Supervising Fire Dispatcher Dennis Patrick O’ Connell Place (Bronx)
Present name:East 180th Street
Location:Between Bronx Park Avenue and Devoe Avenue
Honoree: Dennis Patrick O’ Connell (1952-2008), at age 11 became president of FDNY Explorer Post 588 and rode with Engine 88 during the “Bronx is Burning Years.” In 1973, he joined the FDNY as a Fire Alarm Dispatcher and contributed to saving many lives over the next 37 years. He was also a bagpiper in the FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drum Band and a Den Leader for Cub/Boy Scouts Troop 211.
LL:2009/92