FDNY Holds Line of Duty Death Plaque Dedication Ceremony For Firefighter Timothy Klein
April 23, 2023
Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh will preside over a plaque dedication ceremony to honor Firefighter Timothy P. Klein on Monday, April 24, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Engine Company 257, Ladder 170, Battalion 58 at 1361 Rockaway Parkway, Brooklyn. The ceremony can be viewed live on the Department’s website at www.nyc.gov/FDNY.
Firefighter Klein, 31, was a six-year veteran of the Department. Klein was working on Sunday, April 24, when he became trapped under a ceiling collapse and critically injured while battling a 3-alarm fire at 108-26 Avenue N in Brooklyn. Firefighter Klein was removed from the building by his fellow Firefighters and rushed to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.
Firefighter Klein was appointed to the FDNY on December 28, 2015. After graduating from the Fire Academy, he was assigned to Ladder Company 170 in Canarsie, Brooklyn. In January 2019, he delivered the eulogy for Firefighter Steven Pollard, his friend and fellow Firefighter from Ladder Company 170 who died in the line of duty.
Firefighter Klein is the 1,157th member of the FDNY to die in the line-of-duty. A resident of Queens, he is survived by his father, retired FDNY Firefighter Patrick Klein, his mother Diane, and his three sisters.
WHO: Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, Chief of Department John Hodgens, Chief of EMS Michael Fields, FDNY members, family and friends of Firefighter Malveaux
WHERE: Engine Company 257, Ladder 170, Battalion 58 at 1361 Rockaway Parkway, Brooklyn
WHEN: Monday, April 24, 2023 – 11 a.m.
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