FDNY Line of Duty Death
https://www.facebook.com/fireservicelineofdutydeaths/#January 7, 1974 - LODD
Firefighter Fabian Echevarrieta, 37
Ladder 109
FDNY. Bay Ridge Brooklyn, New York
Firefighter Echevarrieta was a 13-year veteran. He suffered a fatal heart attack while working on the roof of a blazing building at 238 President St. Although Ladder 109 normally covers Bay Ridge, the unit was called to the Park Slope area to cover the blaze. During the fire fighting operations firefighter Echevarrieta worked as the "roof man", opening skylights and other openings to ventilate the smoking, steamy building. Fellow firemen futilely administered artificial respiration and he was rushed to Long Island College Hospital where he was pronounced dead. In 1970 he rescued a senior citizen from a burning building at 7701 Fifth Ave. He joined the Department in 1960. Fireman Echevarrieta was known around the firehouse as "the baby bull" for his strength and courage. In the 1970 rescue which earned him commendation from the Fire Department he succeeded in rescuing a man even though two policemen had already been driven back from the flames. The intensity of his struggle to save the man's life left him unconscious once he brought him to safety.
RIP. Never forget.
