Allen Roberts- Baltimore City

[NJFFSA16]

Rest in peace my brother...rest in everlasting peace!

BALTIMORE (AP) - The Baltimore City Fire Department has released
the name of the firefighter who died after battling a blaze this
morning.
Forty-year-old Allen Roberts was a 19-year-old veteran of the
fire department and was assigned to Truck Company 26. He is
survived by a wife and four children, ranging in age from one to
13.
Roberts died at Bayview Medical Center after he was injured in a
collapse during a two-alarm row home fire in the Greektown
neighborhood. The fire was reported about 2:30 a-m in the 500 block
of South Macon Street.

[shawnmcdonald]

Allen Roberts Memorial

My condolences to the Roberts family and the members of the Baltimore City Fire Department of Baltimore City, MD. I have created a permanent memorial for FireFighter Allen Roberts on my website. It can be viewed at:

http://www.firefightinglinks.com/aroberts.html

If there is any additional information or photos you would like added to this memorial, please contact me.

Shawn McDonald
[[email protected]]

[NJFFSA16]

Funeral Information

Visitation for Firefighter Roberts will be held Saturday, Oct. 14 and Sunday, Oct. 15 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Ruck's Funeral Home, Rucks Funeral Home 5305 Harford Road Baltimore, MD 21214.

A funeral service will be held Monday, Oct. 16 at 10:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21210.

Burial will follow at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, 200 East Padonia Road, Timonium, MD 21093.

Those interested in attending with apparatus contact Lt. William Raab at 410-7128. Those interested in attending or color guard call Michael Hineline at 443-992-3466.

[brozt316]

As many of you know, the Baltimore City Fire Department suffered the loss of a firefighter who was injured while battling a fire and succumbed to those injuries a short time later. Firefighter Allan Roberts, the father of four young children - 13 year old Samantha, 11 year old Katie, 5 year old Jake, and 18 month old Danny. A memorial fund in honor of Firefighter Roberts has been established for the benefit of his children and their educational future. Anyone who would like to contribute to this fund may do so by sending donations to the address below. Please note that contributions will also be accepted at any M&T Bank location.

ALLAN ROBERTS EDUCATIONAL MEMORIAL FUND
C/O M&T Bank – Fountain Green Branch
1201 Agora Drive
Bel Air, MD 21014

We appreciate the kind words and sympathy expressed to Firefighter Roberts' family and his friends and colleagues in the Baltimore City Fire Department