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The Bronx’s Bravest
27-year FDNY veteran rememebered one year after his passing
BY ALEX MITCHELL
A 27-year-veteran of
the FDNY was remembered
fondly exactly one
year after suffering a fatal
heart attack following
a 24-hour period of
duty in the Bronx last
year.
A ceremony was in
honor of Lieutenant
Brian Sullivan, leader
of the Bronx’s Squad
Company 41 on E. 150th
Street in the south
Bronx, who passed away
in the early hours of Saturday,
Aug. 10, 2019 after
a fi nal tour consisting
of seven emergencies
that Sullivan and other
FDNY members had responded
to.
In addition to several
medical calls, Sullivan’s
fi nal hours were spent
dousing fl ames at 255 E.
138th Street, the third
fi re he had responded to
in a three day period.
“Throughout his
tour, Lieutenant Sullivan
had complained of
pain and discomfort to
his fellow fi refi ghters
but continued responding
to calls,” the FDNY
said in a written statement.
Sullivan was rushed
to Orange County Regional
Medical Center
in cardiac arrest after
his tour had concluded,
and sadly passed away
shortly after.
Lieutenant Sullivan
is the 1,153rd member of
the New York’s Bravest
to die as a result of injuries
sustained in the
line-of-duty, according
to the FDNY.
Speakers at the ceremony
in Sullivan’s
former station house
included Fire Commissioner
Daniel A. Nigro,
Uniformed Fire Offi -
cers Association President
Jake LeMonda,
Family gathers for the plaque unveiling for Brian Sullivan.
Sullivan’s friend and
colleague fi refi ghter
Jim Smith along with
the Commanding Offi -
cer of Squad Company
41, Captain Thomas
McHugh. A memorial set up for Brian Sullivan.
Firefi ghters salute during the memorial.
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