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Deputy Chief

Fire Department City of New York

New York

Age: 53

Year of Death: 1966

Thomas A. Reilly

Deputy Chief Thomas A. Reilly, FDNY Division 3, and eleven fellow firefighters died in a collapse during a fire on East 23rd Street on October 17, 1966.

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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