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Albert Alred
Born January 8, 1921 - EOW March 14, 1944
Firefighter Alred died due to injuries he received while fighting a fire at the Harlan High School. Alred and fire department members from Harlan and Bell County were atop the gymnasium when heat and smoke overcame the group of men driving them close to the edge of the roof. Alred slipped and fell onto Clover Street. He was taken to the Harlan Hospital where he died two hours later from his injuries.
September 29, 2010 Albert Alred's name was added to the list of fallen firefighters on the Kentucky Fallen Firefighters Memorial located at Juniper Hills Park in the
State Capital in Frankfort.
Kenneth H. Combs
Born 8-27-1933 - EOW 10-14-1950
Lost his life while responding to a fire call in the Highsplint community of Harlan County, firemen Combs was riding on the side of the engine when an accident occurred that caused the engine to plunge off the road way causing the engine to rollover on
to Combs.
Kennth's name in 2010 was added to the list of
fallen firefighters on the Kentucky Fallen Firefighters Memorial located at
Juniper Hills Park in the State Capital in Frankfort.
Ulysses S. Anderson (aka) Trap
Born November 5,1899 EOW October 8, 1978
Ulysses S. Anderson, well known as Trap, was a fireman for the City of Harlan for many years until his tragic death on October 8, 1978 when a fire claimed his life and burned Harlan City Hall
Vern Guffy (aka) Magic Man
Born 10/06/61 EOW 07/26/2018
Firefighter Guffy Senior Member of the Harlan Fire
Department lost his battle with cancer.
Chief Estil Giles
EOW 1973
Served the City of Harlan as Fire Chief for
35 Years where he made the deptartment advanced in Modern Fire Prevention and
Suppression until his death.
Chief
William H. Simms
Took over the fire department in 1982 till his passing in
1999
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