08/27/2026
Today, we honor the memory of Lieutenant Tommy Ware, Firefighter Edward Brillhart and Firefighter Robert Galehouse. Their bravery and dedication will never be forgotten. We keep their families and loved ones in our thoughts as we remember these three heroes on this solemn anniversary.
August 27, 1985 - LODD
Lieutenant Tommy Ware, 35
Firefighter Robert Galehouse, 33
Firefighter Ed Brillhart, 21
Marshallville Fire Department
Marshallville, Ohio
On Tuesday, Aug. 27, 1985, at 8:15 p.m., Lieutenant Ware, Firefighter Galehouse and Firefighter Brillhart were killed while they were attempting to extinguish a fire in an oxygen-limiting silo at Butzer Farm, located on the corner of Warwick and Black Diamond Road, by scaling the 80-foot facility and spraying water into it. The three were on the top of the silo, directing water onto the flames when an explosion lifted the concrete roof of the silo four feet in the air, throwing Ware and Brillhart to the ground while Galehouse fell into the silo.
