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October 30, 2024
Line Of Duty Deaths

DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY

NAME

RANK

DATE

OF

BIRTH

APPOINTMENT

DATE

DATE

OF

DEATH

ASSIGNMENT

STATION

ASSIGNMENT

COMPANY

LOCATION

OF

INCIDENT

HOW

DEATH OCCURRED

William C. Buckley

Pvt.

1926

or 10/5/20, 8/16/23, 8/29/28 in Oak Grove Cemetery

Robert T. Mitchell

Capt.

4/5/23

in Oak Grove Cemetery

Arthur C. Lovenbury

Pvt.

35 years old

8-year veteran

2/28/1928

Pumper 11 (Driver)

Collapsed on Franklin St.

From pneumonia 26 days after fighting the 2/2/28 Conflagration

Edward W. Shaw Sr.

Pvt.

5/8/1945?

in Notre Dame Cemetery

James F. McCabe

Pvt.

6/6/1896

59 years old

2/2/1920

35-year veteran

11/17/1955

(Approx.

6:30 p.m.)

Stanley Street?

Pumper 12

Opposite 1244 President Ave.

Apparatus was traveling west on President Ave. returning from a brush fire north of Ogden Street. McCabe fell from rear of apparatus into the street. Was dead on arrival at General Hospital

Michael P. Mullarkey

Pvt.

5/22/1922

41 years old

Reserve: 2/12/1956

Permanent: 10/7/1956

8-year veteran

1/2/1964

Center

Ladder 1

182 Second St.

Heart Attack

Edward J. Reney

Pvt.

4/18/1921

2/2/1948

16-year veteran

11/29/1964

Stafford Square

Pumper 7

Stafford Mills County St.

Killed, accidentally run over by fire truck while helping to back up Pumper 7 at the fire scene

James F. Eastwood

Pvt.

10/10/1948

20-year veteran

4/30/1968

Stafford Square

Pumper 7

30 Marchand St.

Heart attack in fire station after assisting in the rescue of a woman at the fire scene

John P. Clifford*

Pvt.

4/15/1889

36 years old

3/17/1926

Cascade

Ladder (Driver)

or

Hose A (Driver)

Division, Hunter and South Main St.

Saint Anne’s Hospital

Walter J. Pietruszka

Deputy

Chief

10/18/1910

61 years old

Reserve: 9/18/1943

28-year veteran

3/17/1972

Headquarters

Foot of Slade St.

Accident occurred shortly before noon on 3/2/1972  and died 15 days later of  injuries suffered when a Penn Central freight train crashed into the rear of a track inspection van he was riding

Francis J. Candeias

Lt.

3/4/1956

16-year veteran

8/13/1972

Niagara

Pumper 4

555 Middle St.

Severe smoke and heat inhalation after oxygen ran out while trying to rescue victim who also died in arson fire

John Kosior

Pvt.

64 years old

12/22/1940

38-year veteran

3/9/1978

Globe

Ladder 2

199 Columbia St.

Smoke inhalation & complications, possible heart attack died in route to Saint Anne’s Hospital.

He was to retire in the summer

Ernest J. Dube Sr.

Pvt.

6/16/1927

51 years old

6/16/1963

15-year veteran

12/16/1978

Center

Scope 1

106 Cherry St.

Collapsed of a heart attack and smoke inhalation in the basement. Died at Union-Truesdale Hospital

Paul R. Bernard

Lt.

4/25/1944

10/9/1976

11-year veteran

10/20/1987

Candeias

Engine 4

749 Quequechan Street

Ran out of air

Gerald W. Nadeau

District Chief

51 years old

6/1977

25-year veteran

10/24/2002

Center

Car 2

34 Orange St.

From acute respiratory distress syndrome from a fire at 34 Orange St. on 9/19/02 and other fires. Died 35 days later at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence





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