Firefighter George Bellis, age 47, of the Secaucus Fire Department’s Chicora Park Engine Company #3, died on March 15, 1935, from injuries sustained in an apparatus accident while responding to a call.
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.