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Firefighter John A. Seedorf Memorial

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Marker is located at the southwest corner of California and Atlantic Avenues.

Marker text:
Fire Fighter John A. Seedorf
March 22, 1949 - April 9, 1979

Fire Fighter John A. Seedorf joined the Atlantic City Fire Department on December 23, 1973. His first assignment was at Fire Station 10, formerly located at Rhode Island Avenue and Melrose Avenue. He served honorably as a fire fighter for 5 years. He ended his career at Engine No. 4, Division 3 located at Atlantic and California Avenue.

Fire Fighter John A. Seedorf was killed in the line of duty on April 9, 1979.

The City of Atlantic City proudly honors Fire Fighter John A. Seedorf for his years of service to his community and his commitment to saving lives by naming Fire Station No. 4 in his honor.

Fire Station No. 4 will now be known as the Fire Fighter John A. Seedorf Memorial Fire Station.

Additional information:
John Seedorf was a Vietnam veteran who served in the Air Force. He was thirty years old when he was killed in a collapse in a burning building on Elberon Avenue. Though the building was vacant, Seedorf entered anyway to make sure no one was trapped inside. His unfortunate death has led to improvements in safety equipment for Atlantic City's firefighters, as well as reviews of the policies on entering vacant buildings. In addition to Fire Station No. 4 being renamed in Seedorf's honor, the beach block of Elberon Avenue was renamed John A. Seedorf Lane on the 15th anniversary of the blaze. Fire Captain William McGrail said on the occasion, "John was one of those people who makes life fun, period. He had a way of making each day as different and unique as he was. He is missed."

For more information, see:
Atlantic City Press, articles from April 10, 1994, May 26, 2000 and January 14, 2008

 

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