USFA LODD: New York Firefighter On-Duty Death Notification 01.06.2019

Firefighter Steven H. Pollard, 30, arrived with the Fire Department of New York City’s Ladder Co. 170 at the scene of a motor vehicle accident on the Belt Parkway, just east of Flatbush Avenue. As he was assisting at the scene, Firefighter Pollard fell through a gap dividing the eastbound and westbound lanes of an overpass bridge and plummeted 52 feet to the ground. Firefighter Steven H. Pollard was transported to Kings County Hospital where he passed away a short time later from the critical injuries he sustained in the fall.

  

Our condolences to the Pollard Family & Friends, Fire Department New York City, and to all affected by Firefighter Steven H. Pollard’s passing.     

   

To date, 02 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2019. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Fatality Notices page.

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)