Lieutenant Joseph J. Owens, badge #218, was appointed on 6/12/1900 and assigned to Truck 2. On 9/17/1901, he transferred to Engine 4. On 3/15/1905, he transferred to Engine 7. On 5/31/1910, he transferred to Engine 11. On 10/11/1913, he was promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to Truck 3. On 12/22/1916, Truck 3 was responding to an alarm Station 647, to South Orange Ave & Bergen Street when it collided with Salvage Corp’s apparatus. Lieutenant Owens was seriously injured and on 12/25/1916 he died from his injuries. He was 45 years old at the time of his death.