Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Nial Churchill died from the effects of smoke inhalation at the scene of a fire at 199 Lexington Avenue in Mount Kisco. At 4:00 p.m., Patrolman Churchill was at the scene of an apartment fire on the third floor. After evacuating the residents, heavy smoke billowed throughout the air. Patrolman Churchill complained of inhaling smoke. At 6:45 p.m., he had difficulty breathing and was transported to Northern Westchester Hospital, where he died. Patrolman Churchill was a United States Marine Corps WWII veteran and had served with the Mount Kisco Police Department for 24 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, two sisters, a brother, and four grandchildren.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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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.
Patrolman Churchill gave the Mount Kisco Police Department 24 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mount Kisco community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Nial T. Churchill served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Nial T. Churchill is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 629 of 2,147 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 29.3% of this state's fallen. That is 20.2 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At Mount Kisco Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nial T. Churchill's cause is highlighted.
How Nial T. Churchill Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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