Fallen Firefighter
Memorial
This section of our Museum is dedicated to the Members of the
Yonkers Fire Department
who answered their "Last Alarm" and lost their lives while endeavoring to protect the lives and property of the Citizens of the City of Yonkers.
July 1, 1913
John J. Burke
Fire Fighter
March 20, 1937
Ernest J. Welsh
Fire Captain
January 31, 1943
Thomas J. Corbalis
Fire Fighter
James A. Kane
Fire Fighter
December 20, 1943
John J. Kiley
Fire Fighter
February 10, 1947
Leo A. Podeswa
Fire Fighter
July 1, 1957
Miles J. Rutyna
Fire Fighter
April 29, 1959
William A. Canavan
Fire Fighter
May 27, 1962
Joseph P. Treacy
Assistant Chief
November 28, 1966
George A. Alexander
Fire Captain
October 17, 1971
James F. Walker
Fire Fighter
February 11, 1974
Edward J. Stanek, Jr.
Fire Fighter
April 10, 1983
Garry S. Kuehner
Fire Lieutenant
March 14, 1984
Harry Korwatch
Fire Lieutenant
November 20, 1986
Paul P. Shannon
Fire Fighter
December 6, 1986
Walter J. Borek
Fire Fighter