Blair County Prison, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Wednesday, January 15, 1992
Age: 59
Tour of Duty: 17 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: January 15, 1992
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Corrections Officer Thomas Brannigan suffered a fatal heart attack while responding to a prison alarm where several inmates were fighting.
He collapsed after running up to the second floor to the location of the fight.
Other officers immediately began performing CPR on Officer Brannigan. He was transported to the prison's medical facility where he was pronounced dead.
Officer Brannigan had served with the Blair County Prison for 17 years. He was survived by his wife and child.