Roscoe King
Little Rock Fire Department - May 15, 1924
The evening of May 5, 1924, turned out to be a very hot night for the Little Rock fire department. Firefighters from several stations were battling three adjacent house fires at 713, 715, and 717 East 13th street. This fierce blaze had already severely burned 2 residents, Mr Frank Brennan and his son, when, suddenly firefighter Roscoe King collapsed while descending a ladder with a hose line. The exhausted firefighter could not be revived despite several attempts. His life as a Little Rock firefighter ended at 9:00 p.m. His service to the LRFD began 10 years earlier on September 22, 1913. Prior to his career with LRFD, he was a member of the Hot Springs Fire Department. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Garland County.
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