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Hall of Legends, Legacies and Leaders
This section contains biographies of individuals that have made very important fire service contributions.
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Inductee #1
Ben Franklin, founder of the Philadelphia Fire Company
Inductee #2
Chief Engineer John S. Damrell, First President, National Association of Fire Engineers 1873-74
Inductee #3
Chief Engineer Patrick H. Raymond, first black fire chief of record in the United States
Inductee #4
First Chief Engineer Charles T. Holloway, a member of Pioneer Hook Ladder No. 1 and Baltimore City Fire Department
Inductee #5
Chief Engineer Charles E. Miles, first volunteer chief 1876-1880, Los Angeles, California
Inductee #6
Fire Chief Sveinn Eiriksson, the first Icelander appointed to the US Naval Air Station at Keflavik, Iceland, and approved to command a US military fire department
Inductee #7
Francis L. (Frank) Brannigan was a renowned author (Building Construction for the Fire Service) and educator in fire protection engineering disciplines
Inductee #8
Chief Peter J. Ganci Jr., one of 343 New York City firefighters and paramedics killed in the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attacks
Inductee #9
James O. Page, JD, the official historian and national authority of Emergency Medical Services and served in the Los Angeles County Fire Department
Inductee #10
IAFF President Emeritus William "Howie" McClennan, Boston Fire Department in 1942, where his first response to a fire was the infamous Coconut Grove Nightclub Fire where 490 people perished
