Line of Duty Deaths

In 2017, Denison Fire Rescue commissioned a local artist to paint a mural honoring the four fallen firefighters. It's located at Central Fire Station and serves as a reminder to put safety first. 

James D. Nolan 

August 12, 1899, two department buggies crashed into one another on the way to a fire tragically costing him his life. 

Bud Freels

September 4, 1907, Bud Freels, a minuteman for the department was crushed underneath a collapsed wall during the Lone Star Laundry fire.

T.O. Fulce

December 24, 1989, T.O. Fulce died when a roof collapsed while fighting a fire downtown.

Phillip Townsend

December 30, 2006, firefighter Phillip Townsend was killed after an awning collapsed on him.