Oakland Police Department, California
End of Watch: Sunday, October 20, 1991
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: 576
Cause of Death: Fire
Date of Incident: October 20, 1991
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Grubensky was killed as he tried to evacuate a family from their home during a deadly firestorm on Charing Cross Road in Oakland.
When his body was found, he was lying on top of a woman's body whom he was trying to rescue.
In 1989, after the Loma Prieta earthquake, Officer Grubensky risked his life crawling through sections of the Nimitz Highway, looking for survivors.
Officer Grubensky had served with the Oakland Police Department for five years. He is survived by his wife, two sons, daughter, mother, and father.