This page is dedicated to all the men and women of the fire service who have  given the ultimate sacrifice.  Below are the firefighter's who have lost their life protecting Montgomery County.

*- Denotes Member's of Upper Gwynedd Fire Department*

Walter Jones- Humane Fire Engine Company #1- 3/6/1897

Miles Stemple- Washington Fire Company #1- 5/30/1920

John Lobb Jr- Fairmount Engine Company #2 (Norristown)- 7/10/1924

Joseph Cox- Union Fire Association of Lower Merion- 2/6/1928

William Fisher- Swedeland Volunteer Fire Company- 11/9/1930

Isaac Boyd- Merion Fire Company of Ardmore- 12/30/1930

Edwin P. Heebner- Green Lane Fire Company- 1/4/1935

Frank R. Evans- Cheltenham Hook & Ladder Company #1- 3/16/1936

G. Harold Woerner- Roslyn Fire Company #1- 12/22/1937

Charles V. Noel- Narberth Fire Company- 12/26/1937

Walter Meyers- Fairmount Engine Company #2 (Norristown)- 4/15/1942

William H. Snyder- Elkins Park Fire Company- 2/19/1943

John J. Bishop- Perseverance Volunteer Fire Company #1- 3/29/1944

George A. Buckland- Bryn Mawr Fire Company- 3/5/1951

Abram Dettlebach Jr.- LaMott Fire Company #1- 10/24/1952

John H. Hoffman- Fairmount Fire Company (Lansdale)- 3/8/1956

Horrace D. Hoffman- Fairmount Fire Company (Lansdale)- 3/8/1956

Albert J. Ammon- Union Fire Association of Lower Merion- 8/27/1958

L. Hugh Rhodes- North Penn Volunteer Fire Company- 11/1/1964

William H. Evans- George Clay Fire Company- 6/30/1965

*Theodore R. Gaerthe- West Point Volunteer Fire Company- 8/8/1965*

Francis X. Devlin Sr.- Hatfield Volunteer Fire Company- 7/23/1966

Edward S. Lobb- Washington Fire Company #1- 11/19/1967

Harry A. Carr- Jefferson Fire Company #1- 7/15/1969

Jacob Rotay- Montgomery Hose Company #1- 7/15/1969

Elmer Rodenbach- Tylersport Fire Company- 7/15/1970

Charles J. Hansley- Hancock Fire Company- 12/19/1970

Joseph E. Powers Jr.- Geroge Clay Fire Company- 1/27/1971

George M. Brimmer- Limerick Fire Company- 2/11/1971

Richard A. Corbin- Limerick Fire Company- 7/7/1972

Francis Whitton- Norristown Fire Department- 9/9/1976

Paul F. Petrecz- Harmonville Fire Company #1- 7/10/1977

Richard W. Kastle- Gilbertsville Fire Company- 1/14/1980

Joseph J. Nee Jr.- Wyndmoor Hose Company #1- 4/4/1980

James J. Murphy- Weldon Fire Company- 5/30/1980

Eugene M. Knause- Pennsburg Fire Company #1- 8/13/1982

Dennis P. Dougherty Jr.- Edge Hill Fire Company #1- 9/9/1982

H. Gordon Walker- Norristown Fire Department- 11/3/1985

Frank Poatsy- Upper Salford Fire Company- 11/24/1985

Brinton C. Moyer- Fairmount Fire Company (Lansdale)- 11/1/1986

Thomas P. Foy- Lower Frederick Fire Company- 9/12/1988

Robert Z. Seaman- Gilbertsville Fire Company- 9/12/1988

Harold F. Beck Jr.- Penn Wynne-Overbrook Hills Fire Company- 10/30/1988

Richard Tucholski- Harleysville Community Fire Company- 12/4/1989

*John R. Bryant- Upper Gwynedd Fire Department- 11/9/1996*

Thomas Joseph Hayes- Merion Fire Company of Ardmore- 12/8/2006

George H. Crotts Jr.- Willow Grove Fire Company- 9/9/2007

Raymond Simonis- Wissahickon Fire Company- 12/19/2007

 Albert G. Eberle Jr.- Roslyn Fire Company- 2/15/2009

A Fireman's Prayer

When I am called to duty, God,
wherever flames may rage.
Give me  strength to save some life
whatever be it's age.
Help me to embrace a child
before it is too late,
or save an older person
from  the horror of that fate.
Enable me to be alert and hear the weakest shout
And quickly and efficiently to
put the fire out.
I want to fill my calling and
to give the best in me.
To guard my every neighbor and
protect his property.
And if according to my fate,
I am to lose my life,
Please bless with your protecting hand
my children and wife.