Captain Joseph P. McCarthy

Captain Joseph P. McCarthy, badge #420, served in the U.S. Navy. He was appointed on 9/24/1960. During 10/1965, he transferred to Engine 6. He was later promoted to Captain and transferred to Truck 12. On 11/24/1991, at Station 1644, during overhaul at an extinguished structure fire, he collapsed from cardiac arrest. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was 54 years old at the time of his death.