Last Sunday, October 28, marked the anniversary of the tragic 1915 St. John’s parochial school fire in Peabody, Massachusetts; 21 students perished. See the contemporary articles in Fire and Water Engineering , HERE, HERE, HERE (article on Williamsburgh factory fire HERE), and HERE. While researching this fire, I discovered numerous articles and news items concerning the city. Check out the links below to see some fire service history of Peabody. What about your local fire history? Explore our archives to find out where and when your town may have appeared in the pages of Fire Engineering.
1909: Big Factory Fire in Peabody
1916: Leather Plant Totally Destroyed at Peabody
1919: Inspectors Recommend Increase in Force
1925: Massachusetts Towns Suffer Water Shortage
1937: Chiefs Elect Mahoney of Peabody
1953: Peabody Threatened by Fire Resulting From Chemical Blast
1961: Apparatus and Station Destroyed by Fire
2003: National Program Aids Fire Departments
2013: NIOSH Releases Report on MA Firefighter Killed in Fire at Multi-Family
2016: Fire Ravages Peabody (MA) Foam Manufacturer
2016: Peabody Fire May Not Fully Be Put Out For Days, Chief Says
2017: MA Firefighters Acquire Drone for Major Incidents
