National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

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Firefighter

Year of Death: 1947

Joseph B. Sullivan

Provisional Firefighter Joseph B. Sullivan, age 33, of the Boston Fire Department died in a rollover accident during apparatus maintenance on Ladder 19 on December 3, 1947.

This firefighter line of duty fatality occurred before the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial was built in Emmitsburg, Maryland. While this firefighter has not been officially honored at the Memorial site, there are plans to do so when resources are available.

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