Chief of Police Martin A. Fine
LaFollette Police Department
Tennessee

End of Watch: Saturday, July 4, 1908
Cause: Fire

Biographical Info
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: CHIEF

Chief Fine succumbed to smoke inhalation while commanding firefighting efforts at the scene of a major fire at a downtown hotel. Chief Fine had raised the first alarm when he observed the fire.

He was assisting firefighters remove furniture and other items when he collapsed inside the smoke-filled building.

Chief Fine was survived by his wife and eight children.

 
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Patch image: LaFollette Police Department, Tennessee

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