IN MEMORIUM OF OUR FALLEN BROTHERS
“I have no ambition in this world but one, and that is to be a firefighter The position may, in the eyes of some, appear to be a lowly one; but we who know the work which the firefighter has to do believe that his is a noble calling. There is an adage which says that, “Nothing can be destroyed except by fire.” We strive to preserve from destruction the wealth of the world which is the product of the industry of men, necessary for the comfort of both the rich and the poor. We are defenders from fires of the art which has beautified the world, the product of the genius of men and the means of refinement of mankind. (But, above all; our proudest endeavor is to save lives of men-the work of God Himself. Under the impulse of such thoughts, the nobility of the occupation thrills us and stimulates us to deeds of daring, even at the supreme sacrifice. Such considerations may not strike the average mind, but they are sufficient to fill to the limit our ambition in life and to make us serve the general purpose of human society.”
— Chief Edward F. Croker FDNY circa 1910
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THOMAS WEISENBACH
FIREFIGHTER
DIED NOVEMBER 7,1941
LINE OF DUTY
APPARATUS ACCIDENT
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PHILIP KEHR
FIREFIGHTER
AGE 50
DIED NOVEMBER 28, 1943
LINE OF DUTY
FIREFIGHTER KEHR WAS KILLED WHEN HIS FIRE TRUCK RESPONDING TO A BRUSH FIRE COLLIDED WITH A BUS. FF KEHR DIED ON THE SCENE OF FATAL TRAUMATIC INJURIES.
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WILLIAM BLISS
BATTALION CHIEF
AGE 46
DIED NOVEMBER 28, 1943
LINE OF DUTY
BATTALION CHIEF BLISS SUCCUMBED TO INJURIES LATER THAT DAY AT HOLY NAME HOSPITAL SUSTAINED WHEN HIS FIRE TRUCK RESPONDING TO A BRUSH FIRE COLLIDED WITH A BUS
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WILLIAM ENTWISTLE
FIREFIGHTER
DIED JANUARY 17, 1983
LINE OF DUTY
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXTINGUISH A FIRE AT THE NEW MILFORD BORO HALL FIREFIGHTER ENTWISTLE BECAME TRAPPED AND WAS UNABLE TO ESCAPE. HE ULTIMATELY SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.
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PATROLMAN RAY WOODS
NEW MILFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT
DIED NOVEMBER 28, 1972
LINE OF DUTY 
PATROLMAN WOODS WAS KILLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SAVE A RESIDENT FROM A FIRE. HE IS THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE NEW MILFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
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FRANK MATAGRANO
FIREFIGHTER/ENGINEER
DIED DECEMBER 22, 2017
LINE OF DUTY
ON THE EVENING OF DECEMBER 13, 2017 WHILE ENROUTE TO A CALL FIREFIGHTER/ENGINEER MATAGRANO SUFFERED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND COLLAPSED ON THE APPARATUS. DESPITE THE VALIANT EFFORTS OF HIS BROTHERS HE ULTIMATELY PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 22,2017
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