John Patrick Noonan - Minneapolis FD

John Patrick Noonan, Ladderman, Ladder 3 - June 2, 1903

Noonan died in an accident at a still alarm at 15th Avenue South and 4th Street when he stepped from the ladder truck as it arrived at the scene directly into the path of Steamer 5. Run over by four horses and two wheels of the steamer, he died a few hours later.

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.