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In the Line of Duty
Steven H. Pollard, 30 - Brooklyn, New York
1/6/2019
Steven H. Pollard Firefighter Fire Department New York City Brooklyn, New York Age: 30 Gender: Male Status: Career Years of Service: 2 Date of Incident: Jan. 6, 2019 Date of Death: Jan. 6, 2019 Firefighter Steven Pollard arrived with the Fire Department of New York City’s Ladder Co. 170 at the scene of a motor vehicle accident on the Belt Parkway, just east of Flatbush Avenue. As he was assisting at the scene, Pollard fell through a gap dividing the eastbound and westbound lanes of an overpass bridge and plummeted 52 feet to the ground. Pollard was transported to Kings County Hospital where he passed away a short time later from the critical injuries he sustained in the fall.