Patrick J. Mullen

Homestead Borough Police Department — Homestead, PA

Accident

End of Watch November 10, 1927

Age 37

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Captain Patrick Mullen succumbed to injuries sustained on November 3rd, 1927, while assisting at the scene of a structure fire at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and Tammany Way.

Firefighters lost control of a fire hose and the nozzle struck him in the side, knocking him down and causing internal injuries. Not realizing the injuries were so serious, he continued working until he collapsed while on duty several days later. He developed pneumonia and died as a result on November 10th, 1927.

Captain Mullen had served with the Homestead Borough Police Department for 14 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother and three sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Mullen gave the Homestead Borough Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Homestead community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Mullen.

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

Agency

Department Homestead Borough Police Department

Location Homestead, PA

Platform Identity hbpd.allegheny.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 10, 1927

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Accidental

Captain Patrick J. Mullen is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Homestead Borough Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Homestead Borough Police Department

of 4 officers

50% Accident

PA — Statewide

417

of 1,261 officers

33.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident