John F. Baker - Minneapolis FD

John F. Baker, Captain, Chemical 1 - November 22, 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.

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.