Firefighter Record
Firefighter Details
| Name | Edmond Coglianese |
| Agency | Chicago Fire Department |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Type of Firefighter | Career |
| Age Range | 41 to 45 |
| Sex | Male |
| Date of Birth | 0/0/0 |
| Date of Death | 1/26/1986 |
| Cause of Death | Contact/Exposure |
| Nature of Death | Asphyxiation |
| Attribute of Death | Smoke inhalation |
| Type of Duty | Firefighting operations , Search and rescue operations |
Incident Details
| Incident Name | N/A |
| Incident City | Chicago |
| Incident State | IL |
| Incident Date | 1/26/1986 10:56 |
| Incident Location | Residential |
| Incident Attribute | Arson , Fires |
Incident Summary
On January 26, 1986, Chicago Fire Department Lieutenant Edmond Coglianese of Engine 98 died in the line of duty during a fire in the Mark Twain Hotel at 111 W. Division Street. After helping to carry two elderly residents down a ladder from the hotel’s third floor, Coglianese re-entered the burning building to search for additional victims, but was trapped by the flames and smoke. Firefighters were eventually able to locate Coglianese, but efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Four other firefighters, one police officer, and several hotel residents were injured during the fire, and a female resident of the hotel who started the fire later pled guilty to arson and murder charges. A memorial to Coglianese, donated by Maurice Moore Memorials in Chicago Ridge, was later dedicated in a garden next to the Engine 98 firehouse.
Citations:
William Recktenwald and Daryl Strickland, “Firefighter Dies After Rescuing 2,” Chicago Tribune, January 27, 1986.
Obituary of Edmond P. Coglianese. Chicago Tribune, January 28, 1986.
Henry Wood, “Tenant Charged in Fatal Fire,” Chicago Tribune, January 19, 1986.
Linnet Myers, “Fatal Blaze Traced to Tantrum Over TV,” Chicago Tribune, January 30, 1986.
“Murder Incident in Firefighter Death,” Chicago Tribune, February 26, 1986.
Karen M. Thomas, “Monument Honors Life-Saving Fireman,” Chicago Tribune, November 24, 1986.
“Woman Sentenced for Fatal Fire,” Chicago Tribune, November 21, 1989.
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