Molly Williams

female
African American, slave, American, Firefighter, Pumper, Firefightinghistory
Molly Williams was the first known female firefighter in the United States. An African American, she was held as a slave and belonging to a New...

Richard Newsham

male, deceased (1743)
inventor, berkshire, patent, American, English, gallon…Firefightinghistory
Richard Newsham was an English inventor. In 1721 he took out a patent on the first American fire engine pump. The engine had two single-acting...
Jan van der Heyden

Jan van der Heyden

male, deceased (1712)
Gorinchem, firehose, Dutch Golden Age painter, Landscape artist, baroque, 17th century…Firefightinghistory, firefighting
Jan van der Heyden (March 5, 1637, Gorinchem - March 28, 1712, Amsterdam) was a Dutch Baroque-era painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and inventor...

Daniel Sullivan

male
Irish-American, DeKoven Street, Daniel "Pegleg" Sullivan, Firefightinghistory, pop punk, Chicago City Council
Daniel "Pegleg" Sullivan was a Chicagoan who is often credited with being the first to sound the alarm when a fire broke out in Catherine O'Leary's...

Mose Humphrey

male
Broadway, Mose(s) Humphrey, Benjamin A. Baker, A Glance at New York, Firefightinghistory, St. Andrew's Church
Mose(s) Humphrey was a printer at the "New York Sun" and member of Fire Company 40. A parishioner of St. Andrew's Church, he inspired an urban...