Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park

Olmstead Av, Ellis Av, N/B Cross Bronx Exwy Service Rd

Bronx

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This park honors Chief Dennis L. Devlin, who died in the World Trade Center September 11‚ 2001. Devlin was an active member of his Washingtonville‚ NY community and the New York City Fire Department. He joined the FDNY on November 21‚ 1980 and assigned to Engine Co. 45 in the Bronx. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1989 and Captain in 1993.

Devlin continued through the ranks and was promoted to Battalion Chief assigned to the 9th Battalion in Manhattan in 1998. His last assignment was Division 3 on West 77th Street where he served as the NYC Special Events Coordinator. On September 11, 2001, Devlin responded to the World Trade Center immediately after seeing the attack unfold on television and tragically lost his life that day.

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