FDNY Fire Service Line of Duty Death
April 14, 1965 - LODD
Lieutenant Charles J. Franck, 46
Engine 33
FDNY. Manhattan, New York
While operating at a single alarm fire, he suffered severe smoke inhalation and died as a result.
Lieutenant Charles J. Franck fought a smoky fire in a top floor apartment at 235 East Ninth Street. The fire was quickly extinguished and Lieutenant Franck removed his mask upon returning to the street. He took a couple of gasps of air and collapsed. He was worked on for over an hour before being pronounced dead. He had served twenty-three years in the Department and was forty-six years old. He was married and the father of four children. (From "The Last Alarm" by Boucher, Urbanowicz & Melahn. 2007)
RIP. Never forget.
