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Peter S Sadowski

Firefighter

Volunteer Firefighter Sadowski was en route to a vacant warehouse fire in a privately owned vehicle. He skidded off the road into a utility pole, and died of multiple internal injuries.
photo of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial
Peter S Sadowski was honored on the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

Department information

Webster Fire Department
Webster, Massachusetts

Age: 32
Rank: Firefighter
Classification: Volunteer
Incident date: January 29, 1993
Date of death: January 30, 1993
Cause of fatal injury: Other
Nature of fatal injury: Trauma
Emergency duty: No
Duty type: Responding

Last updated: July 12, 2016