Cincinnati fire apparatus operator Daryl Gordon, 54, died in the line of duty Thursday morning after falling down an elevator shaft at an apartment fire.

Thursday, March 26, 2015: 5:31 a.m.: A resident at the King Towers apartment complex calls 911 to report a fire in a second-floor unit.

5:35 a.m.: Firefighters declare a one-alarm fire at the complex at 6020 Dahlgren Street in Madisonville.

5:39 a.m.: Crews say people are trying to escape the fire off their apartment balconies.

5:48 a.m.: Firefighters at the scene confirm a working fire and call a second alarm due to the size of the building and the number of occupied units.

5:58 a.m.: Crews upgrade the fire to three alarms. They report heavy smoke on the top floors of the building and search for victims.

6:04 a.m. - HR 14 (FAO Gordon) arrives on the scene.

6:10 a.m.: A woman and her 3-month-old son are rescued from the building.

6:11 a.m.: The fire is reported extinguished on the second floor of the building. One firefighter reports second-degree burns. Four medic units are called to the scene.

6:12 a.m. - Last contact with Gordon before his fall. Gordon encountered another firefighter escorting two residents and asked who he was. The firefighter responded, then asked who he was. "I'm Daryl Gordon," he replied, then headed back down the fifth floor hallway,

6:12 a.m. - FAO Gordon falls down the elevator shaft. Investigators said Gordon fell three floors, or 22 to 23 feet, landing wedged between the elevator car and wall.

6:13 a.m. - FAO Gordon바카라 게임 웹사이트�s PASS device motion alarm activated at this time, the report states.

6:26 a.m.: "Mayday, mayday, mayday! Firefighter down! He went down the shaft -- fourth floor. He went down the shaft on the fourth floor." Fire apparatus operator Daryl Gordon, 54, is reported to have fallen down an elevator shaft while searching for victims on the fourth floor of the building.

6:27 a.m.: "He fell down the elevator shaft to the first floor,바카라 게임 웹사이트� one firefighter says. "All companies: The first-floor elevator doors are open. He is on floor two, floor two. Pop the door."

6:28 a.m.: "Be advised: We see the firefighter. We got the elevator door open. He is stuck between the elevator and the shaft." A fourth alarm is called to the scene of the fire.

6:29 a.m.: "We have located the firefighter. He is riding alongside the car. He is not responsive."

6:31 a.m.: "He is wedged between the walls. He is unconscious at this time and he's bleeding profusely,바카라 게임 웹사이트� one firefighter says. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�You바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve got a firefighter down between the cars.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

6:38 a.m.: Gordon is removed from the building and taken by ambulance to UC Medical Center. The 29-year veteran is pronounced dead.

11:00 a.m.: Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley, City Manager Harry Black, Cincinnati Fire Chief Richard Braun and Cincinnati Firefighter Union President Matt Alter hold a news conference to announce Gordon바카라 게임 웹사이트�s death. He is the first Cincinnati firefighter to die in the line of duty since Oscar Armstrong was killed in 2003.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�It is with a heavy heart that we announce the death of one of our city바카라 게임 웹사이트�s protectors,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Mayor John Cranley. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Daryl Gordon passed away this morning after being injured in the line of duty. The term 바카라 게임 웹사이트�hero바카라 게임 웹사이트� is often over-used in today바카라 게임 웹사이트�s society, but Daryl truly meets the definition.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�I am deeply saddened to learn that FAO Gordon paid the ultimate price while in the line of duty,바카라 게임 웹사이트� City Manager Harry Black said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�We can never take for granted the work that the brave men and women of the fire department do on a daily basis to protect and keep us safe."

바카라 게임 웹사이트�We lost a hero today, and we are all mourning,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Fire Chief Richard Braun in a news release said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Daryl lost his life in the line of duty to save others.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

"Giant teddy bear is what you'd call him because he always had a friendly smile, big smile, big burley laugh, a firefighter through and through," Union President Matt Alter said. "You hear the word hero thrown around quite a bit these days, but if there was somebody that truly was a hero, that epitomized what it is to be a firefighter, what it was to be a man, it was Daryl Gordon.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Flags at Cincinnati city buildings are ordered to be lowered to half-staff as the community mourns Gordon바카라 게임 웹사이트�s loss.

Gordon바카라 게임 웹사이트�s friends and neighbors remember him as a man who always helped out in the community, loved barbecue and R&B music. He leaves behind his wife, Angela, and two daughters, Angelique and Chelsea.

The company that owns the apartment complex releases a statement saying the building바카라 게임 웹사이트�s elevator passed inspection Feb. 18. The entire complex passed inspection in November 2014.

Mourners begin to leave flowers at The Greater Cincinnati Firefighter's Memorial Park.

Public officials like Alicia Reece, Charlie Winburn and Jeffrey Blackwell release statements sending condolences to Gordon바카라 게임 웹사이트�s family. "Today we lost a father, a husband, a faithful man to his God; someone that was a role model that community kids looked up to. And a hero that went into a building to save others," Reece said.

Gordon was hired June 30, 1985. He drove Heavy Rescue 14, based in downtown Cincinnati. Gordon was also a member of the Cincinnati Bomb Squad.

Friday, March 27, 2015: Cincinnati Fire Chief Richard Braun holds a news conference Friday to provide follow up details on Thursday's fatal fire, which claimed the life of FAO firefighter Daryl Gordon.

Officials announce three separate investigations have been launched in Gordon's death. The outcomes could take up to a year.

Firefighters across Greater Cincinnati wear black ribbons on their fire badges in memory of Gordon.

Gordon's friend, Dwight Favors talks about the man he graduated from Princeton High School in 1979 and attended Ball State University with.

The city of Cincinnati releases inspection records for the King Towers apartment complex, including reports for the elevator where Gordon was killed.

Cincinnati firefighters hang black bunting on Fire Station 14 in memory of Gordon.

Gordon's name remains on the Thursday roster at Cincinnati Fire Station 14 with the men he worked with during his final call for service.

Friday afternoon: Firefighters meet at scene of of the fire to learn more about the investigation

Friday evening: Gordon's funeral arrangements are announced.

Cincinnati Firefighters Local 48 and city officials announce funeral procession information.

Since his death, a member of the fire department has been accompanying Gordon's body around the clock until his burial.

A memorial fund is established at Kemba Credit Union in Gordon바카라 게임 웹사이트�s honor. The donations will benefit his family. Donations can also be sent to the Cincinnati Firefighters Local 48 office at 1011 West 8th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45203.

More than 3,500 firefighters from Ohio and across the country have contacted the union and pledged to attend Gordon's visitation and funeral procession. The city of Columbus is providing the most firefighters -- about 200.

Surrounding departments will provide coverage of Cincinnati firehouses during the funeral so firefighters can attend Gordon바카라 게임 웹사이트�s services. All medic units will be staffed by other units from Hamilton County.

After first being told that they had to be out of their hotel rooms by Monday morning, displaced King Towers residents learn the complex owner will pay for their accommodations for two weeks.

Lights at the Duke Energy Convention Center are changed to dark blue with a black line through the center to symbolize the black band on firefighters' badges.

Hundreds of friends, family members and fellow firefighters from across the city, state and country attend Gordon's visitation at the convention center.

Wednesday morning: Firefighters and civilians line the funeral procession route from Fire Station 14 to St. Peter in Chains Cathedral.

Dozens of bagpipe players accompany Gordon's procession.