

Chief Van Cleve died after being overcome by smoke at a fire at the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. at 218 Clinton St. Chief Van Cleve was to retire later that year.

FF Brainard died while fighting a fire at 155 Washington St, ”The Coffee Den”. FF Brainard was trapped when a floor collapsed, pinning him under a large beam in the basement where he drowned before rescuers could reach him.

Captain Ford died at the age of 27, one week after inhaling smoke and super-heated gases while fighting a fire at Ballard and Ballard Dry Cleaning, located at 24 Charlotte St. It is now Dunn and McCarthy's.

FF Muggleton was killed fighting a fire at Hayes Boat house. This was located at the corner of Hawley St and Emerson Pl on the Susquehanna River. His neck was broken when the boat house collapsed on him and several other firefighters. He was 30 years old.

Captain Howell was killed when a large plate glass window fell on him while fighting a fire at the Babcock, Hinds, and Underwood Store, a large four story building that ran from 174 Washington St to 120 State St.

FF Haher was the first City of Binghamton firefighter killed in the line of duty. FF Haher was fighting a large barn fire at 21 Warren St. A hose line was in the building hitting the fire when suddenly a large beam fell, broke and released a huge pile of wet hay. The weight of the beam and hay broke FF Haher’s neck. He was 23 years old.