Fire Service Line of Duty Death
April 26, 1935 - LODD
Fireman Ernest Mattes, 38
Ladder 129
FDNY. Queens, New York
Firemen Mattes died after he was overcome by smoke while operating at fire at the home of actress Lillian Considine.
Fireman Ernest Mattes of Ladder 129 was overcome by smoke while fighting a small fire in the home of actress Lillian Considine at 151-17 20th Road. He complained of felling ill and collapsed in the kitchen of the two-story building. He was carried outside and worked on for over an hour but was pronounced dead. (From "The Last Alarm" by Boucher, Urbanowicz & Melahn, 2007)
RIP. Never forget.
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