Born: 7/3/1888 LODD: 12/23/1945 Burial: Cathedral Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware Fire Company: Wilmington Fire Department Deputy Chief Daniel Francis McGranary of the Wilmington Fire Department suffered a fatal heart attack at the scene of a house fire on McCauley Street. At 57 years of age, Deputy Chief McGranary was one of the oldest members of the department. He was stricken in the front room of the house and carried by George Fenton and other firemen to
Born: 6/29/1970 LODD: 7/11/2016 Burial: Private Fire Company: Lewes Firefighter Tim McClanahan died in the line of duty while performing a training exercise with the Delaware Air Rescue Team (“DART”) at Delaware Coastal Airport. Tim was performing a hoist operation with the team when he tragically fell to his death. Tim was one of the founding members of DART and was a very well respected member of the Sussex County public safety community. He was
Born: 1965 LODD: 4/9/2021 Fire Company: Selbyville Volunteer Fire Company On April 9, 2021, Laura Lee Madara was working as fire police on the scene of an accident on Polly Branch Road when she struck and killed. She retired from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control as an Assistant Superintendent. Laura was a member of the Selbyville Vol. Fire Co. where she served as Fire Police and President of the Ladies Auxiliary.
Born: 5/1/1899 LODD: 4/12/1969 Burial: Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, Delaware Fire Company: Holloway Terrace Former Fire Chief Harry E. Mahan died on April 12, 1969 in the line of duty in the service of the Holloway Terrace Fire Company. He was 69 years old. Firefighters reported that Chief Mahan began to feel ill at the scene of an incident the fire company had responded to. As the fire apparatus was returning to the station,
Born: 1965 LODD: 4/9/2021 Fire Company: Selbyville Volunteer Fire Company On April 9, 2021, Laura Lee Madara was working as fire police on the scene of an accident on Polly Branch Road when she struck and killed. She retired from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control as an Assistant Superintendent. Laura was a member of the Selbyville Vol. Fire Co. where she served as Fire Police and President of the Ladies Auxiliary.
Born: July 24, 1990 LODD: March 31, 2023 Fire Department: Dover Air Force Base Fire & Emergency Services Fire Inspector, Captain Jeremy Charles Lundgren, Dover Air Force Base Fire & Emergency Services, died on March 31, 2023 after falling ill following a structure fire. He was 32 years of age. Jeremy was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, where he attended Tyngsboro schools. Upon graduation, he entered the United States Air force and while stationed in Dyess,
