September 11, 2001 – Terrorist attacks hit New York, sparking the establishment of the Fallen Heroes Fund in London
January 9, 2001 – London fire personnel provide staffing for the St. Thomas Fire Department during the funeral for St. Thomas Fire Captain Dennis Redman
October 5, 2000 – Copp’s Buildall warehouse on Adelaide Street is destroyed by fire
April 23, 1999 – Fire destroys the Cornell Farm Market
February 1, 1999 – David Hodgins is promoted to Fire Chief
April 22, 1996 – The new central fire hall on Horton Street is opened
May 17, 1995 – An industrial accident kills two workers at the London Hydro compound on Bathurst Street
April 18, 1994 – Arson fire forces evacuation and closure of Saunders Secondary school
November 1, 1993 – Gary Weese appointed Fire Chief
November 25, 1991 – Jim Fitzgerald appointed Fire Chief
November 14, 1991 – Four firefighters are injured after Engine 9 goes off the Vauxhall bridge
March 24, 1990 – Fire in a Wharnclifte Road apartment kills two teenagers
July 28, 1989 – Six people are killed in a house fire on Margaret Street
January 10, 1985 – Four boys die in a house fire on Clarence Street
September 2, 1984 – A tornado strikes south London damaging hundreds of homes
February 15, 1983 – Two people are killed in a fire on Tumbleweed Crescent
February 1, 1983 – Robert Barr appointed Fire Chief
January 1, 1981 – Fire destroys the downtown YM-YWCA
April 30, 1979 – Firefighter Richard Roman is killed when a fire engine collides with an ambulance
April 3, 1978 – Eagle Court home is destroyed by an explosion
January 26, 1978 – London is paralyzed by a major winter storm
November 11, 1976 – Fire destroys Central Chev on Fullarton Street
October 5, 1974 – 911 emergency service begins in London
August 7, 1973 – Natural gas explosions in Oxford Park burn 50 homes
January 8, 1973 – Three people are killed in a fire on Elgin Street
January 26, 1971 – A winter blizzard closes London and a state of emergency is declared
August 1, 1970 – Ray Morley appointed as Fire Chief
November 25, 1962 – Five children die in a house fire on Lyman Street
October 1, 1961 – Four children are killed in a house fire on William Street
November 14, 1960 – Captain David Moffitt suffers a fatal heart attack while fighting a major fire on Richmond Street
November 1, 1958 – Milton Mathers appointed as Fire Chief
July 29, 1957 – A New central fire hall is officially opened at Waterloo and York streets
March 3, 1947 – District Chief Alex Kerrigan dies at a Richmond Street fire
October 1, 1939 – Robert McRonald is appointed Fire Chief
March 26, 1937 – The Thames River floods
March 3, 1934 – District Chief Stanley Scruby and Lieutenant Arthur Hartop are killed in a furious blaze at Hunts Mill
January 7, 1932 – Fire damages Kingsmills and Dundas Street businesses
January 7, 1929 – Charles Scott is appointed Fire Chief
December 4, 1928 – Alderman Dickson Glass asks for Chief Jenner’s resignation. One week later the chief resigns.
April 21, 1927 – Charles Jenner is hired as Fire Chief
January 22, 1927 – One person is killed in a fire at Peoples Savings and Loan building
November 22, 1918 – The London Professional Fire Fighters Association is formed
June 18, 1916 – Fire Captain John Case killed in a collision between a fire truck and a freight train at a Talbot Street crossing
November 3, 1911 – Fire damages Kingsmills and seven other Dundas Street businesses
October 5, 1908 – John Aitken is appointed Fire Chief
August 18, 1908 – Fire Chief Clark, Firefighter Henry Wein and Sergeant John Cockburn killed in a blaze at Westman hardware on Dundas Street
May 31, 1908 – Firefighter William Seccombe dies in a fire at City Hotel
July 16, 1907 – Reids Crystal Hall on Dundas Street collapses and 7 people are killed
March 28, 1904 – Lawrence Clark becomes Fire Chief
January 6, 1904 – Fire Chief Roe is killed when a wall collapses at the Sterling Brothers fire on York Street
January 3, 1898 – The second floor of city hall collapses during municipal election night, killing 23 people and injuring 150 others
February 18, 1884 – Three men are killed in an explosion and fire at Hobbs Hardware
April 19, 1880 – John A. Roe is appointed Fire Chief May 24, 1881
February 13, 1879 – Fire hydrants are used for first time in a fire at the Carling brewery
November 2, 1874 – Firefighter William Howlett dies after becoming ill while fighting a fire
April 1, 1873 – The professional fire department begins service under Fire Chief Thomas Wastie
April 23, 1867 – The city buys its first steam engine for the fire brigade
February 16, 1856 – Five men are killed in an explosion at Anderson foundry
December 17, 1855 – Firefighter John Eskdale is killed in a house fire on Talbot Street
April 13, 1845 – Great Fire of London destroys more than 150 buildings
January 1, 1855 – London is granted its charter as a city
October 8, 1844 – Fire ravages 30 buildings along Dundas Street
March 7, 1842 – By-laws for London’s Fire Brigade are established
February 10, 1840 – London is incorporated as a town
February 13, 1839 – Four businesses burned in a Dundas Street fire
December 30, 1904 – The town site for London is surveyed