Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Raymond Woods died as a result of injuries sustained in a house fire on Rhein Court. When he arrived at the scene, the house was fully engulfed in flames, and several people were unaccounted for inside. Patrolman Woods and another officer entered the home with SCBA tanks to search for the residents. A backdraft occurred, and Patrolman Woods' partner was knocked down. Patrolman Woods removed his partner from the house but re-entered in search of one resident who was still missing. Patrolman Woods was found on the second floor, and his SCBA tank was empty. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died two days later. Patrolman Woods had served with the New Milford Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Woods gave the New Milford Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Milford community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Woods.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Raymond C. Woods is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 39.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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