August H. Runge

August H. Runge (February 12, 1852 – September 9, 1921) was the Fire Chief of Minneapolis for 20 years.

[1] He then became the Fire Marshal for North Dakota and was involved in a North Dakota Supreme Court case Runge v. Glerum that forbade interfering with a fire marshal or police officer while on duty.

[2][3][4][5] Runge was born on February 12, 1852, in New York City.

Soon after he resigned and went to the Pennsylvania oil regions, where he studied mechanical engineering.

While there, in 1874, he volunteered as a member of Hook and Ladder Company No.