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Police Officer

Lawrence John Fiorelli

Chester City Police Department — Chester, PA

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch August 7, 1986

Age 40

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

The Vigil Panel 131 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 16

Incident

Police Officer Larry Fiorelli died as a result of complications from cancer that developed from directing traffic on the Commodore Barry Bridge during the Wade Dump Fire on February 2, 1978.

During the response, Officer Fiorelli was assigned to direct traffic on the smoke-shrouded bridge for his full eight-hour shift. He returned to the scene to work at least three more full eight-hour shifts in the following days.

He was diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukemia in 1985 and died as a result on August 7th, 1986.

Officer Fiorelli was a U.S Army veteran and served with the Chester Police Department for 13 years.

Survivors

Survivors include his wife and five children.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Fiorelli gave the Chester City Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chester community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Chester City Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Chester, PA

Platform Identity cpd.delaware.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 7, 1986

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Exposure to toxins

Weapon Toxic chemicals

Military Service

Lawrence John Fiorelli served in the U.S. Army (1966â1966) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Lawrence John Fiorelli is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 33.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Chester City Police Department, 7 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.2% of this agency's fallen.

Chester City Police Department

of 17 officers

41.2% Accident

PA — Statewide

417

of 1,261 officers

33.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident